A Very Political Woman

politics * feminism * media * totally biased opinion

Justice Sotomayor, I Presume?

Word came early this morning that Obama had made his pick to replace Justice Souter on the Supreme Court.  That pick–Judge Sonia Sotomayor–appears to come in the form of a female (only the third to ever hold a spot on the bench, if confirmed) and a Latina (only the first to hold a spot on [...]

Barbie: An Icon, A Legend, A Feminist Toy?

One of the first things you learn when you declare your feminism is that Barbie is a bad example for young girls.  She symbolizes an unachievable beauty standard and misogynistic ideals about a woman’s place in society.  Barbie is, in other words, the anti-Christ.
I grew up with a different version of Barbie, apparently, than most [...]