Tag Archives: Music

Out of the Vinyl Deeps

Originally posted in Feministing

By Chloe | Published: May 12, 2011

TweetEllen Willis was the New Yorker’s first pop culture critic, a radical feminist and a trail-blazing woman. From 1968 to 1975, Willis wrote about rock and roll for the esteemed magazine, and throughout her career, she wrote for a range of publications about gender, race, class and American politics, usually through the lens of music. [...]

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Fighting back against the early sexualization of girls

Originally posted in Feministing

By Courtney | Published: October 5, 2010

TweetCheck out the awesome Ileana Jimenez and the incredibly wise student, Yanique Richards, in this video. It’s all leading up to the SPARK (Sexualization Protest: Action, Resistance, Knowledge) Summit at Hunter College later this month. If you’re in the area, don’t miss out, and if you’re not in the area, never fear; these folks are [...]

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“Love the Way You Lie”: Raising awareness or same old shit?

By Jessica | Published: August 6, 2010

Tweet The new Eminem/Rihanna music video, Love the Way You Lie, features actors Megan Fox and Dominic Monaghan as a couple in an abusive relationship. It’s been touted as exposing the cycle of domestic violence, but I’m not so sure about that. The Feministing editors are going to weigh in on Monday in a group [...]

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