Frustrated by the patriarchal, heteronormative, gendered conventions of Valentine’s Day? This year, celebrate V-Day in feminist fashion, without becoming a slave to commercialism. Here are a few ideas for a […]
Tag: Simone de Beauvoir
Curious Tension: Feminism and the Sporting Woman
As a former athlete and a graduate student in sports studies, I embraced feminism in the 1970s. It seemed to be a natural alliance because I had experienced sports as […]
Top 100 Feminist Non-Fiction Countdown: 20-11
Nearing the top 10, we’ve got some heavy hitters. Famous feminists Simone De Beauvoir, Betty Friedan, Naomi Wolf, Eve Ensler and Jessica Valenti appear along with revolutionary self-help manual, […]
A New “Fright Night”: What a Difference a Female Screenwriter Makes
Debates about whether women’s writing was uniquely female or if there was a “feminine voice” permeated much femininist theorizing in the ’70s and ’80s. While I tend to be wary […]
Click! Everything I Needed To Know I Learned in Kindergarten
I was 5 years old when I first had that sensation that comes from your gut when you know something isn’t right. Not a feeling of danger, but of righteous […]
Crying (Naomi) Wolf Over Rape
Naomi Wolf has been making the media rounds lately on the Julian Assange case, beginning with three pieces on The Huffington Post and then in a debate on Democracy Now! […]
The Cross-Dressing Girls of Afghanistan
Life & Style is not happy with Angelina Jolie’s daughter, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, and her boyish new look. The four-year-old’s short hair, boy’s pants and total lack of frilly summer dresses […]
Serious Laughs: Laura Linney in “The Big C”
In the opening scene of The Big C, a new series that premiered this week on Showtime, suburban schoolteacher and mom Cathy Jamison (played by Laura Linney) wears a bright, […]
Can Feminism Liberate Men?
Simone de Beauvoir famously wrote, “One is not born a woman, but becomes one.” The male corollary, a much older aphorism, is usually framed as an imperative: “Be a man.” […]
Blog Roundup: Editors’ Picks, June 21-25
It’s time once again for another installment of our weekly blog roundup! This week, Ms. brings you weekend reading on Jon Stewart, Harper Lee, Helen Mirren, Gaga, Sartre and Beauvoir. […]