Blog Roundup

Happy Friday, readers! Here's some of what we've been reading this week at Bitch HQ:

• At both Native Appropriations and Racialicious, Adrienne K. asks for opinions on white uses of Pendleton.
• Also at Racialicious, Arturo R. García discusses troubling aspects of the hit "Born This Way" and their pop forbearers in "Lady Gaga Brings Cholas Back to Pop Culture -- Like It or Not."
• Twisty speaks about the inclusion of trans women in women-only space on I Blame the Patriarchy. (via Feministe)
• GLAAD demands an apology from SNL for their transphobic "Estro-Maxx" skit. Join them here.
• Miriam at Feministing discusses the new Orgasm Inc. documentary and Big Pharma's interest in alleged female sexual dysfunction.
• Tiger Beatdown founder (and Bitch contributor) Sady Doyle continues to rock Twitter with the anti-HR3 #DearJohn campaign. See her discuss it on GRITtv. Meanwhile, fellow Bitch contributor Sarah Jaffe is profiling Democrats co-sponsoring the bill.
• After Ellen reports on upcoming films by queer black women, including the feature based on Angela Robinson's popular Girltrash! web series.

Feel free to share your comments or other links of interest below!

Groundhog Day was this week, and if we, like Bill Murray, were stuck forever repeating the last seven days, this is what we would read to keep us entertained:

• Ever-quirky, ever-fabulous Miranda July has a new movie debuting at Sundance this year! She spoke to Bust about her new project, The Future, and shares some insight into YouTube culture and how it affects young women. 
• I posted last month about American Apparel's use of pubic hair in their advertising, and this week, with their new campaign, I realized I have my work cut out for me if I'm going to call AA out every time they get their clothing models naked. (Both links potentially NSFW)
• In much better news! Colorlines wrote yesterday that this year, Sundance has a record-breaking number of black filmmakers and films (30!) at the festival, flying in the face of the simultaneous whitest Oscars in a decade (also at Colorlines).
• Just in time for the Super Bowl this Sunday, Jessica Danielle at Player Perspective takes down The Atlantic's recent piece, "Can Men and Women Watch Sports Together." 
• Zach Weiner of Weinerworks used the powers of the intertubes for GOOD this week, subverting an anti-gay marriage's website to, at least momentarily, promote equality. 
• Finally, a sneak peek at the "Women Who Rock" exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! Rad exhibit, unfortunate need for an exhibit to showcase women in rock...

Happy Friday! Before we get too happy hour-ed (yep, it's a verb) to remember, here's what we've been reading this week!

• Womanist Musings has a post up about what happens when douchebags (JOHNMAYER cough cough) make music or movies. To watch, or not to watch? 
• Also at WM, this is potentially my favorite Internet video of the month. It's an ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation of Cee Lo Green's "Fuck You." You're welcome. 
• The good news: PC Air hires transsexual employees to be flight attendants. The bad news: apparently they have to wear pins identifying themselves as "third sex." 
• Amy Chua's controversial "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" hit bookstores in China this week, which adds a new dimension to her "Chinese mother" construct: In China, the book's title is translated as "Being a Mom in America." 
• Speaking of Chua, Racialicious had a thoughtful roundup on "Black Parents and Amy Chua," up on Monday that's a welcome stir in the pot o' parenting discussions. 
• From the files of the "good-intentions-but-WTF ARE THEY THINKING?", the Ms. blog has this article up about sponsoring young females abroad...using child pornography tactics in the commercials. 
• Reel Grrls has a vlog up about their Top 5 Favorite Grrl Movies for teens. C'mere, Netflix queue! Note: Remember that magical piece of Internet magic, Bitch in a Box? Nickey Robare of Reel Grrl was our co-director and editor! Hi, Nickey!

What have you been reading this week? 

Happy Monday! Here's what's been On Our Radar lately at Bitch HQ:

• Nailing the majority of female roles in mainstream movies, the Vulture details the 14 most thankless female roles of the past year. Who would you add?
• Keep up with Sady Doyle and the #MooreandMe campaign on her Sady's website, Tiger Beatdown. Still no word from Michael Moore, but Keith Olbermann knows a "frenzy" when he sees one...
• We just got turned on to the Brooklyn Museum's current exhibition of female pop artists, now thru January 9th. This is for you, NY-based Bitch readers!
• Speaking of NY, the New York Times Magazine blog posted about Geena Davis and her crusade for better female roles in children's movies. Newsflash: kids' movies are also sexist.
• Bitch in a Box: THE VIDEO passed the 1,000 views mark on YouTube after less than 24 hours! If it's not on YOUR radar yet, become one of the NEXT 1,000 views here!

It's Friday, which means our radar is beeping! Here's what we've been reading in our post-Thanksgiving-feast torpor.

• We're pretty excited that someone noticed how tired Sex and the City comparisons are when writing about "the modern woman." We're not so excited that the New York Times has missed that memo.
• World AIDS Day was December 1st, and we're pretty sure these celebrities have their hearts in the right place with the "Buy Life' campaign, but really? "Sacrificed her/his digital life?" Huh. 
• Forbes (I know, right?!) has a blog post up contributing to the never-ending discussion over successful, educated women and their childbearing habits. And guess what? There's even a Sex and the City reference in there. 
• Remember how John McCain really, really doesn't want any gay Americans in the military? Well...he still doesn't. 
• Courtney at Feministing wrote about the "sister school" experience, and how stereotypes of women's colleges can turn deadly. 
• Taking a turn for the very weird, glam-metal-punk-glitter-rock band GWAR disemboweled a visage of Sarah Palin at a recent concert, and it even made Gawker uncomfortable. 
• Slate applies "stereotype threat" theory to girls in science, with interesting (if a little generalizing) results. 
• The Daily Beast wrote about parental involvement in bullying, and Slate was underwhelmed. 

What have you been reading/watching/hearing this week? Let us know in the comments section!

It's Friday, which means you get to kick off your weekend with some of the links that had us atwitter* this week:

• First, you probably read about Tina Fey being censored on PBS in her acceptance speech for the Mark Twain Award. If you didn't, here's the clip (skip to 12:30ish for the cut clip):

Watch the full episode. See more Mark Twain Prize.

• Another video clip: The women of Reel Grrls have posted a vlog on celebrity weight loss and the media's obsession with it. 

• Terry Gross is a divisive figure here at Bitch HQ (She asks good questions! She asks terrible questions! Her voice! It's so soothing/irritating!), but it's pretty undeniable that she's been kicking ass and taking names on Fresh Air this week. We're all about the Jay-Z interview in particular, for his responses to the "Bitch/ho question" (thanks, Terry!) and the "Why do rappers grab their crotches?" question. 
• Privilege Denying Dude is a new tumblr that makes us laugh and cringe at the same time. 
• Speaking of which, Vag Magazine/Upright Citizens Brigade is on episode #5 of their six-show web series. Remember Misty of Chincoteague? No? Just me? Cool.   

*In the social media AND antiquated, you know, speech-related sort of way.

We've got almost as much On Our Radar this week as Britney, except with fewer eroticized polo horses.

I'm going to warn you right away: it was a douchey kind of week. In my time at Bitch, we've never had so many options to choose from for our Douchebag Decree. Lindsay picked the clear winner, but we've had several other happenings On Our Radar:

• The Ivy League should win some special sort of prize for consistency in douchebaggery. This week, a Columbia a capella group is in hot water for adverts that pictured one of its members above the tagline "Rape Me." 
• A Texas high school cheerleader was kicked off her squad for refusing to cheer for the boy who sexually assaulted her. (The Caroline Heldman article has a lengthy comments section, for further reading...) 
• Shelby Knox pointed out the controversial cover of Wired magazine this month, and Wired responded to her critique.
• And, to BREAK ENTIRELY from bad news, Feministing interviewed Rachel Maddow last week. And we pretty much love her. 
• The second episode from the women of UCB/Vag Magazine was posted this week. "So...they should be pants?" HILARIOUS!

Another week has come and gone, and we've got it covered. Here's what we've been reading over at Bitch HQ.

Our antennae are up, and the hive is buzzing; here's what's been On Our Radar this week!

• ABC has cancelled its new show Huge after less than one season. Our own Michelle Dean wrote about it here. Sign a petition to keep it on the air here! Interesting how the ABC website for the show has no mention of its cancellation...
• Muslimah Media Watch has the lastest video campaign from web activists NiqaBitch questioning the French burqa ban.
• Google searches have banned the word "latina" from their search engine. Latino? Still entirely searchable. Latina (the website) has more.
• Rick Sanchez (formerly at CNN) had some fightin' words for Jon Stewart and news media bias in general, which Racialicious covered extensively. Sanchez was fired from CNN for his remarks.
• Today is the day the remake of the 1978 rape-revenge movie "I Spit on Your Grave" arrives in theaters. Find a review here. Info on the original here. Not for the faint, or sort-of-faint, or average-strength, or anything-less-than-industrial strength of heart.
• Following up on a story from last week, a leader of one of the militant groups responsible for hundreds of rapes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo this July has been arrested as part of the UN mission to address the situation there.