May 2012
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psychotherapy:
Stand-up Comedy and Mental Illness: A Conversation with Maria Bamford (Slate)
Slate: One of the striking things about your more recent material is how you engage with questions of mental health in a way that’s serious and thoughtful as well as really funny. There’s so much misunderstanding and ignorance about mental illness, so it strikes me as a really difficult topic to handle...
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roadsidelions:
I scanned a few of the chapters from this for those who wanted to read and can’t afford to buy it/don’t have an awesome library nearby.
* Clueless in the Neocolonial World Order - Gayle Wald
* Too much of something is bad enough: Success and Excess in Spice World - Cynthia Fuchs
* ‘Til Death Do Us Part: Identity and Friendship in Heavenly Creatures - Corinn Columpar
* ...
April 2012
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“When I was in school I took a class with Cornel West, who’s this amazing...”
– Natalie Portman to Zhang Ziyi (x)
sophisticated FF commentary:
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bajo-el-mar asked: Didn't you know that by acknowledging the problem they are completely absolved of any responsibility?
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secretarysbreakroom:
I guess we can put all the talk about Johnny Depp “honoring” Native people to rest now. Cause it’s been over a month since those first horrendous publicity pics of Depp-as-Tonto surfaced, and more information has been trickling out about Depp’s “inspiration” for his lovely costume, and I think we’ll see just how careful, respectful and honoring Mr. Depp was with his...
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Of general interest: here is the text of the Motion Picture Production Code of 1930, more popularly known as the Hays Code. Later amendments aren’t included.
Most of you are probably familiar with some of the big ones. The “General Principles”:
No picture shall be produced that will lower the moral standards of those who see it. Hence the sympathy of the audience should never...
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“I was doing an interview once, and this guy goes, “So you must be pretty psyched...”
– Aziz Ansari, “Are White People Psyched All The Time?” (via ceedling)
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Fact of the day:
deadandimmortal:
It wasn’t until 1991 that an a film directed by an African American woman was granted a general theatrical release in the United States. The director was Julie Dash. Her film was Daughters of the Dust.
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desliz:
Girls In White
“Since no one else seems to be saying it or feeling it, I guess I’ll just come out and say it, because I feel it: I have a problem with Lena Dunham.
Dunham, you may have heard, is the 25-year-old New York filmmaker, producer and actress behind the much-hyped HBO comedy Girls, which premieres this Sunday. The series chronicles the slackerish adventures, awkward hook-ups...
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silentpunk:
galentines:
you know what makes me laugh?
how the media keeps calling shows “female led!” “tv for women!” and how people can be like “NOPE TOO MANY FEMALES ON TV!!!”
parks - 3 women, 5 men (if widened to those billed after credits: 4 women, 6 men)
new girl - 2 women, 3 men
30 rock - 2 women, 5 men (widened to after credit billings: 3 women, 10 men)
whitney - 3 women, 3 men
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24 Thinkpieces About 'Girls' | Splitsider →
popculturebrain:
This is easier than writing one.
-The slacker is back – and this time she’s female — The Guardian, 3/24
-It’s Different for ‘Girls’—New York Magazine, 3/25
-Lena Dunham’s ‘Girls’ and the Rise of the Female Slacker—Jezebel, 3/27
-Lena Dunham: Unwatchable in the Best Way—The New Yorker, 3/27
-The Bleaker Sex—The New York Times, 3/31
-Naked in New York—The New York Times,...
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Stephen Colbert Doubles Down on Transphobic Joke
transradical:
If you haven’t been watching The Colbert Report the past few nights, you probably missed Mr. Colbert’s random potshot transgender people. In a segment on controversial meat additive known as pink slime, Colbert remarked on the alternative name for pink slime, LFTB, saying “LFTB, because our beef now has so many hormones in it that it’s a part of the transgender community.”
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Mad Men Monday: 5.03 "Tea Leaves"
I’m starting to feel like they should change the title of this show to include a subtitle. Something like Mad Men: Matt Weiner, You Better Not Fuck This Up for Me.
Spoilers after the cut.
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Last week, I wrote that I’d go on a feminist rampage if we didn’t see at least one person of color employed at SCDP by the next episode. And … I guess I got what I wanted? As...
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“Enough ladies. I get it. You have periods.”
– Two and a Half Men co-creator Lee Aronsohn’s tells THR he doesn’t much care for lady-centric sitcoms. (via newsweek)
He applauded women like Whitney Cummings, Chelsea Handler and Tina Fey securing a voice to discuss formerly taboo subjects on TV.
“But we’re approaching peak vagina on television,...
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“While Gary Ross’ film was a highly enjoyable distillation of detail-packed...”
– Emma Gray: The Hunger Games: Why Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Is A Little Too Likeable
March 2012
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“Interestingly, Megan’s sex appeal is another point of contention for viewers. I...”
– The Other (New) Woman | Basket of Kisses
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“It’s an old and uninteresting complaint: black characters on TV–and horror...”
– Aymar Jean Christian lays it down as to why TV shows lose their souls when they fail at promised diversity (Heroes, anyone?) on the R today. (via racialicious)
Also, like, in the finale? When the mob of thousands of walkers from Atlanta stormed through and only like one of them was not white?
I...
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Mad Men Monday: 5.01/5.02 "A Little Kiss"
Since our follower count has exploded in the thousand years since the last season ended, let me give you the lowdown: Mad Men Monday is when we at feministfilm talk about Mad Men! And it usually happens on Monday!
As always, spoilers after the cut.
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Because this introductory episode tried to give us a little bit of everything, it was kind of all over the place thematically. Rather than...
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xoJane: The Hunger Games: I Want My Bread and... →
I don’t know how many of you are familiar with the Bread and Roses Strike, which occurred in 1912 when textile workers struck for dignity, better working conditions, and fair pay. Led by women, most of whom were immigrants, the strike was violently suppressed. Strikers died in the fight for better conditions, a not uncommon occurrence at the time.
In the books, there was an obvious and clear...
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What do you think of the amount of hate and...
edit: made rebloggable!
(asked by iwanttobelikearollingstone)
I am so mad at people over this. Rue was described as having “dark brown skin and eyes, but other than that, she’s very like Prim in size and demeanor.” Dark brown.
While many had hoped that the film would cast a woman at least ambiguously of color as Katniss due to being described as “olive-skinned,” our ask box has been loaded...
montyfox asked: Just to note, a couple of the tweets also stated their disbelief/upset at Thresh being black too. siiigh :\
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Just wondering how you guys feel about casting for...
racebending:
The world of The Hunger Games is set in Panem, a dystopian version of the future United States of America. In that sense, it’s science fiction. One of the things that made the 1960s show Star Trek (happy view of the future USA) progressive and well, make sense, is this idea that in the future, not all of the heroes are white.
Which is something we’ve always said The Hunger...
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Tell me again about how female characters don’t put butts in seats?
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“should be Caucasian, between ages 15 and 20, who could portray someone ‘underfed...”
– Just a reminder that casting directors asked only white people to apply for the role of Katniss Everdeen. A role of an “olive-skinned” woman, “caucasian” or otherwise.
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Feminist Film Travel Diary for WICF 2012:...
Hey Feminist Film followers! Now that my trip to Boston/Cambridge for WICF 2012 has come to a close, it’s time for me to give you my updates and reflections on everything that went down in the span of my trip. Are you as excited as I am?
First off, I wanted to say that this was every bit the life-changing experience I expected it to be. I still can’t thank you enough for the support,...
Anonymous asked: In reference to that last post: I'll probably get called out for saying this, but while Katniss's race isn't actually stated in the book, her biological mother and sister are fair-skinned and blonde. That implies to me that she's at least HALF caucasian (her father is described as looking like he's from the Seam, but even then the only description is that they have darker...
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“Young women of color who read this book rejoiced at finally finding a book with...”
– Michigan high school student Eva Hattie L. Schueler on The Hunger Games film adaptation was published by the Huffington Post. ‘Hunger Games’ Casting: Why Jennifer Lawrence Shouldn’t Play Katniss (via racebending)
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“A baffling, infuriating trend has cropped up in reviews of The Hunger Games:...”
– Jennifer Lawrence Is Not “Too Big” to Play Katniss (via usakeh)
“if critics are going to pick on a 21-year-old woman for not being skinny enough for a fantasy film, why haven’t they been more consistent in their critiques of actors’ bodies? I haven’t seen much concern about Liam Hemsworth’s...
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Programming Note RE: WICF 2012
Hey, feministfilm followers! This is a quick note to let you all know that I am happily settled into a hotel room in Cambridge, Mass., having just attended a kickoff event for the Women in Comedy Festival!
It’s been a great experience so far; again, I can’t thank you all enough for this opportunity. As per the plan, I’ve begun blogging about my experiences at the festival and,...