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How Disney devours our daughters
May 5, 2011A brand-new father told me that the (Toronto) hospital nurse wrapped his baby with a blanket which was blue on one side and pink on the other. She swaddled with the blue side out, then...
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The 'boob tube' and feelin' Canadian
June 9, 2011Feeling Canadian, by academic and filmmaker Marusya Bociurkiw, explores the impact of television and corporate culture on Canadian identity.Bociurkiw's book is not organized as a linear...
View ArticleNavigating contradictions of progress in hip hop and pop culture
“We would know far more about life’s complexities if we applied ourselves to the close study of its contradictions instead of wasting so much time on similarities and connections, which should, anyway,...
View ArticleJust because you like it, doesn't make it feminist: On Game of Thrones'...
Someone messaged me yesterday asking my perspective on Game of Thrones; wondering if I had any feministy links or insights to share with him.read more
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Jollene Levid on 'Asian Girlz' and the stereotyping and fetishization of...
jollene_levid_-_asian_girlz_-_rabble.mp3“Asian Girlz,” a song released by the band “Day Above Ground” has been called the most racist song ever. The lyrics are essentially a list of racist and sexist...
View ArticleSinead O'Connor is (mostly) right about Miley Cyrus. Now let the ageism and...
I won't deny that there were parts of Sinead O'Connor's viral letter to Miley Cyrus that bothered me.read more
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OrganizingUpgrade.com
Publish Date: January 16, 2014Summary: A site dedicated to activist info, discussion and offerings. via Creative Commons License The Organizing Upgrade is committed to providing current information,...
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What is rape culture?
rape_culture_podcast_mixdown_mp3.mp3This episode of the Constructing Change podcast discusses rape culture. I spoke with Tara Henderson from the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre, Carrolyn Johnston from...
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How do we end rape culture in our communities?
Talking about rape culture in our communities -- what it is, where we find it and how to start changing the conversation.What is rape culture?
View ArticleShould we stop asking celebrities about feminism?
I think maybe it's time to stop asking celebrities if they are feminist or not. If they don't do feminist work, what's the point? It's like asking me about Judaism or the raw food movement -- I have no...
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Pop surrealist Dina Goldstein on women's inequality, pop culture and princesses
dina_goldstein_rabble.mp3Dina Goldstein's photography caught my attention about a year ago, when an article that imagined the lives of Disney princesses long after the "happily every after" popped up...
View ArticleClassy Nick Cannon wants the whole world to know Mariah Carey is crazy
This week in least-original-thing-a-man-has-ever-said-post-breakup, Nick Cannon says he divorced Mariah Carey because he was "deeply concerned about [her] mental health." Well Nick Cannon, I see your...
View ArticleEmmys remind us that women are only 'compelling' when on display
I tuned into the Emmys tonight just in time to catch Sofia Vergara rotating on a platform.Twenty-four hours ago we saw the word "FEMINIST" on the MTV Video Music Awards and tonight we have the...
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You can thank Karl Lagerfeld for reminding us that fashion is ridiculous
On September 30, Karl Lagerfeld sent his models down the catwalk holding what we are to interpret as “feminist” “protest signs.” Too stupid to understand what feminism is and also what words mean, this...
View ArticleMadonna’s ‘sexuality’ should be more advanced than a 20-year-old’s
Madonna has spent her career molding an image of herself as a boundary-pushing, sexuality-embracing, rebel pop star. She’s always tried to stay current, and her most-recent performances, promoting her...
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Andi Zeisler's 'We Were Feminists Once' co-opts the very movement it purports...
Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. Chip in to keep stories like these coming.In 1995, Andi Zeisler founded Bitch -- a zine that became a magazine -- as a means to, "take pop...
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Kim Kardashian is not a feminist -- get over it
Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. Chip in to keep stories like these coming.Once again, ye old internet is so, so mad that Kim Kardashian is not a feminist.read more
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