August 6, 2010
Eminem and Rihanna have teamed up to produce a song about domestic violence. It has already come under fire for glamorizing abuse, by casting Megan Fox and including passionate kisses. But what if that is an accurate depiction of abuse? The video opens with Rihanna standing in front of a burning house, yearning, singing the ...
Tags: domestic abuse,
domestic violence,
Eminem,
I love the way you lie,
Megan Fox,
music video,
relationships,
Rihanna,
video,
watch me burn,
women's shelters
August 2, 2010
A clarion call is echoing throughout the internet. Who should the next Wonder Woman be? She needs to embody all that is powerful about women, and also have the ability to fight evil. (And look good in a leotard). One candidate — Christina Hendricks.
July 18, 2010
Twihards are described as either insipid teenager girls or lonely middle-aged women. The movies have been universally panned by critics but perhaps they don’t see the films the way the fans do. Are they intimidated by the female gaze? The most noticeable feature about Edward Cullen is his flushed red lips, that is if you ...
Tags: Bella Swan,
Edward Cullen,
female gaze,
feminism,
feminist film,
flannel,
Jacob Black,
male gaze,
Megan Fox,
Transformers,
Twihards,
Twilight,
vampires,
werewolves
June 30, 2010
They finally tied the knot! A sad day for all her fans, but after two engagements and six years together Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green have finally married. It was on the beach in Hawaii and she was in a red bikini (how appropriate!). Congrats to them and let’s hope it works out.
June 5, 2010
So who would you rather have a long, honest conversation with: Megan Fox or Kristen Stewart? I already know whom 90% of teenage boys would choose. And I know where the girls would probably lean.
Tags: Cate Blanchett,
feminism,
Hollywood,
Katherine Heigl,
Kristen Stewart,
marketing,
Megan Fox,
Robert Pattinson,
sexism in Hollywood,
Twilight movie,
women in film
November 15, 2009
Megan Fox made a technical blunder. Her lastest flick, a movie aimed at girls, tanked. Aware of her sell-by date, she is expanding her brand past the realm of the 14 year old boys. Styling herself on Angelina Jolie, she wants to venture into the more stable world of adult and women fans. The question ...
November 8, 2009
Joanna Krupa is getting paid lots of money to pose on the cover of Playboy in December. It is practically a feminist act, she told Tarts. Women get paid more than men for posing nude and they get to set the rules. But feminists can’t see this because they “suffer from lack of knowledge and ...