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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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9021OMG, Feminism?

TV post by Juliana Tringali on January 14, 2009 - 1:20am; tagged 90210, abortion, Beverly Hills 90210, Rob Thomas, Shannen Doherty, teen pregnancy.

90210 Pool Promo Shot

It’s sad to remember how high my hopes were for CW’s 90210 last summer. I love Fox’s original series, Beverly Hills 90210 (though bad dialogue and one-dimensional characters make for a rocky relationship) and I love Rob Thomas (of Veronica Mars), who was supposed to be writing this thing and making it awesome. But he backed out at the last minute to work on stupid Cupid , leaving us with a badly acted, poorly lit, script-challenged mess.

I thought it’d at least be worthwhile to see Shannen Doherty reprise her role as Brenda Walsh, but not even one of my favorite characters ever could keep me watching for more than 3 episodes. I gave it another shot for the sake of research, and what I found out was…it’s still not good. But it had a good moment. You might even call it a feminist moment.

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Anne Hathaway Just Another Casualty of Bride Wars

Movies post by Tammy Oler on January 13, 2009 - 7:49pm; tagged Anne Hathaway, Bride Wars, Kate Hudson, marriage, weddings.

Bride WarsAfter seeing Bride Wars, it makes some measure of sense that Anne Hathaway would mount such a spirited defense of her role in it. Hathaway is, in fact, the only life that this film has. Hathaway's performance enables her to occasionally lift her character, an altruistic schoolteacher named Emma who gains strength and confidence while fighting for her dream wedding, out of the dull and uninspiring mess of the film around her. But I wouldn't recommend Bride Wars to even the most die-hard Hathaway fan. She's just another victim of this ludicrous and offensive film.  More after the jump...

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