Imagine a world in which Emma Watson didn’t say “feminism” during her iconic U.N. speech. Damn. I can’t.
Vogue Writer: What's So Wrong With Trying to Fuck the Actress I'm Interviewing?
Unfortunately for Léa Seydoux, the French actress who’s starring in the upcoming Bond movie Spectre, Vogue UK hired restaurant critic Giles Coren to interview her for the magazine’s November cover story. The piece itself is as yet unreleased, but Coren gave the world a behind-the-scenes look at his writing process in…
Ariana Grande Condemns Slut-Shaming, Calls for Women's Liberation
On Sunday, singer Ariana Grande posted a statement on Twitter discussing a range of feminist topics, from the objectification of women to the persistence of misogyny, closing her message with a quotation from women’s liberation leader Gloria Steinem.
Fuck Your Arms
Uh oh, summertime is here and you know what that means, ladies—time to obsess over your arms, for some reason! Wow! Arms! Appendages! What to do?
Wikipedia Purged a Group of Feminist Editors Because of Gamergate
For nearly as long as the antifeminist culture war known as Gamergate has raged across the internet, a microcosm of the battle has taken place on Wikipedia. Should Gamergate defined as a push for ethics in gaming journalism, or a paranoid campaign against women in gaming? This week, Wikipedia's highest court made a…
Kaley Cuoco: I'm Not a Feminist and I Love Feeling Like a Housewife
Big Borp Show star Kaley Cuoco is not a feminist, according to Kaley Cuoco. The actress tells Redbook magazine that in addition to eschewing the shadowy cause that is feminism, she likes "serving" her "man," tennis player Ryan Sweeting.
Anita Sarkeesian Talks Gamergate on Colbert
Anita Sarkeesian, feminist video game critic and person Gamergaters insist Gamergate is definitely not about (even though they've repeatedly threatened her with death and rape), appeared on the Colbert Report last night.
Annie Lennox to Beyoncé: "Twerking Is Not Feminism"
On the road to promote her upcoming album Nostalgia, Annie Lennox has tried, it seems, to start something with Beyoncé. Sure, why not? Last month, she called Bey "feminist lite," and in an interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep yesterday, she clarified, "twerking is not feminism."
"Heartbroken" Ariana Grande Consoled By Miley Cyrus After Diva Rumors
Back when prissy lil' peanut Ariana Grande's life coach quit because Ariana was such a diva—allegedly—Ariana called Miley Cyrus for advice. According to Ariana, Miley told her, "It will blow over and tomorrow they'll be talking about something else." Huh, well.
What Is Gamergate, and Why? An Explainer for Non-Geeks
Until recently, you might have lived a life blissfully unaware of the online #Gamergate movement. But last week, computing giant Intel pulled its ads from an independent game-development site thanks to the gaming lobby. Now that major companies are taking sides, it's time to figure it out. Let us be your guides.
You may have noticed that the game recently changed, with respect to feminism. But how? When? Who? Aha: "Emma Watson Delivers Game-Changing Speech on Feminism for the U.N.,"a VanityFair.com headline reports.
Mormon Church Excommunicates Woman Fighting for Female Priesthood
On Sunday, an all-male panel of church judges convicted Mormon activist Kate Kelly of apostasy and punished her with excommunication from the Mormon church. Kelly founded the group Ordain Women in 2013, which advocates opening the male-only priesthood to women.
Woman Somehow Engaged Before Filling Fiancé's Arbitrary Sandwich Quota
When we last left New York Post writer Stephanie Smith, she was toiling to meet her boyfriend's demand for tribute in the form of 300 sandwiches, with a promise of engagement at the end of her Herculean labors. But lo, the merciful and studly king has granted her an early release for good behavior, proposing to her …
"Triggered" College Professor Argues For Right to Tear Up Protest Signs
On March 4, a group of anti-abortion protesters descended upon the UC Santa Barbara campus. It did not go smoothly.
Beyoncé's Feminist Essay Validates Your Love For Her
Beyoncé upped her feminist cred yesterday in an essay on the Shriver Report website, one in a multi-author series on gender equality. "We need to stop buying into the myth about gender equality," she writes. "It isn't a reality yet."
"Vaginal Knitting" Is the New Thing in Activist Performance Art
If you take a good, hard look at a vulva, you realize it's just a bit of a body. There's nothing that is shocking or scary, you know, nothing that is gonna run out and eat you up.
Nanny-Nanny-Boo-Boo, Fuckers: A Conversation With Kathleen Hanna
On Friday, IFC will release to select theaters and via On-Demand, Sini Anderson's 80-minute documentary on the life and career of Kathleen Hanna, The Punk Singer. The film traces Hanna's early days at Olympia, Washington's Evergreen State College through her tenure leading iconic riot grrrl group Bikini Kill, her post…
It's Official: Judge Rules That Men Are Better Drivers Than Women
In a ruling that is likely to inflame the age-old debate rather than soothe it, one judge has declared that men are unequivocally better drivers than women.
Sinead O'Connor has written another open letter to Miley Cyrus today. This one begins with a simple and beautiful question: "Who the fuck is advising you?" O'Connor asks. "Because taking me on is even more fuckin’ stupid than behaving like a prostitute and calling it feminism."
