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The book that? showed me the light

Mallory McDonald tells us how she learnt the real definition of feminismFor Christmas this year my best present was from Secret Santa: Caitlin Moran’s How To Be A Woman. I’m not going to lie – having no idea who Caitlin Moran was, and having also received ... [ Published 3 hours ago by Newcastle University Courier ]
First Reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 Documents

Jean Dujardin's poster for The Players is replaced after sexism row

A poster for The Artist Oscar nominee's new film has been removed following fears that Academy voters would disapprovePosters advertising Jean Dujardin's new comedy, Les Infidèles (The Players), have been replaced after it was suggested that the controversial ... [ Published 10 hours ago by Guardian.co.uk ]
First Reported Feb 05 2012 - Updated Feb 05 2012 - 1 Documents

Bob Brookmeyer: Jack of All Trades,...

The Girls in the BandThe "hidden history" of women in jazz (and boy, has it been well-hidden) is surveyed in a new video, The Girls in the Band, directed and co-produced by Judy Chaikin. Led by saxophonist Roz Cron, "a group of players from the 1930s ... [ Published Feb 05 2012 by All About Jazz ]
First Reported Feb 04 2012 - Updated Feb 04 2012 - 1 Documents

A Chorus Line

IT'S a musical spoken of with hushed reverence among music theatre devotees, and there was a churchful of converts at the admirably austere opening of last night.Appropriate, given the show is about faith - in your abilities as a performer, in your director, ... [ Published Feb 04 2012 by Melbourne Age ]
First Reported Feb 04 2012 - Updated Feb 04 2012 - 1 Documents

Labor Film Fest documents workers’ issues worldwide

The seventh annual Missoula Labor Film Festival will take place Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3-4, at the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave.Two films will be shown each evening, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The recommended donation is $5 for one night; $9 for both ... [ Published Feb 04 2012 by Missoulian ]
First Reported Feb 02 2012 - Updated Feb 03 2012 - 2 Documents

Sexism row jeopardises Oscar hopes for French star of The Artist

He's the charming heart-throb in the award-winning silent film The Artist and tipped to be the first Frenchman to win a best actor Oscar this month. But Jean Dujardin is at the centre of a row in France over what are seen as sexist posters for his latest ... [ Published Feb 03 2012 by Poten & Partners ]
First Reported Feb 02 2012 - Updated Feb 03 2012 - 3 Documents

'Miss Representation,’ sexism in the media

"Women have made strides in leadership over the past few decades but the U.S. is 90 in the world in terms of women in national legislatures," says a press release from the Orange County Democratic Women. "Women hold only 3 percent of clout positions in ... [ Published Feb 03 2012 by Strausnews ]
First Reported Feb 02 2012 - Updated Feb 02 2012 - 1 Documents

Sexism Watch: Film Trailers

The NY Times ran a story this weekend calling movie trailers the last holdout for women in the business. If that were only true we could fight it, but we all know this is just one of the problems.If you've been in a car recently with a GPS you know the ... [ Published Feb 02 2012 by Indiewire ]
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First Reported Jan 31 2012 - Updated Feb 01 2012 - 1 Documents

MP: Mock The Week proves BBC is sexist

Tory MP Nadine Dorries has cited Mock The Weeks male bias as part of her ongoing campaign against sexism in the BBC.She tweeted last night: Not a single woman on Mock the Week, not one, two panels plus chair, all male #bbcsexism.She was commenting about ... [ Published Jan 31 2012 by Chortle ]
First Reported Jan 31 2012 - Updated Jan 31 2012 - 1 Documents

'Art' Urinals Spark Rolling Stones Museum Furor

Women slam mouth-shaped toilets as sexismBookmark & ShareDigg Fark LinkedIn StumbleUponDelicious Google Buzz Reddit Tumblr(Newser) – A war has broken out over urinals in a German museum. Women's rights activists are furious over the mouth-shaped men's ... [ Published Jan 31 2012 by Newser ]
First Reported Jan 31 2012 - Updated Jan 31 2012 - 1 Documents

Is SWTOR Bringing Back Retro Sexism Issues for Women Gamers?

Is SWTOR bringing back retro sexism issues for women gamers? One self-professed female gamer thinks so but can she back up her accusations? (PC, ) ... [ Published Jan 31 2012 by N4G.com ]
Entities: Sexism
First Reported Jan 30 2012 - Updated Jan 31 2012 - 3 Documents

The Help Wins Big at the SAG Awards

Check out this image of the cast of the Help winning best ensemble at the SAG Awards last night. I'm pretty sure we won't see that many women on a stage again at the same time winning an award (at least not this Oscar season.)Just take it in because ... [ Published Jan 30 2012 by Indiewire ]

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...Feminists criticized the industry for "encouraging an obsession with physical perfection that traps woman in an endless spiral of hope, self consciousness and self hatred." Local models of color were used globally, instead of white Western models...
...meeting", were removed from Parisian billboards after the French advertising regulator, the ARPP received a number of complaints about sexism. "The posters have been taken down, and the distributor excused himself – it's over. It's finished" The Artist's producer, Thomas Langmann, told The Hollywood Reporter...

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The book that? showed me the light [ Published 3 hours ago by Newcastle University Courier ]
Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty... [ Published 6 hours ago by Bookslut ]
Jean Dujardin's poster for The Players is repla... [ Published 10 hours ago by Guardian.co.uk ]
More Ill Judged Ranting about Mass Effect (Blog... [ Published 20 hours ago by Giant Bomb ]
New Book (‘Health First’) Makes Black Women’s H... [ Published 21 hours ago by EURweb ]
Bob Brookmeyer: Jack of All Trades,... [ Published Feb 05 2012 by All About Jazz ]
Scott Mendelson: The Newly Announced Before Wat... [ Published Feb 04 2012 by Huffington Post ]
The Hipster Rapper [ Published Feb 04 2012 by Hindustan Times ]
A Chorus Line [ Published Feb 04 2012 by Melbourne Age ]
Labor Film Fest documents workers’ issues world... [ Published Feb 04 2012 by Missoulian ]
Albert Nobbs [ Published Feb 04 2012 by Classical 96.3FM ]
Roseanne wants to be president [ Published Feb 03 2012 by The Press NZ ]
Worst GamersSpecial [ Published Feb 03 2012 by Cheat Code Central ]
Oscar frontrunner Jean Dujardin's movie poster ... [ Published Feb 03 2012 by China Post ]
Stop the Damsel in Distress Act [ Published Feb 03 2012 by Oh No They Didn't! ]
What in the Weekend? Royal Comedy Tour Kicks Off [ Published Feb 03 2012 by Black America Web ]
Capital to host 2nd edition of Flashpoint Human... [ Published Feb 03 2012 by BusinessofCinema.com ]
Catherine launch par ... [ Published Feb 03 2012 by Gamer Zines ]
Sexism Watch: Sexist Ads for Jean Dujardin's Ne... [ Published Feb 03 2012 by Indiewire ]
Local author articulates fraud case against LDS... [ Published Feb 03 2012 by QSalt Lake ]
Billy Bragg, and The Men They Couldn't Hang to ... [ Published Feb 03 2012 by EFestivals.co.uk ]
'To Kill a Mockingbird,' 'New Tricks' DVD reviews [ Published Feb 03 2012 by Star Ledger ]
Delhi to host human rights film festival [ Published Feb 03 2012 by IBNLive India News ]
'Miss Representation,’ sexism in the media [ Published Feb 03 2012 by Strausnews ]
Book covers discriminate against gender [ Published Feb 03 2012 by NDSU Spectrum ]
New York Civil Rights Violation Lawyer Comments... [ Published Feb 03 2012 by PRWeb ]
A woman of science [ Published Feb 03 2012 by Albany Democrat Herald ]
Playwright Staci Swedeen to visit OSU [ Published Feb 03 2012 by Albany Democrat Herald ]
Sexism row jeopardises Oscar hopes for French s... [ Published Feb 03 2012 by Poten & Partners ]
Roseanne Barr running for president [ Published Feb 03 2012 by stuff.co.nz ]
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Stop the Damsel in Distress Act [ Published Feb 03 2012 by Oh No They Didn't! ]
Parks and Recreation's once-funny and subversive lead character turns into an anti-feminist cliché.If you’re looking to get into the pants of a feminist, wonkish liberal, make sure to work Parks and Recreation into your sweet nothings. The hit NBC show's ...
Hey Reddit, We Need to Talk [ Published Feb 02 2012 by Gawker ]
Over the past few months, something of a feud has developed between me and Reddit, one of the largest, most-insane hive minds on the internet. Alright, Reddit, let's talk it out.Here is an Ask me Anything thread where I'll be answering questions from ...
The 5 Most Ridiculously Sexist Superhero Costumes [ Published Feb 01 2012 by Oh No They Didn't! ]
Female superhero costumes are the comic industry's "No Cooties" signs: They prove that the people who designed them think about girls (a lot) but don't really know how they work and are making sure it stays that way. I am not an enlightened man. I consider ...
Hey Reddit, We Need to Talk [Peace Offerings] [ Published Jan 31 2012 by Gawker ]
Over the past few months, something of a feud has developed between me and Reddit, one of the largest, most-insane hive minds on the internet. Alright, Reddit, let's talk it out.Here is an Ask me Anything thread where I'll be answering questions from ...
Why Are We So Obsessed With the Presidential Ca... [ Published Jan 30 2012 by The Cut ]
Middle-aged and older white men in business-formal attire don’t tend to be the objects of sartorial fascination. And yet, for the past six months, the press has analyzed every detail of the GOP presidential contenders’ appearance as if they were Hollywood ...
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Romney still dodging Mormon issue, much like Hi... [ Published Feb 01 2012 by Current - YouTube ]
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