Are you going to the Women’s March this weekend?
So, your son sexually assaults someone, and you want him to be “punished” by being given a goddamn speaking engagement tour? What planet are you from?
Father of Convicted Stanford University Sex Offender Defends Son’s “20 Minutes of Action” in Letter to Judge (x)
‘Kate wasn’t so attractive that she would alienate the female audience.’
Kate Beckinsale Revisits Michael Bay’s Sexist Remarks About Her Appearance (x)
It made me realize just how little some men understand about what most women actually fear.
Exclusive: Kasey Rose-Hodge on Her Internet-Breaking Essay About the Predators Women Face (x)
Questions about whether women can be funny aren’t constructive, they’re outdated and redundant–because we’re going to be hearing the same answer over and over again no matter how many times they come up.
Why Are People Still Asking Whether Women Can Be Funny? (x)
Shows like The 100, Sleepy Hollow, and Arrow killed off awesome female characters. Agent Carter was cancelled. Representation of queer women was pretty bad. It’s been hard to be optimistic that Fall shows will improve on that representation, what with CBS allegedly passing on a Sarah Shahi-starring Nancy Drew adaptation because it “skewed too female,” and CBS and ABC ordering a crop of new series that support some depressing gender norms.
But we might be in for some good surprises, too. Here are six of the most promising-sounding female-led series arriving either in fall or midseason.
It’s conspicuous that in a movie that talks A LOT about feminism, there are no female writers among the five writers credited. Except for the hilarious team of Maria Blasucci and Amanda Lund (Ghost Girls), who worked as associate producers, the creative team’s still primarily male, and it’s noticeable. The writing of the younger women isn’t as sharp as the writing throughout the rest of the movie.
Review: Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Gets a C for Comedy (x)
Unfortunately logical–and it’s not just because Portman doesn’t want to return.
