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News

PoC News in America

This week we talked about the overwhelming whiteness of Hollywood award season and honored Martin Luther King Jr.

News

PoC News in America

This past week saw the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the U.S. While the nation mourned, many people of color could not forget the violence and Islamophobia that emerged #afterSeptember11.

Dispatches from Ladyblogland

This Week in Lady Reads

Lady Reads is a bit heavy on the pop culture this week, but that’s just because so much cool news came out! But don’t worry, we’ve got dick jokes and FEELS too!

Lunchtime Poll

Lunchtime Poll: Celebrity Graduation Speeches

Post author By Karishma
Post date Monday, June 1st, 2015
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It’s that time of year when you may have to sit in a hot auditorium, or in a crowded stadium, or on a maze-like field to watch a loved one (or a distant relation) celebrate attaining another level of education. One thing that bonds both the graduates and the audience members together is their boundless fear […]

Tags celebrity speeches, commencement, graduation, graduation speeches, ltp, lunchtime poll, Mad Max: Fury Road, stephen colbert

Dispatches from Ladyblogland

This Week in Lady Reads (and News)

Post author By [E] Hillary
Post date Friday, May 8th, 2015
2 Comments on This Week in Lady Reads (and News)

We’ve got a bit more news than usual this week since Sara’s on vacation, plus lots of other interesting things to read and watch.

This Week in Misogyny

This Week in Misogyny: Awards Show Edition

Post author By [E] Hillary
Post date Friday, August 29th, 2014
2 Comments on This Week in Misogyny: Awards Show Edition

New Yorkers, be sure to check out the recommended readings before hitting the voting booth in a couple weeks (you are voting in the primaries, right?) so you can be sure to vote for the feminist candidates, who aren’t necessarily the female candidates. We’ve also got updates on the misogyny of the Emmys, lots of terrible […]

Tags #AskHerMore, abortion, amy poehler, Anita Sarkeesian, beyonce, Bill O'Reilly, catcalling, Chelsea Manning, Cincinnati, dairy queen, Dan Page, Daniel Holtzclaw, Dating Naked, doctor who, emmy awards, false rape accusations, Fella Swim, feticide, Fifty Shades of Grey, flex time, Francisco Javier Leon de la Riva, game of thrones, Georgia, iClik, India, Indiana, iowa, Iraq, ISIS, James Woods, jessica valenti, John Bresnahan, Keith Ablow, Kirsten Gillibrand, Lego, LGBT, likeability, Maria Walsh, Meaghan Kausman, misogyny, MRAs, new york, NFL, nicki minaj, NRA, Obamacare, Patricia Yurena, Patrick Johnson, poor Billy Bob Thornton, rape, rape analogies, red carpet, republicans, retta, SAHM, Sarah Silverman, sexism in the workplace, sexting, skeptics, sluts, Sofia Vergara, Sons of Guns, St. Louis, stephen colbert, Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, stillbirth, taylor swift, the colbert report, The Daily Show, Timothy Wu, tom corbett, transgender, vaginas, victim-blaming, virgins, VMAs, WAHM, We Need to Talk, Will Hayden, WOHM, Women's Equality Day, Yazidi, Zephyr Teachout, zoe quinn

Dispatches from Ladyblogland

Post author By [E] Sally Lawton
Post date Tuesday, August 5th, 2014
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What can I say about this week other than it was electric?

This Week in Misogyny

This Week in Misogyny Loves Feminism and SpaceX

Post author By [E] Hillary
Post date Friday, June 6th, 2014
16 Comments on This Week in Misogyny Loves Feminism and SpaceX

About all I can say about this week is that it wasn’t quite as awful as last week. The French Open seems to be bringing out the worst in people, politicians continue to be idiots, and dress codes continue to be absurd. But at least we’re getting some cool LEGOs! (As usual, trigger warnings for pretty […]

News

Friday News Bites: Bowe Bergdahl, Amazon vs. Hachette, Political Facepalms + More

Post author By Sara Habein
Post date Friday, June 6th, 2014
3 Comments on Friday News Bites: Bowe Bergdahl, Amazon vs. Hachette, Political Facepalms + More

Happy Friday, friends. We have a grab-bag of politicians making some … questionable decisions, LEGO being awesome, and the Amazon Overlords being rather Overlord-y. Let’s get started.

News

Friday News Bites: Pittsburgh Stabbings, BatKid Returns, The Heartbleed Bug + More

Post author By Sara Habein
Post date Friday, April 11th, 2014
4 Comments on Friday News Bites: Pittsburgh Stabbings, BatKid Returns, The Heartbleed Bug + More

Happy Friday, everyone. Once again, our news roundup for this week is a mixed bag of good, bad, and varying degrees of amusing. And if you remember my story from last week about those skin-bound books at Harvard, I’ve got a relieving update. Let’s get to it, yes?

Perspectives

On Ron Burgundy, #CancelColbert, and White Racial Satire

Post author By Cate Young
Post date Friday, April 4th, 2014
1 Comment on On Ron Burgundy, #CancelColbert, and White Racial Satire

Today I finally saw Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. It was an okay-ish movie, I suppose. I certainly didn’t see anything spectacular enough to warrant the two-hour run time. Back for another go-round, loveable doofus Ron Burgundy rounded up his merry band of newsmen to begin broadcasting on the nation’s first 24-hour news channel. Some […]

Tags #cancelcolbert, feminism, intersectionality, stephen colbert, suey park, the colbert report

Perspectives

The Complexity of #CancelColbert and Why I’m Not Joining Any Teams

Post author By Luann
Post date Thursday, April 3rd, 2014
8 Comments on The Complexity of #CancelColbert and Why I’m Not Joining Any Teams

I don’t think I even need to describe the chaotic spectacle that happened last week when #CancelColbert started trending on Twitter. If you’re active on social media or you read blogs or maybe you watch The Colbert Report on a regular basis, then you might already be familiar with the unfortunate events that have been […]

Tags #cancelcolbert, activism, asian american, cancel colbert, hashtag activism, native american, racism, satire, stephen colbert, suey park, the colbert report, twitter activism, washington redskins

Gender

All Your Favorites Are Transphobic

Post author By Alyson
Post date Thursday, January 16th, 2014
2 Comments on All Your Favorites Are Transphobic

I am an avid Twitter user. I think it’s probably the best way that celebrities, random strangers, and peoples’ cats can communicate with one another. It’s a great promotion tool. It’s also an easy place for bigotry, intended or unintended to come out. This, unfortunately, leads to us finding out some of our favorite people […]

Tags education, Jon Stewart, Laverne Cox, nicholas stoller, problematic allies, stephen colbert, transgender, transphobia

This Week in Misogyny

This Week in Misogyny Just Can’t

Post author By [E] Hillary
Post date Thursday, November 14th, 2013
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Oh dear. There is just so much wrong with the world this week. A little bit of good news, but a lot more that’s positively rage-inducing. At least there’s an awesome Stephen Colbert smackdown! (As usual, trigger warnings for pretty much everything apply.)

You Complete Me Internet

Gif It to Me Baby: WTF?!

What the”¦ Huh? What? WTF?!