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On Our Radar: Suing the Bachelor, Responding to GIRLS, and Rebooting Democracy

Bitch HQ post by Morgan Hecht on April 20, 2012 - 12:53pm; tagged links, roundup.

Here's what we've been reading this week:

  • Today is the 16th annual National Day of Silence, when students across the country vow to take a form of silence to call attention to the silencing effect of anti-LGBT bullying and harassment in schools.
  • Raw Story's Megan Carpentier writes about what getting a transvaginal ultrasound is really like. 
  • Julia Serano responds to Aviva Dove-Viebahn's post the on the Ms. Blog with "Trans Feminism: There's No Conundrum About It."
  • A group of Nashville residents are filing a class-action lawsuit against ABC series The Bachelor and The Bachelorette for racial discrimination. Looks like the shows' utter lack of diversity wasn't just an "accident."
  • Portlanders: This weekend, check out Rebooting Democracy and see Bitch's own Andi Zeisler and Kelsey Wallace on the "War on Women" panel!
  • Portlanders: Next weekend, check out Disability Art and Culture Project's festival: there will be performances and panels of such topics as the intersections of race and disability.
  • Did you read our recap of HBO's Girls? Colorlines responds to the show's story editor's racist tweets from earlier this week and how we don't need another TV show about a group of 20-something, white women living in NY. 
  • Actress Vanessa Williams is unapologetic and honest about getting an abortion in her new memoir. 
  • If you haven't seen it yet, this Funny or Die video on Rick Santorum "aborting" his presidential campaign is worth a watch.
  • Bianca Laureano pens "An Open Letter to White People in the Sexuality/Sexology Field" at RH Reality Check. 
  • Are you a female cyclist? On May 13 the organization Girl Bike Love is holding CycloFemme, an event to celebrate women bikers in Boulder, Colorado. 
  • Getting pumped for the weekend? Allow us to recommend "QueenS", the newest video from THEESatisfaction, to put you in the party mood.
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Now at BitchMart: Jennifer's Journal by Jennifer Cruté

Bitch HQ post by Ashley McAllister on April 18, 2012 - 1:10pm; tagged BitchMart, books.
Cover of book. Shows a cartoon crawing of Jennifer as a child sitting on the floor of a bedroom playing with stuffed animals. In the doorway stands the devil smoking a cigarette. The cover reads Jennifer's Journal: The Life of a SubUrban Girl Vol. 1 by Jennifer Cruté and at the bottom right-hand corner there is an illustration of Jennifer with a speech bubble saying Not Recommended for Children

We're very excited to announce the newest book available at BitchMart! Jennifer's Journal: The Life of a SubUrban Girl Vol. 1 is the first comic book in a series that chronicles the life of author and illustrator Jennifer Cruté. In this self-published debut, Cruté shares stories about her childhood, family, interpretations of popular culture, and her spirituality with honesty and humor. This book is not to be missed!

Order your copy of Jennifer's Journal: The Life of a SubUrban Girl Vol. 1 now! And while you're at it, check out the rest of the incredible books available at BitchMart. Support independent feminist media and do a favor for your bedside table. Don't forget—every order at BitchMart comes with a free Bitch tattoo!
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On Our Radar: Beyoncé Loves Michelle Obama, Rachel Maddow's Coming to Portland, and Teyonah Parris Talks Mad Men!

Bitch HQ post by Morgan Hecht on April 13, 2012 - 1:18pm; tagged links, roundup.

It's Friday the 13th! We're not superstitious or anything, but these links are bound to bring you good luck (or at least some weekend reading material):

  • Bitch editorial director and co-founder Andi Zeisler was on Chicago's WBEZ this week talking about...the b-word!
  • The Guardian covers how female-centered television dramas are becoming increasingly popular in the UK.
  • At Rookie, Jamia Wilson shares her story of how she came to stop dreading her dreads. 
  • PBS is making a new documentary on the life of Gone with the Wind author, Margaret Mitchell.
  • Vulture interviews Teyonah Parris about playing Sterling Cooper Draper Price's first black employee. And here's another interview with her for the LA Times! 
  • On the Awl, Lucy Madison talks about How 25 National Magazine Award Nominations Went To 25 Male Writers.
  • Hey girl, Rachel Maddow is speaking this Sunday here in Portland!
  • Roxane Gay has a moving piece at The Rumpus on strong women and The Hunger Games (trigger warning for sexual assault).
  • Eleanor Ray deconstructs RISUG/Vasalgel, the best male contraception you've never heard of, on The Hairpin.
  • "A writers' retreat for hackers?" Yes please! Check out Etsy's Hacker School, a 3-month long program (with grants available!) for women hackers. 
  • Rebecca Traister talks female friendships on HBO's Girls.
  • Beyoncé posted a hand-written open letter to Michelle Obama commending her on being an "example of a truly strong African American woman" on her Tumblr. FLOTUS responded with an adorable tweet. 
  • Speaking of Bey's Tumblr, Anne Helen Peterson has some thoughts on what makes it so compelling.
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On Our Radar: Lt. Uhura, Minimum Wage, and the Case Against Kids

Bitch HQ post by Morgan Hecht on April 6, 2012 - 1:26pm; tagged links, roundup.

Still recovering from your Dinah Shore weekend? Here's some reading to get you caught up:

  • The American Society of Magazine Editors announced their finalists for the National Magazine Awards, and their numbers are pretty lacking when it comes to gender diversity. On Feministing, Maya lists some great magazine journalism that should have been included—including Emi Koyama's piece "Trade Secrets: The Tough Talk of the New Anti-Trafficking Movement" from Bitch!
  • Also on Feministing, it's the one year anniversary of slutwalk and victim-blaming is still not okay.
  • Diamond engagement rings were originally insurance policies for jilted brides for having lost their virginities—Matthew O'Brien looks at how far the tradition has come in the Atlantic . 
  • On the Ms. Blog, Barbara McCaskill traces the history of black women turning grief into activism.
  • How many hours a week does someone need to work making minimum wage to make rent? (Surprise, surprise, 40 hours doesn't cut it ANY state!)
  • Nichelle Nichols (that's Lieutenant Uhura to you) met President Obama this week and took this amazing photo. 
  • Catharsis: Trans Women’s Stories of Sexual Violence is seeking written submissions from trans women who are willing to share their experiences of sexual violence and assault. 
  • The New Yorker's Elizabeth Kolbert makes a case against kids. 
  • Ann Powers explores how Madonna and Nicki Minaj have to balance both feminine and masculine gender roles as pop stars. 
  • Alyssa Rosenberg has a couple answers to the question "What’s Wrong With This Picture Illustrating Vanity Fair’s Women In Television Article?"at Think Progress.
  • If you couldn't see Girl Talk: A Trans & Cis Woman Dialogue in San Francisco over the weekend, don't worry! Emily Manuel's talk is up on Tiger Beatdown, where you can find links to the other speakers on Vimeo. 

Tell us what you're reading in the comments!

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On Our Radar: Responding to the Hunger Games Racists, Boycotting Katy Perry, and META mag!

Bitch HQ post by Morgan Hecht on March 30, 2012 - 11:22am; tagged links, roundup.

Here's what we've been reading this week:

  • Issa Rae responds to racist tweets following her web series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl's Shorty Award win on xoJane. (Read Rae's Bitch interview here.)
  • Bim Adewunmi at Comment is Free tackles the racist response to The Hunger Games and why sadyly, she isn't surprised. 
  • META magazine is a new digital publication from the UK covering trans and genderqueer issues—get yours on iTunes!
  • Feministing wonders if Facebook enabling eating disorders.
  • Latoya Peterson has posted a requiem for the website Sepia Mutiny at Racialicious and also reflects on the state of independent blogs.
  • SNL has hired a new female castmember, Kate McKinnon. You might recognize Kate from her sketch series Vag Magazine a web series where a group of feminists take over a woman's magazine. 
  • Andrea Plaid reminds us the importance of abortion rights and awareness for women over 40 on RH Reality Check.
  • Buzzfeed has a "lady dictionary" to help define the necessity of placing the word "lady" in front of everything. 
  • Melissa Harris-Perry comments on the acceptable dress code for black men following Trayvon Martin's death, and at Colorlines, Kai Wright has a must-read on being a black male in America. 
  • Naomi Wolf is calling for a ban on Katy Perry. What?
  • Bitchflicks has a list of some of the best woman-centered film biopics ever made.

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On Our Radar: The Hunger Games, Santigold, and an All-Black Remake of Steel Magnolias

Bitch HQ post by Morgan Hecht on March 24, 2012 - 12:42pm; tagged Melissa Harris Perry, Santigold, Steel Magnolias, The Hunger Games.

Here's what we've been reading this week:

  • Live in the Bay Area? You probably should mark your calendar for this feminist, Native American art show by artist Geri Montano running April 7th through May 12th.  
  • Check out this Kickstarter for reproducitve justice- and gender rights-themed art. 
  • Queen Latifah will star in the all-black cast remake of Steel Magnolias. 
  • Colorlines covers the statistic nobody is talking about during March Madness: the shockingly low graduation rates for college athletes. 
  • Mad Men fans, with the excitement of the upcoming season premier, you might have missed these two remix videos byPop Culture Pirate: Queer Men: Don Loves Roger and "Set Me Free," a mix of all the female characters set to the Supremes song. 
  • Colorlines covers why Native Women are battling for Plan B.
  • Sparkplug Books, publisher of Gay Genius, is fundraising and needs help.
  • The latest in Julianne Escobedo Shepherd's essays at Stereogum is on Santigold after her performance at SXSW.
  • Zerlina Maxwell interviews Melissa Harris-Perry and she talks about #Nerdland, the War on Women, and Beyonce.  
  • WAM! Boston Film Festival is today!
  • In the Guardian's interview of Rosario Dawson, she addresses what is like to be a woman in Hollywood and her activism to end violence against women. 
  • South Africa’s Electronic Media Network and the African Film Library recently launched an online destination for African Films. Via Clutch magazine. 
  • At the Feminist Wire, Alexis Pauline Gumbs asks, "Can Black feminism be quantified?" (No).
  • Jos at Feministing and Mallika Dutt weigh in on how the War on Women is leaving out trans people and immigrants, respectively. 
  • At Salon, Laurie Penny weighs in on the sexual politics of The Hunger Games.

Tell us what you're reading in the comments!   

 

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On Our Radar

Bitch HQ post by Morgan Hecht on March 16, 2012 - 2:20pm; tagged links, roundup.
Here's what we've been reading this week:
  • Remember these awesome pics of punk band Pussy Riot at the Kremlin? Two alleged members have been detained and face imprisonment. Helen G reports at the F-Word.
  • Tami Winfrey Harris is running a great series about Writing While Marginalized at What Tami Said. 
  • If you're a big of fan of Sonja Sohn (a.k.a. Detective Kima Greggs from The Wire), you'll want to read the two interviews that went up with her this week at NPR and at Mother Jones. 
  • Think Progress covers how some women are using Facebook to call out politicians on their bullshit views on reproductive health. 
  • Remember the Feminist Ryan Gosling and the Hey Girl, It's Rachel Maddow tumblr blogs? Now there's a Feminist Harry Potter tumblr for all you Hogwart fans. 
Tell us what you're reading in the comments!
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Bitch Media Seeks a Library Intern!

Bitch HQ post by Bitch Media on March 15, 2012 - 10:43am;
Are you interested in feminism, media, and library science? Do you live in Portland? Consider applying to be an intern to oversee our lending library!

More on the internship and how to apply after the jump.
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On Our Radar

Bitch HQ post by Kelsey Wallace on March 9, 2012 - 12:42pm; tagged links, On Our Radar.

Links for your weekend!

  • Bitch contributor Alyx Vesey explores trash talk in Azealia Banks’ “212."
  • The postfeminist notion that female empowerment can be achieved through any choice a woman makes—no matter what it is—gets the Onion treatment.
  • Feminist conference hoppers! The submissions deadline for both the Allied Media Conference and Geek Girl Con are both due next week! 
  • Shakesville introduces a new kind of Personhood amendment, for "women and other people with uteri to establish our rights as autonomous people."
  • At Hyphen, Thanu Yakupitiyage deconstruct's M.I.A's video for "Bad Girls" (h/t Racialicious)
  • Today's the last day to donate to the Feminist & Queer SXSW 2012 Music Showcase, "Get Off the Internet!"
  • Adrienne from Native Appropriations is at a loss for words after seeing stills of Johnny Depp as Tonto from the Lone Ranger movie. Yikes—it does not look good.
  • In the wake of Rush gate, Jamie Peck suggests, "Let’s Stop Insulting People By Comparing Them To Sex Workers (And Sluts!)"
  • Read Bitch Flicks' review of Friends With Kids and consider supporting women-made media by seeing it in theaters today!
  • On the Shameless blog, Julia Caron uses a popular Tumblr post to illustrate which feminist messages seem to get the most traction online. 
  • GOOD takes the VIDA byline inventory and applies it to Millennial web outlets to see how where the women are. The Pitchfork stats just might surprise you (in a good way)!
  • Viola Davis is making a movie about Barbara Jordan! Yes yes yes!
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On Our Radar

Bitch HQ post by Morgan Hecht on March 2, 2012 - 12:58pm; tagged Beyonce, Leap Year, Lucy Liu, Oscars, Tina Fey, trans activism.

Happy Leap Year Week!

  • Sociological Images outlines how Leap Year Day was used as a day to reverse gender norms in marriage proposals.  
  • Lucy Liu has been cast as Watson in CBS's new Sherlock Holmes series and many aren't happy about the gender flip.
  • Two cool book projects are looking for funding: Radical Doulas by Feministing's former editor Miriam Perez, and a comics anthology about marriage equality. 
  • At Native Appropriations, Adrienne looks at ANTM's clueless stereotyping of Native Americans. 
  • The women of Community do a roundtable about the show, women in media, and the future of the series. 
  • Joanna Chiu writes about how the recent spate of racism against Jeremy Lin comes as no surprise. 
  • Monica Roberts of Transgriot on black transgender trailblazers at Ebony.com. 
  • Charlotte Richardson Andrews writes about Iggy Azaela, white privilege, and hip hop.
  • What does Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's Oscar win for Saving Face mean for Pakistan? Sadia Ashraf responds at AltMuslimah.
  • Does Liz Lemon need a divorce from Tina Fey? Emily Nussbaum responds to the Liz Lemon backlash.   
  • Viva la Feminista encourages folks to blog for International Women's Day next week. 
  • Verizon Wireless has added Gender Identity protection to its employees. 
  • Beyonce has been breastfeeding Blue Ivy (gasp!) in public.

Tell us what you are reading in the comments!

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