Category Archives: Popular (and unpopular) culture

Confederate Flags Belong in Museums Not at Speedways

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Rachel S.

Apparently, many NASCAR fans have a penchant for Confederate Flags, and some of them are upset about this editorial discouraging people from flying the Confederate Flag at a race at the California Speedway.  They decided to come into the newspaper’s website … Continue reading →

Posted in Popular (and unpopular) culture, Race, racism and related issues | 231 Comments

Sexualized Images in Media Harm Women and Girls, Duh!!

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Rachel S.

Sometimes its hard not to laugh at these headlines because they are so obvious.  I guess it is nice to have some research to back up the obvious–hence this report from the American Psychological Association on the negative effects of media sexualization on … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body, Gender and the Economy, Media criticism, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 32 Comments

We don't like to make our passions other people's concern

Posted on February 8, 2007 by Maia

Audra Williams has a really great question“: I said at a Mediawatch board meeting this weekend that I feel like it’s impossible to get upset with young girls dressing in revealing clothing without also signing onto the notion that it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy, Whedon, etc., Feminism, sexism, etc, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 19 Comments

Honda Pilot Troll Commercial and American Indian Mascots

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Rachel S.

While we are on the subject of minstrel shows and blackface, I thought it would be appropriate to discuss how widely accepted “redface” is in American culture.  From the moment I saw this Honda Pilot commercial, I was struck by … Continue reading →

Posted in Popular (and unpopular) culture, Race, racism and related issues | 21 Comments

Martin Luther King Day for White People???

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Rachel S.

Yes folks seems like we can’t even go a day without college students hosting “racially themed” parties. Today, the Smokinggun.com featured some pictures from a Martin Luther King Day party at Clemson University. The theme of the party was “Living … Continue reading →

Posted in Popular (and unpopular) culture, Race, racism and related issues | 104 Comments

Review: Shortbus

Posted on January 26, 2007 by Maia

I went to see Short Bus tonight. There are a lot of good things you could say about this movie. It’s got lots of lovely and real moments, humour and wit, and, most importantly, it shows people having sex. Not … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 14 Comments

Dude You Kissed a Girl

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Maia

The first episode of Ugly Betty aired in New Zealand a couple of days ago. My short review is that it looks awesome (although the ending was way too pat, and if the point is supposed to be that if … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 43 Comments

Review: Children Of Men (reasonably spoiler-free)

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Maia

Children of Men is a distopian movie, about a world where no woman has given birth for 18 years. It contains the most powerful scene I’ve ever seen on film. Kee, a young black woman is going into labour on … Continue reading →

Posted in International issues, Iraq, Palestine & Israel, Popular (and unpopular) culture, Race, racism and related issues | 10 Comments

70s Comedies Featuring Men In Costumes Raped By Gorillas — Anyone Else Remember This?

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Ampersand

Does anyone else remember that in the 1970s and 1980s, there were multiple movies which featured the “comic” situation of a man somehow getting stuck in a gorilla suit, and then being stuck in a cage with a randy male … Continue reading →

Posted in Popular (and unpopular) culture, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Sexism hurts men | 18 Comments

Review: The Break Up

Posted on December 30, 2006 by Maia

My friend Besty and I were possibly the only people to refer to The Break Up as the new Peyton Reed movie. Ever since we watched Bring It On in a mostly empty cinema in the middle of the day, … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 5 Comments