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Funny Women: Women Respond to Ads
I thought my period would be the happiest, most active time of the month.
How Amazon Is Making Sex a Dirty Word
"[A]s long as we retain all of these conflicting ideas of what sex is, and what it means to us, sex will always sell—until it's inconvenient."
Mixed Feelings: Am I Too Fat For Love?
We don’t like to think that love traffics in the same biases that shape our culture—but of course it does.
The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #114: Chelsea Martin
"I think time is really undervalued by people who come from money because they just have the time."
Womanly Arts
This is the hearth. This is the knot. This is home. The woman bent over a sewing machine, the steady hum of the motor, the needle rising and sinking.
FUNNY WOMEN #147: Marketing Roundtable at Skinny Cow©
But is this implying enough that thin is the final message? I'm not sure. Sexy, we've nailed. But how do we make it clear thin is the goal?
The Rumpus Interview with Andi Zeisler
Andi Zeisler, co-founder of Bitch and author of the new book We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrl to CoverGirl, discusses capitalism, breast implants, pop culture, and feminism.
No Context, No Clue
An ad campaign by Penguin Random House in the UK meant to intrigue readers into purchasing classic books has instead sparked controversy for being anti-Russian. The ad features an unattributed line from the…
Bookslut Bids Farewell
Well the only reason Bookslut was interesting was because it didn’t make money, and when I realized the sacrifices I was going to have to make in order for it…