“Avengers” shows female superheroes as tiny minority
This weekend “The Avengers” broke all box office records grossing over $200million in its domestic debut. By all accounts, I hear this is a great movie, but here is why I’m concerned. The male/ female...
View ArticleWhat if male Avengers posed like the female one?
(This post first appeared on my blog Reel Girl) Whenever I blog about the exaggerated breasts or ass of a female cartoon character, commenters respond that I have nothing to complain about: all...
View ArticleDisneyland is to imagination as pornography is to sex
(This post first appeared on my blog Reel Girl) I spent the last two days in Disneyland, and to my surprise, I didn’t even feel like I was in another world. I thought I would take lots of photos of...
View ArticleNew M&Ms package shows female getting stalked
(This post first appeared on my blog Reel Girl) Ha ha ha. M & Ms is so hilarious. Doesn’t the picture on this package just crack you up? It’s been a while since I blogged about the intensely sexist...
View ArticleTelling kids not to waste food makes them fat
(This post first appeared on my blog Reel Girl) One more thing that really bothered me about Disneyland– and again, it’s not so different than San Francisco: I heard parents berate their kids for...
View ArticleObama tells Barnard women why imaginary world matters
(This post first appeared on my blog Reel Girl) He’s back, people! First, President Obama made the amazing and inspiring move last week to finally support gay marriage. Have you see the latest New...
View ArticleSF’s Lusty Lady model of sex-positive feminism worth saving?
(This post first appeared on my blog Reel Girl) The Lusty Lady, the nation’s only employee-owned, unionized strip club, is in financial trouble and in danger of closing down. The SF Chronicle reports...
View ArticleSafeway punishes worker after he rescues customer from domestic violence
(This post first appeared on my blog Reel Girl) On April 21, Quyen Van Tran was in a Safeway store near Monterey when he began abusing his pregnant girlfriend. He was in full view of customers and...
View ArticleCatwoman’s ass vs Merida
(This post first appeared on my blog Reel Girl) I’ve had an amazing three weeks writing my Middle Grade book. The break from blogging has been productive but painful. I love to blog! What did I miss?...
View ArticleErica Jong on her new paperback, pornography, and princesses
(This post first appeared on my blog Reel Girl) Sugar In My Bowl, an anthology of women writing about sex, edited by Erica Jong, will be released in paperback on June 26. Critics have called the...
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