In her film Nivens underscores that Barbie's tiny shoulders perhaps unfairly carry the symbolic aspirations of women and young girls.
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Aziz Ansari’s Sexual Missteps Are Not Everybody’s Business
Aziz Ansari's accuser and the website that published her account should both be ashamed of themselves for turning such a private matter into a global embarrassment for a man who is imperfect like all of us, a man who wasn’t given a chance to tell his side of the story before being lambasted in the one-click world of online media. What happened to accountability, journalistic responsibility, and privacy?
Read More »Roy Moore, John Conyers, Charlie Rose and #metoo
As I sit here this morning sipping my coffee, I am heartbroken and sick as allegation after allegation surfaces in the wake of #metoo. Triggered by the disgusting allegations against Harvey Weinstein, the floodgates are open and no one is spared. Not on the right, not on the left. Women, …
Read More »I’m Over Modern Feminism
Feminism has devolved into women bashing women that don't aspire to their brand of feminism.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘20th Century Women’ – Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig Star
"20th Century Women" takes you on a cinematic joy ride while being at once heart-warming, sad, and funny.
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Director Courtney Laine Self on Presenting Mae West’s 1927 Broadway Hit ‘SEX’
Mae West wrote 'SEX' in the mid-1920s, just after the peak of first-wave feminism hit with the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920. First-wave feminism was about suffrage and other basic political inequalities. 'SEX' more directly challenges gender roles and expectations and illustrates the hypocrisy and tragic consequences of societal gender inequities. So, West was more in line with second-wave feminism – which didn’t happen until the 1960s!
Read More »Gloria Steinem and Madeline Albright: Disappointing as Clinton Surrogates
Women's rights, justice, and "equal pay for equal work" are very much a part of my political creed. But they are not my sole benchmarks in choosing the next president.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘Broadly Speaking’ at ACME Comedy Hollywood
This monthly show utilizes comedy, games and stories to raise awareness of women's actions and causes.
Read More »Alice Walker’s Daughter Swings the Feminist Pendulum
It isn't good enough to disavow a belief system.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Let’s Start a Pussy Riot’ – Curator Emely New, Edited by Jade French in collaboration with Pussy Riot
More than just a book about feminism, this is an expression of support for everyone who has the courage to stand up and be heard.
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