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On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup

News post by Kjerstin Johnson on April 23, 2013 - 8:31am;

Here's what's on my Tuesday radar!

  • There seems to be a lot of double standards when it comes to covering the Boston Marathon bombings and its aftermath.... Boston journalist Chris Faraone points out how local news covered last week's tragedy against its coverage of urban violence, and Rania Khalek details how public responses to the alleged bombers are different than those toward other recent mass murderers such as Adam Lanza and James Holmes. [Racialicious, Dispatches from the Underclass]
  • Know your nine: Check out this new project making sure college students know their rights under Title IX—many higher ed institutions are failing when it comes to sexual assault. [Feministing]
  • Who speaks for Muslim women? In this video, hear from several writers and activists (including Bitch Media contributor Fatemeh Fakhraie) about Femen, Western images of Muslim femininity, and what it means to be a feminist in Islam. [Al Jazeera] 
  • The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA): What it is and why you should care. [Autostraddle]
  • Two new, must-read takes dealing with Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In: Tamara Winfrey Harris asks, "Can Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s manifesto speak to women of color?" Flavia Dzodan uses a socioeconomic lens to look at examples of "neoliberal feminism." [In These Times, Tiger Beatdown]
  • s.e. smith looks at amputation, disability, and the Boston marathon survivors. [Global Comment]
  • No Wavers: You'll want to read this profile on artist, musician, and Sonic Youth bassist Kim Gordon. [Elle]
  • Registration is now open for the Allied Media Conference, a three-day conference on media justice and social change this June in Detroit, is now open! [AMP]

Share what you're reading in the comments!

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Ms. Opinionated: My Boyfriend Is Still Friends With His Former F*ck Buddies

Ms. Opinionated post by Megan Carpentier on April 22, 2013 - 4:48pm; tagged boyfriend, friends with benefits, ms opinionated, relationships.

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Welcome to the latest installment of Ms. Opinionated, in which readers have questions about the pesky day-to-day choices we all face, and I give advice about how to make ones that (hopefully) best reflect our shared commitment to feminist values—as well as advice on what to do when they don't.

Dear Ms Opinionated,

I feel that sex is only valuable to me when I'm sharing it with someone I love and trust completely and I can't enjoy it when I don't feel that my heart is safe. It's something I only share with the person I'm with, and it distinguishes the difference between friendship and love for me. My boyfriend, however, has been with tons of women, and a couple of them were and are his best friends. 

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I Want to Like Hit-Girl, But the Violent Tween Vigilante is Deeply Unsettling

Comics post by Alice Charles on April 22, 2013 - 11:06am; tagged books, Hit-Girl, Kick-Ass, movies.

Hit-Girl surrounded by blood

“Daddy, you taught me how to blind a man with my thumbs, build a bomb with the contents of a kitchen cabinet,” says the 12-year-old girl. “I’ve shot people, choked people, even drowned a motherfucker.”

This quote gives you a good idea of the life of Hit-Girl, the tween vigilante star of veteran graphic novelist Mark Millar’s new book, Kick-Ass 2 Prelude: Hit-Girl. 

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On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup

News post by Sarah Mirk on April 22, 2013 - 8:17am;

Happy Monday—let's hope this week is better than the last. The news on everyone's mind right now is, of course, the Boston bombing. Here are the best articles I read this weekend on the suspect's arrest: 

• The Boston bombers were Muslim—so what? [Atlantic] 

• The FBI questioned the suspect without reading him his Miranda Rights. How is that legal? [The Verge] 

• Many people were injured at the bombing, but only one victim had his house raided by police while he lay in the hospital. Why was he singled out? It seems like just because he's a Saudi immigrant. [New Yorker] 

In other news... 

• Here's a rundown of why it's condescending to tell a childless woman that she'd be such a great mother. Apparently some people need that explained! [The Atlantic] 

• Lots of people are heading to the streets in India to once again protest the country's treatment of women and lack of prosecuting rape. [Guardian] 

• Two new abortion-restrictions are in the news: One new law closed an abortion-providing clinic in Virginia and Kansas's governor signed a giant pile of new restrictions. [Feministing, RH Reality Check] 

• Every year, one quarter of black students in public schools are suspended. One quarter. Wow. [The Nation] 

• How will it impact basketball Skylar Diggins' game that people online are always telling her she's too good looking to be an athlete? [Colorlines] 

• Speaking of sports, Portland's women's soccer team the Thorns played their first game this weekend. Their merchandise is covered in the slogan, "Feeling thorny?" [Oregonian] 

• Does Game of Thrones throw in way too much female nudity? [Bitch Flicks] 

What did I miss? Add what you're reading to the comments. 

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Game of Thrones is an Excellent Lesson in Patriarchy, Sex, and Power

TV post by Erica Aisha Charves on April 19, 2013 - 4:34pm; tagged books, fantasy, Game of Thrones, power, sex.

Queen Cersei and Sansa Stark

 

Knights and queens, high-walled castles, brothels full of exquisite lady companions, more wine than anyone can drink—this is the world of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Though the show is set in a medieval land of chivalry where men hold most of the legal power, women find ways to pull the strings in Game of Thrones’ tales of conquest and copulation.

As Queen Cersei Lanister advises one young lady, “Tears aren’t the only woman’s weapon. The best one’s between your legs.”

 

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BitchTapes: Feminist Country Music Playlist

Music post by Tiffany Taylor on April 19, 2013 - 2:30pm; tagged BitchTapes, country music.

Country music can be a hard place for women. Lyrics have women being drowned in rivers, abandoned as whores, or obsessed over as angels-in-the-flesh. From the beginning of the Nashville scene, husbands, managers, and music labels kept a tight grip on female performers' money and artistic freedom. In response to the systemic misogyny of popular country music, we give you this playlist that celebrates "putting the cunt back in country." 

Feminist Country Playlist from BitchTapes on 8tracks Radio.

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The Boy Scouts' Half Measure on Gay Scouts and Leaders is Absurd.

Team Queer post by Sarah Mirk on April 19, 2013 - 12:51pm; tagged Boy Scouts, homophobia, LGBT.

Today the Boy Scouts of America released a long-awaited decision on whether it will continue its ban on LGBT scouts and adults. The announcement: The Boy Scouts will continue to ban LGBT adults from volunteering, but allow openly gay kids to be scouts. 

Clearly, the logic of this resolution is ludicrous.

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