popularity

10 Reasons: Because we recognize that what's important isn't necessarily what's popular.

Bitch HQ post by christenmccurdy on December 27, 2012 - 2:33pm; tagged Big Media Has Big Problems, feminist media, linkbait, popularity.

8. Bitch, per our tag line, offers a feminist response to popular culture – and while we love dissecting what's good, bad and ugly in mass media, we aren't just here to weigh in on whether your favorite TV show is feminist or not.

We also love talking about books, movies, websites, TV shows, new organizations and projects you might not have heard about yet, and creators and activists who are working hard to better the lot and increase the visibility of marginalized people everywhere.

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Talkshows

Article by Lisa Jervis, appeared in issue Issue #2; published in 1996; filed under Broadcast; tagged female sexuality, language, popularity, pro-sex, promiscuity, reputation, sex, sexuality, shame, stereotypes, talk shows, teens.

TV's Culture of Categorization

Issue #2

Talk shows are the scariest thing on the planet today. You think I’m exaggerating, don’t you? Think about it: not only are they the lowest common denominator of American pop culture, but they’re also—because they’re in the form of “real” people talking about their “real” lives—taken to be some measure of truth.

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