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Snow White, Racist?

Snow White, Racist?

December 1, 2011 1 Comment

Once upon a time in a land far, far away, there was a little brown girl who liked watching Disney movies and reading fairytales. Although she liked to believe that the fairytales were real, the little brown girl knew better than that. You see, this little brown girl was always pretty sensible. She knew that ...

It’s Time To Stop Photoshop

It’s Time To Stop Photoshop

October 13, 2011 No Comments

In the name of a flawless face and a perfectly packaged product, Photoshop comes to the rescue. But in the process the picture is altered and unrecognizable from the original. In one (now famous) ad, Julia Roberts no longer looks like the woman we know and love despite the age lines that now appear on ...

In Praise Of Travel (To The World Outside Of America)

In Praise Of Travel (To The World Outside Of America)

August 15, 2010 1 Comment

It appears to be the most saccharine of tales. One of the criticisms being lobbied at the film that the main character travels to find herself — which is nuts. Traveling is all about opening your eyes to new experiences and discovering things about yourself you never thought possible. Holidays do cost money and Elizabeth ...

Men Like Tough Chicks, But Women Just Wanna Watch Wimps

Men Like Tough Chicks, But Women Just Wanna Watch Wimps

April 5, 2010 1 Comment

The results were surprising when men and women were asked to pick their top five screen goddesses. One group picked decidedly strong, independent women while the other chose two prostitutes, two nannies and a farm girl. Congratulations men, you passed the feminism test. Girls, please stay after class to discuss your results.

The Dick In American Pie

The latest film in the American Pie series, American Reunion, contains a shocking scene – male full-frontal nudity including...

How Many Lovers Is Too Many?

Dear Madame X, I have just started seeing this girl. She seems great, but she recently told me she...

A Beloved Novel

Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved arrived in my hands via a public library, when I was a broke teenager with...

The University Men’s Non-Wanker Centre

My attention was drawn this week to an article about the reaction at a Canadian university to proposals to...

The Patriarchal Overlords And Your Shoes

Airport security. Bloody nuisance. Also a conspiracy designed to subjugate women. Allow me to elaborate. Despite flying quite a...

Lack Of Female Film-Makers Is Not Gender Bias

The Cannes film festival has kicked off this week with controversy over the lack of films made by women...

Why Macho Men Are Sexy

Dear Madame X, I seem to be only attracted to men who are macho assholes. I like them at...

Fifty Years Of A Clockwork Orange

When A Clockwork Orange was published in 1962, the term sexualized violence wasn’t in use. The distinction between sexualized...

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