It’s Not Maybelline
Before I got sidetracked last week, I’d started saying…what had I started saying? Oh, yeah, that I lack a chromosome critical to the proper application of make-up. I do, however, possess the chromosome...
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Regina: You know what we need to do? Sarah: Ohhh, do I ever. Have you got a week? Regina: No, seriously. You know Nerd-B-Gon spray? Sarah: That used to advertise in the back of Mad Magazine? Regina:...
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feminism n (1895) 1 : the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes 2 : organized activity on behalf of women’s rights and interests — feminist n or adj — feministic adj...
View ArticleLilith Unfair
I don’t care how desperately Time needs to drive up newsstand sales — no dearth of actual news, no market-research addled kowtowing to their bottom line can excuse the cover of their July 21 issue.In...
View ArticleThe Vine: April 6, 2007
Dear Sars, I’m a feminist, and I love your “Yes, You Are” piece. I’ve even printed it out and brought it into classes when there have been debates about feminism and misogyny. But now I’m facing a big...
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Due Respect
“Everyone except me is just so STUPID.” I like finding out that people or institutions don’t suck as much as I’d thought. It happened three years ago, during the writing of the TWoP book; I had a...
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29/31: The tin ear of The Iron Lady
“One must be brave if one is to take the wheel.” — Margaret Thatcher, teaching her daughter to drive, and the rest of us how not to write Imagine the movies that the life of Margaret Thatcher might,...
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The Vine: February 27, 2013
I need some dating guidance. I recently opened an online dating profile and hit it off right away with one of my matches. We had been communicating on the site for about a week when he asked if I...
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MASTAS Episode 6: Jesus Christ Superstar‘s Noxious Balladry
Universal PicturesThere’s a little Broadway and a little rage as we talk about “I Don’t Know How To Love Him.” Join us as we consider the anti-feminism of ’70s ballads, the political power of musical...
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Use The Word
Fundraising tee ahoy! People who won't like you because you call yourself a feminist already don't like you because you're a woman. USE THE FUCKING WORD. — Sarah D. Bunting (@TomatoNation) October 17,...
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