First, congratulations to Lauren Karaffa for winning last week’s Femmy (given to the best comment on the Ms. Blog) for her excellent response to “Was the Shooting of Giffords a Hate Crime?”. Your wit, intelligence and savvy made you a clear victor. Without further adieu, we present the nominees for this week’s Femmy, all of […]
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Yes, Comment! And the Femmy Goes to . . .
With the success of last week’s “Yes, Comment!” Awards, we have created what we affectionately call “The Femmys”. We will nominate the top three comments of the week, and then bring it to a vote. The winner will receive that week’s Femmy, and glory. Lots of glory. This week’s Femmy nomination for “Best Use of […]
Yes Comment! Don’t Let Lady Antebellum Host Your Black History Month Party
Welcome back to the weekly comment roundup! It has certainly been a week full of ups and downs. From Egypt’s successful revolution to the GOP’s anti-woman budget, our readers have been all over the latest developments in the wide world of feminism. Enough chit-chat, let’s begin! Country band Lady Antebellum may have won big at […]
Yes Comment! On Piers Morgan: “What a model journalist!”
For we editors used to making a quarterly magazine, it’s been revelatory to hear back directly–instantly!–from Ms. Blog readers in the comments section. This week you mused about gender bias in the media, schooled us with your knowledge of Piers Morgan’s resume and questioned your faith in humanity after a 14-year-old girl was flogged to death […]
Yes, Comment! Skins, Google Art, and High School Feminists
For us Ms. editors, by far the most rewarding part of the Ms. Blog has been reading the comments. Since we’re used to sending out a magazine into the void every three months and waiting with bated breath for letters to the editor, it’s been revelatory to hear back directly–instantly!–from Ms. readers. To be sure, […]