Hello readers! Due to some technical and internet difficulties, aliasmitch was not able to schedule an 8 a.m. post. The full version of his next installment of “In Search of Our Queer Gardens” should be posted sometime later today. Our sincerest apologies to all of our readers, and the post will be up as soon […]
Read More Quick Hit: Remembering Yeardley LoveI recently came across a quiz in Cosmopolitan that inspired this week’s myth-busting post. The quiz gave a series of questions ultimately leading the reader to discover whether she liked it hard, gentle or a mix of both in the bedroom. I gave the survey some thought, and after doing a tad bit of research, […]
Read More Myth-Busting Mondays: All Women Like It Rough…Greetings readers! Welcome to yet another links round-up at Shoutout! If you are observing a religious holiday, we wish you the best of celebrations! If not, we wish you a lovely spring weekend! This Sunday: Aliasmitch would like to remind you that: “GayMU, JMU’s week long celebration of LGBTQIQA students kicks off today! Madison Equality […]
Read More Sunday Links Round-up(I originally gave this post a super long boring title, so to save ya’ll from that, here’s a subhead: A Review of Miss Representation and the Panel Discussion the Followed). On Thursday evening, blogger BlondeRedhead hosted a screening of the film Miss Representation, followed by a panel discussion that included myself, Aliasmitch, Carrie Robinson from SisterSpeak, and Drs. Mary Thompson […]
Read More Moving Away from Women’s MisrepresentationThis actor hates musicals and says she will never be in one. She accepts her own Razzie Awards for Worst Performance (and her Best Actors from the Oscars). She has lived in Austria and Germany. She is also one of the 100 most influential people of the world.
Read More Totally Awesome Women*SPOILER ALERT: HUNGER GAMES DETAILS* Femistorian and FemOnFire have just discovered that they share a passion for the Hunger Games. While discussing the recent release of the movie, Femistorian mentions the recent publicized reactions of fans who read the book, but somehow didn’t realize that Rue, a character the protagonist allies with and becomes attached […]
Read More The Bitchin’ Table: Hunger Games EditionTrigger/Content Warning: This post, and the media it contains, has references to sexual assault, violence, self-harm, suicide, strong language and nudity. NSFW. Greetings readers! Time for something a little different today in this running series. First: I am excited to finally be writing a post about an artist who I find deeply influential in my life, has really helped […]
Read More In Search of Our Queer Gardens: Karen FinleyAliasmitch found himself awestruck after “attending SEWSA this weekend, particularly because the closing keynote speaker was Merri Lisa Johnson, an amazing and brave feminist who, as the outgoing president of SEWSA, was able to perform her own pieces about living with Borderline Personality Disorder. Most memorable to me was her assertation that “we begin to see disability […]
Read More Wednesday Links Round-UpWith the onset of spring, comes that glorious warm weather that makes us all want to be in the sun, particularly by the pool or shore. However, as I’m highly anticipating those wonderful poolside days, I can’t help but feel myself picking at my body and wishing it were thinner, slimmer, more structured than it […]
Read More Swimsuit Season and the Distorted Female Body ImageI’ve personally been a fan of Whitney Cummings for about a year, after I discovered this hilarious stand-up comic. Though, she’s quite a lot more than that! I first saw “Whitney Cummings: Money Shot” on Netflix, and probably have watched it at least three or four times.. I find it particularly hilarious. In recent media, […]
Read More Whitney Cummings: A Feminist Comedian or a Fake?
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