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The Horrors of Motherhood Creep Through "The Babadook"

Movies post by Monica Castillo on December 31, 2014 - 3:24pm; tagged horror.

The mother and son sit across from each other at a long table in a dark room

It’s the boogieman no kids talk about on playdates or at birthday parties. You don’t mention it in the living room, on the porch, or by the baby’s crib. It’s the dark feeling you don’t know how to put into words, the one that keeps you up at night and haunts you during the day as a parent or caretaker. It’s the Babadook.

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What Happens When a Teen Girl Leads a Post-Apocalyptic Society?

TV post by Leanna Moxley on December 31, 2014 - 1:21pm; tagged science fiction, the 100.

abby helping carry an injured friend

In The 100, highly competent teen Clarke (Eliza Taylor) carries the weight of her friends' lives.

Typical post-apocalyptic television narratives are not a place for justice. Shows like The Walking Dead, Dominion, and Falling Skies focus on usual masculine-driven stories says that when the world goes to shit, there's no time for negotiation, it's all about shooting first and asking questions later.

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On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup

News post by Camila Danger Coddou on December 31, 2014 - 9:02am;

Here's what we're reading today:

• The story of transgender teen Leelah Alcorn is heartbreaking—she committed suicide and left a note on Tumblr reading, "The only way I will rest in peace is if one day transgender people aren’t treated the way I was, they’re treated like humans, with valid feelings and human rights." [The Frisky]

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Four Trans* Teens Talk About Fashion

Team Queer post by Benjamin Dancer on December 30, 2014 - 4:16pm; tagged fashion, transgender.

four people wearing rainbow socks

Rainbow socks and beat-up Converse are all the rage at Portland Pride Parade. Photo by Katrina Cole.

I’ve noticed over my teaching career that kids possess a keen insight into the phenomenon of privilege. Curious about privileges I might take for granted, I asked four trans* teens I work with, ages 15-20, five questions about fashion.

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Our 20 Most-Read Articles of the Year

Bitch HQ post by Sarah Mirk on December 30, 2014 - 2:33pm;

a detail of the cover has two dogs running on an island that says "no mansplaining land."

A detail of the cover of our spring print issue, Maps & Legends.

What a year! In addition to publishing four print issues of Bitch magazine, Bitch Media worked with exactly 153 writers to publish original online articles and put together 23 brand-new episodes of our feminism and pop culture podcast Popaganda.

Since it's the last week of the year, we're looking back on all the great work we've published this year. We steer clear of publishing clickbaity articles, but are a home for thoughtful and incisive writing that says something new. From all the articles we published online, here are the 20 that were most widely read.

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On Our Radar: Feminist News Round-Up

News post by Kjerstin Johnson on December 30, 2014 - 8:56am;

on our radar

Here's what's on our radar!

• The recession may be over but the stratification between race and job opportunities is still here. [The Atlantic]

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Revolution Sells

Movies post by Camila Danger Coddou on December 29, 2014 - 1:30pm; tagged politics, The Hunger Games, YA fiction.

katniss in revolutionary apparel

In the new Hunger Games film, Katniss is the kind of rebel who still makes a great Barbie branding opportunity.

I have a soft spot in my heart for Katniss Everdeen. I mean who doesn’t? She’s the cornerstone of her family, she is a total slayer with her bow and arrow, she’s got a sweet braid in her hair, and she’s committed to overthrowing the despotic ruling class.

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