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The Box's Crush of the Week: Clair Huxtable

TV post by Juliana Tringali on January 16, 2009 - 5:09pm; tagged Black sitcom, Clair Huxtable, Phylicia Rashad, The Cosby Show.

Phylicia Rashad as Clair Huxtable

In the history of family sitcoms, has there ever been a woman so intelligent, so poised, and so willing to deliver impassioned monologues about gender equality as Clair Huxtable?

As a kid watching The Cosby Show -- the only primetime program my parents permitted back in the ‘80s -- I was completely in awe of her. As an adult who’s watched many, many hours of TV since (I do what I want!), I’m more impressed than ever. 20 years after The Cosby Show’s peak, Clair is still more progressive than most of the TV moms who’ve succeeded her.

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Like, a Virgin

Love / Shove post by Kelsey Wallace on January 16, 2009 - 2:36pm; tagged feminism, sex, virginity.

Natalie Dylan

The interwebs are a-buzzin' with talk of 22-year old Natalie Dylan and her plan to sell her virginity online to pay for a master's degree. The bidding on the women's studies major's "maidenhead" (and yes, Fox News called it that in all seriousness) is up to 3.7 million, and the um, transaction, is set to take place at the Bunny Ranch in Nevada. It seems that people can't wait to ask questions about this situation like, Is this legal? Is the price too high? Can Dylan do this and still call herself a feminist? The blogs and articles go on and on.

Obviously these are valid questions to ask of this situation. But I think that to get to the root of this issue the question we should really be asking ourselves is, Why do we care so much about this in the first place? Is virginity really THAT important? And why is everyone being so creepy about it?

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You are fat! And other So WHATS? of the world!

Social Commentary post by La Macha on January 16, 2009 - 2:13pm; tagged communities of color, fatphobia, fattest cities, immigration, mothers of color.

The latest 'fattest cities' list just came out (http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/weightloss/2009-01-13-fit-fat-cities...). And, as usual, my heart, Detroit Michigan, is sitting right near the top of the list. Detroit alternates between being THE FATTEST and just plain old fat year after year.

My question: What the hell are we supposed to do with these lists?

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International Museum of Women Redefines "Museum"

Social Commentary post by Lisa Factora-Bo... on January 16, 2009 - 8:58am; tagged activism, feminism, Get Off Your Duff, Women in Politics.
A new site that just came across my screen which deserves some attention and love.
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Black Widow: A Superheroine Who Won't Get Screwed Over On Screen?

Movies post by Tammy Oler on January 15, 2009 - 9:20pm; tagged black widow, Catwoman, Elektra, emily blunt, invisible woman, Iron Man, Jean Grey, mystique, phoenix, rogue, sue storm, Superwomen, X-Men.

Black WidowSuperhero movies have looked an awful lot like fraternity row the past couple of years, and lots of bloggers (including this female gazer) have been vigorously calling for more celluloid superheroines.  And we're not talking about more characters like Halle Berry's Catwoman.  No way.  We want some quality super women.  But despite the generally underwhelming news on this front as of late, I'm crossing my fingers that the latest casting news about Iron Man 2 might include some promise for all of us.

Last month, rumors started started popping up that super spy Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) might be appearing in Iron Man 2.  Yesterday, Variety reported that Emily Blunt may be a frontrunner for the role, lending a whole lot of credence to earlier conjecture.  This is potentially great news, because Black Widow might actually be a female comic book character who filmmakers can't screw up when they bring her to the big screen! 

After the jump: a list of reasons why Black Widow might just avoid the pitfalls of shoddy screenwriting and stereotyping that have befallen other superheroines on screen...

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Funny Lady Alert!

Love / Shove post by Kjerstin Johnson on January 15, 2009 - 12:33pm; tagged comedy, humor, tv, video.
29.jpg My crushometer started beeping like crazy this morning, and for once was not this guy. Turns out the perp was Aubrey Plaza, who’s sure to appear on many additional love-radars in the upcoming months. Read on for why!
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A Feminist Father as a Feminist President

Social Commentary post by Lisa Factora-Bo... on January 15, 2009 - 7:41am; tagged feminism, gender, Men and the F-word, politics.
President Elect Barack Obama recently opened his shirt as a superhero president and a letter-writing Dad. 
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