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[BRA BURNING] Hey Ladies, Stuff Happened & You Should Care

by Jane Helpern on Jun 27, 2014 • No Comments

In case you missed it, Gisele goes basically bald for Balenciaga, and armpit hair is becoming a much-loathed trend. Read all about it in this week’s recap of things that happened in the world of women. 1. ‘ No Body Talk’ Summer Camps I recently wrote a piece calling out the potentially poisonous toxicity levels of...

Culture

[BRA BURNING] Lana Del Rey’s Take On Feminism Isn’t Wrong

by Yasi Salek on Jun 5, 2014 • 4 Comments

(image via The Fader) Here’s a fun new game the media has apparently decided it needs to play: interview a female celebrity (usually a pop star), demand to know her thoughts on feminism, then crucify her for her answer. Everyone gets one million clicks! Everyone wins! Except, of course, feminism itself. There are a lot...

Rants

[BRA BURNING] Why Is There An Idiot Writing About Why “There Are So Many Cute Girls at Metal and Hardcore Shows Now”?

by Yasi Salek on Jan 30, 2014 • 40 Comments

Tonight I took a break from my busy only-listening-to-Lorde-and-Taylor-Swift schedule to peruse some articles on the Internet. After I checked on all my favorite shoe and purse blogs and used Pinterest to update my “dream wedding” board, I somehow happened upon this article entitled “Why Are There So Many Cute Girls At Metal & Hardcore...

Culture / GIrls

[BRA BURNING] Dealing With The “Marnie” In All Of Us

by Jane Helpern on Jan 31, 2013 • 1 Comment

I don’t have cable, which makes me sound a lot more intellectual than I actually am, because I do have Apple TV, which allows me to watch a lot of documentaries, which again makes me sound much more intellectual than I am, because mostly I watch things about dogs, cults, and sexual taboos, and not...

Culture

[A FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE] Girls Episode Two Epic Boyfriend Fails

by Lauren on Jan 24, 2013 • 1 Comment

Hi, it’s me again, with your weekly dose of Girls coverage feminist style. We’ve got a lot to cover this week, and we feminists aren’t exactly known for our brevity, so let’s do this shit. This past episode, Hannah and her dating disasters were borderline unbearable to watch, but they do bring up some good...