For Realz?: I Dreamed A Dream

TV post by Rita Hao on April 14, 2009 - 10:51pm; tagged Britain's Got Talent, reality TV, Romy and Michelle, Susan Boyle.
Everyone's already linked to this, but why not us too? Here's every quiet woman's perfect revenge fantasy, seemingly-meek Susan Boyle, mocked by the TV audience for her spinsterhood and middle-aged looks, showing up Simon Cowell and all the haters on Britain's Got Talent with a lovely version of "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miz. I know what she's been dreaming a dream about!
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The Souls (and Hair) of Black Girls

Social Commentary post by Deesha Philyaw on April 14, 2009 - 7:58pm; tagged black girls, black hair, black women, Chris Rock, documentary, exploitation, Good Hair, prostitution, The Souls of Black Girls, Very Young Girls.

"The average age of entry into prostitution today in the Untied States is 13 years old." The stories of some of the girls whose lives bear out this disturbing statistic are told in Very Young Girls, one of three documentaries in recent years that examine the lives of black girls and women.

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Lovin' Leggings, Luxurious Gem Sweaters, and Leslie and the LY's

Music post by Kelsey Wallace on April 14, 2009 - 3:26pm; tagged b-sides, Fat Fancy, Leslie and the LY's, Leslie Hall, Midwest Diva, Mobile Musuem of Gem Sweaters.
WARNING: What you are about to see will amaze, delight, and possibly cause you to make a closet full of gem sweaters. Straight out of the Midwest, the following artist has been sweeping the nation, rapping about everything from zombies to gold pants, breaking down the barriers that divide us by turning people of all types into Junior Gems. Blog readers, meet Leslie Hall!



Leslie Hall is more than just a rapper, singer, dancer, crafter, fashion designer, and curator of the world's largest Mobile Museum of Gem Sweaters; she is also an inspiration. Through her unique (and always glamorous) style, catchy party jams, and midwestern diva attitude, Leslie and her friends (the LY's) have created a new style of music and living that the aspiring MC and feminist in all of us will be able to appreciate. Come with me and let's explore the wonders that are Leslie and the LY's.



To whet your gem sweater appetite, here is an amazing video and song about making crafts:





More shining, midwestern glamour after the jump, of course!
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The Rock of Love Bus Finale Screwed Women In More Ways Than One

DigiBitch post by Kelsey Wallace on April 13, 2009 - 10:37pm; tagged Bret Michaels, female sexuality, reality TV, Rock of Love Bus, VH1.
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Those of you who, like me, have been hooked on VH1's Rock of Love Bus this season (perhaps against some of your better feminist judgment), may have found last night's finale a bit unfulfilling. Not only was it a challenge to care whether it was Taya or Mindy (the two final contestants) who won Bret’s cowboy-hat loving heart in the end, but the episode broke some new and unsettling ground when it came to reinforcing sex and gender-based stereotypes. (You thought they had already broken all of the available ground and then some, didn’t you?)



This season of Rock of Love Bus kicked off with some vagina shots on top of a bar, so it shouldn’t surprise us that it ended with some sex and gender weirdness as well. What is surprising, to me at least, is that the show’s finale managed to both promote and condemn female sexuality AT THE SAME TIME. How is this possible, you ask? Read on and let’s discuss!
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And the Loser Is...

DigiBitch post by Kelsey Wallace on April 13, 2009 - 4:51pm; tagged offensive commercials, showdown, WTF?.
It's been a long, bizarre, offensive battle, but the results from last week's Offensive Commercial Showdown are in! With 27% of the vote, which ad reigns supreme as the most offensive? (Drum roll sound here, please...)



And the loser is... ORANGINA!!!

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Thanks to everyone who voted! Watch (or re-watch) the video, see the uber-creepy "making of" the commercial, and nominate your picks for the next showdown, after the jump!
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You really, really like us!

DigiBitch post by Kjerstin Johnson on April 13, 2009 - 4:21pm; tagged blogs, Canada, feminist blogosphere, voting.
From the department of last minute self-promotion, Bitch is proud to announce we've been nominated for the Best International Feminist Blog in the 2009 Canadian F-Word Awards! We found out today, which is lucky since the polls are open until...tomorrow! Show us some love by visiting the F-Word Site and voting for us!
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