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Links for Sexy Feminists: Rihanna’s Sexual Exploits, Political Slut-Shaming,...
We cannot improve upon this Jezebel headline: Rihanna Does Whatever She Wants With Her Vagina and for Some Reason That’s a Problem: We’ll just add that we are always in defense of Rihanna, as we said...
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Links for Sexy Feminists: Roe v. Wade at 40, Clothes Make the Woman,...
My Body My Choice: Roe v. Wade turns forty this week, and co-creator of The Daily Show Lizz Winstead teams up with Ultraviolet in a catchy video about the creeping erosion of our right to safe, legal...
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Links for Sexy Feminists: 30 Rock Finale, Abortion in Mississippi, Going...
Tearful Goodbye to 30 Rock: As the groundbreaking show airs its series finale, the Daily Beast has a great summary of what scholars say about the show. What sets it apart is that Tina Fey is just as...
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Embracing a Full Mastectomy
After years of fearing the worst, culminating in a diagnosis of breast cancer, Michelle Cottle says, “Good riddance, girls.” In fact, she calls removing her breasts the culmination of a wish. Read the...
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Links for Sexy Feminists: Real Beauty, Anorexia, Girl Geeks, and more
Real Beauty: We posted last week about Dove’s latest ad campaign, but The Frisky has a great article about issues the ad raises. Writing for the Houston Press, Abby Koenig says that even if you find...
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Links for Sexy Feminists: Elizabeth Smart, White Privilege, Female Sexuality,...
Elizabeth Smart Speaks Out: The woman you may remember as a kidnapped and assaulted 14-year-old was in our thoughts as three women victims of trafficking were found alive in Ohio this week. Now a...
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Links for Sexy Feminists: Against “Dieting”, Safer Sweatshops, Women Vote in...
Against the “Diet”: A poignantly inspiring tale of a woman who watched her father waste away due to self starvation and vows to embrace her own plus -ize figure. If you’re ever at a loss for body...
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Links for Sexy Feminists: Ethiopian Child Brides, Self Acceptance, and more
Reproductive Health Watch: Don’t let the recent holiday weekend and heat wave distract you from noticing this picture of eight men discussing women’s reproductive health. I Need Feminism: So here’s a...
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Links for Sexy Feminists: Busy Phillips’ F-You to Hollywood, Rape Still a...
Body Love: A great talk on the virtues of embracing your current shape, whatever it is. Male Nurse: One man’s tale of working against stereotypes as a nurse. Promiscuous Girl: Beyond being the title of...
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Why We Need More Naked Women
It says a lot about the state of our relationship to our bodies that I cried from watching this simple video (embedded below) about a simple photo project: Jade Beall is putting together a book of...
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Links for Sexy Feminists: Gay Marriage, Transgender Rights, and more
Marriage Equality!: The SCOTUS has ruled that married gay and lesbian couples are eligible for the federal benefits of marriage. The ruling is not a total victory, since a couple who moved to an...
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Links for Sexy Feminists: Trayvon’s Friend, Feminist Slurs, Shaving, and more
Feminist or Not?: A male photographer documents the changing role of the sexes in Spain by photographing men in women’s clothes. The premise could certainly be read as feminist, except that he states...
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Links for Sexy Feminists: White Privilege, the Burka Avenger, and more
White Privilege: A moving piece on why “Solidarity is for White Women” should not be forgotten. Meanwhile, a white sociology professor makes the case that white people don’t spend nearly enough time...
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Links for Sexy Feminists: Hindu Goddesses, What is a Woman? and more
Goddesses Under Siege: A PR campaign aimed at raising awareness about domestic violence in India by depicting Hindu goddesses as victims of abuse has recently become a source of controversy. What is A...
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Links for Sexy Feminists: Shutdown Watch, Relationship Woes, and more
Shutdown Watch: Lest we forget that in the background of the Congress-driven shutdown in American government, there is still a fight against women’s equal access to healthcare. Meanwhile, female state...
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