Category Archives: Popular (and unpopular) culture

Review: The Long Way Home III

Posted on May 10, 2007 by Maia

The pace has certainly picked up in this third issue of the Buffy Season 8 Comic book. We have plot, relationships, and many unanswered questions. This of course gives me even more to pick at. Since I’m about to rip … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy, Whedon, etc., Cartooning & comics, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 19 Comments

Racism and Masculinity in August Wilson's Fences

Posted on May 4, 2007 by Ampersand

Some friends and I saw August William’s Fences last night (the same production seen by Strange Quark and Heather). It’s a great play, of course, and the production — actors, set, lighting — was impressive. Fences is part of Wilson’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Popular (and unpopular) culture, Race, racism and related issues, Sexism hurts men | 20 Comments

Sexism Against (And For) Men On TV Sitcoms

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Ampersand

On Rachel’s thread about ‘tween girls and shopping, Mandolin and Joe had this exchange: Mandolin: We’re talking about a society-wide pattern of representation, wherein shopping and materialism have, yes, been condensed as part of a larger narrative wherein women are … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Media criticism, Popular (and unpopular) culture, Sexism hurts men | 56 Comments

Why Does This Article on Tween Girls and Shopping Bother Me So Much?

Posted on April 23, 2007 by Rachel S.

I read this in the New York Times yesterday, and it didn’t sit well with me. Here is a quote: But on this day I’ve come not to bury Abercrombie. I am here to observe my daughter and her two … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like, Gender and the Economy, Media criticism, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 37 Comments

Some Things I Said About Race, Criticisms, and Hip Hop in 2003

Posted on April 16, 2007 by Rachel S.

This discussion over at Pandagon reminded me of an article I wrote a few years ago. Here are a few quotes. On criticism of Hip Hop: Rap music has long been the target of criticism from the popular media, White … Continue reading →

Posted in Popular (and unpopular) culture, Race, racism and related issues | 6 Comments

Lucky Mud: Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007

Posted on April 12, 2007 by Ampersand

In honor of the passing of Kurt Vonnegut, I present the The Last Rites of the Bokononist Faith: God made mud. God got lonesome. So God said to some of the mud, “Sit up!” “See all I’ve made,” said God, … Continue reading →

Posted in Popular (and unpopular) culture | 20 Comments

"Nappy Headed Hos"

Posted on April 7, 2007 by Rachel S.

That’s a quote from Don Imus.  Because he felt the women of the Rutger’s University basketball team were not sufficiently feminine, he felt it was ok to call them nappy headed hos.  This site has the actualy clip of Imus … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Popular (and unpopular) culture, Race, racism and related issues | 217 Comments

Shakespeare is fucked in the head

Posted on March 24, 2007 by Maia

My friend Rowan and I have a bit of an Emma Thompson thing going. We’re planning a grand rewatch of all her movies (except Maybe Baby and Henry V) that will end with Sense and Sensibility. Tonight we were watching … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Popular (and unpopular) culture, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 26 Comments

Horribly Misogynistic Fashion Spreads Via America's Next Top Model and New York Times Magazine

Posted on March 22, 2007 by Rachel S.

Jean Kilborne, I hope you’re reading (I know she probably isn’t, but I figured I would give her a shout out anyways.). I’ve got some pictures you can add to your award winning films on misogynistic media. First, we have … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Economy, Popular (and unpopular) culture, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 67 Comments

Nice White Lady To The Rescue!

Posted on March 11, 2007 by Ampersand

MadTV parodies Music of the Heart, the story of a teacher (Meryl Streep) who bucks the system to bring love of music to the underprivileged colored kids she teachers. Or maybe they’re parodying Dangerous Minds, the story of an ex-marine … Continue reading →

Posted in Popular (and unpopular) culture, Race, racism and related issues | 35 Comments