What’s that, Louis C.K.? Feminists don’t have a sense of humor? Trying telling that to comedian-actress-musician-feminist Katie Goodman. Before there was the women-in-comedy phenom Bridesmaids, there was Goodman, a long-time women’s theater […]
Tag: Comedy
HBO’s Veep: Stolen Stylists, First Lady Feuds and Politics
In the social media era we live in, it’s hard for the personal to not be political. And often, for the political not to veer towards the personal. In the […]
We Heart: Funny or Die Counsels Rick Santorum on “Aborting” His Campaign
Rick Santorum likes to tell women to “make the best out of a bad situation,” but he didn’t take his own advice with his own presidential run. After trailing Mitt […]
F is for Funny, Feminist, Fey
Tina Fey isn’t afraid to throw around a few F-words in her new memoir, Bossypants. She stands up for funny women, and says to those who don’t like–or believe in […]
Don’t Ms. These Feminist Events: January 25-30
Even though the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade has passed, don’t think that the feminist celebration has come to an end, my friends. This week brings more pro-choice events […]
We Heart: Feminist Sarah Silverman
Those of you who caught Conan last night on TBS might have noticed a surprise shout-out to Ms. How did this come to pass? Well, back in October, a team […]
Feminists Joking About Feminism: A Chat with Vag Magazine’s Creators
Recently, I had the opportunity to interview the creators of Vag Magazine, a comedy web TV show about a group of feminists starting an anti-patriarchal magazine. Leila Cohan-Miccio and Caitlin […]
Vag Magazine: The Laugh’s on Feminist Journalists
The first episode of Vag Magazine, a six-part web series, has debuted online–and even though we’re in the line of comedic fire, we’re grinning, if not yet guffawing. The show […]
Easy A Earns Its Grade
Easy A, a modern retelling of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter set in an Ojai, Calif., high school, is now in theaters. Emma Stone stars as Olive Penderghast, a 17-year-old […]
We Heart: Advice for Young Girls from A Satiric Princess
Cartoon princesses give the best advice. “Never be comfortable in the body that you’re given. If you don’t like how you look–snip snip!–there’s nothing wrong with that!” “Don’t ever talk […]