Tag: feminism

HBO Is Trying To Remove Game Of Thrones Scenes From Pornhub, But If The Scenes Weren’t Basically Porn We’d Probably Be Okay

If you don’t want your show to end up on PornHub, don’t make it porn. It’s really as simple as that. According to BBC (The British Broadcasting Corporation, not the eh, porn term), HBO is taking action against Pornhub over breach of copyright and pulling Game of Thrones clips off the site. Pornhub is likely to put up […]

Madonna Says Women Have It Worse Than Gays and Black People, Needs To Just Sit This One Out

Oh, Madonna. When she’s not being dragged down a flight of stairs by overzealous backup dancers or Photoshopping bondage ropes over Martin Luther King, Jr’s face in an attempt to promote her new album, she’s still making waves and crashing through barriers and revolting, the way she’s always done. This time, I think she’s gone too […]

You Can Help This Actress Make A Movie About What Periods Are Really Like

Actress and filmmaker Kristine Gerolaga is sick of the way periods are portrayed in the media, so she set out to make a film of her own that challenges stereotypes and shows us just how unique periods can be. Gerolaga has written and will star in what is currently called “The Untitled Short Film About What […]

Chris Christie Just Vetoed A Bill To Prevent Domestic Abusers From Having Guns

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had it pretty rough throughout his failed campaign for the presidency, and arguably rougher since allegedly being taken hostage by presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. In fact, you probably almost sympathized with him — I mean, that look of stupefied terror in his eyes while standing behind Trump giving a speech? Having his access to […]

6 Amazing TV Shows (With Dope Female Leads) to Binge Right Now

With everything looking so grim in the real world right now, disappearing into a TV world can be a much needed escape from it all. Sure, we’ve got to fight the powers that be… But, hey, everyone needs to disengage from the news, kick-back with some wine (or beer or whiskey or… Everclear, no judgement), and take […]

The Soapbox: Feminism Deserves Better Than “Sex-Negative Vs. Sex-Positive”

As a feminist, kinky person and sex commentator, I am the target audience for Jillian Horowitz’s xoJane essay “I’m a Sex-Negative Feminist” — and that’s exactly the point. Part of the site’s “Unpopular Opinion” series, I can only surmise that the essay, like others before it, was written largely with the intention of riling up its […]

“Ladies,” “Guys” — What Should We Call A Group Of Women?

A few years ago, I felt very pleased with myself when I emailed a group of activists and addressed them as “ladies.” I knew they were primarily women, specifically LGBTQ and feminist-minded, so I made a point not to say “guys.” Most group emails I address as “hey guys!” or the slightly-less-formal “hey, y’all.” “Hello, […]

The Soapbox: If Meryl Streep Isn’t A Feminist, Fine — I’m Not Either

When asked if she was a feminist, Meryl Streep responded, “I am a humanist, I am for nice easy balance.” Oh, lord, here come the internet masses, sniffing for humanist-not-feminist blood. The Mary Sue says: “I get younger actresses with less context about the feminist movement needing to be educated about what the word actually […]