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Comment on On the (Rest of the) Net. by Welcome to Monday ~ Monday 20 May 2013 | feminaust ~ for australian feminism

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:17:49 +0000

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On the (Rest of the) Net. | The Early Bird Catches the Worm — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:30:47 +0000

[…] Check out the latest online edition of ZINm magazine, by my friend Marc Bonnici, and contributions from yours truly and the woman who designed the artwork for this here blog, Zoe Meagher. […]

Comment on Taylor Swift: The Perfect Victim. by Mother to Daughter: Second- VS. Fourth-Wave Feminism. | The Early Bird Catches the Worm

Thu, 09 May 2013 01:18:29 +0000

[...] Perhaps the most contentious issue is the constant bickering amongst young feminists as to what, exactly, feminism is. You’ve got women undertaking such obviously feminist tasks as Marissa Mayer overseeing Yahoo! and Beyonce nearing total world domination, yet they’re reluctant to call a spade a spade. And the non-feminist media would have you believe there’s infighting going on about who is allowed to be a feminist (definitely not Taylor Swift!). [...]

Comment on Why Young Feminists Still Have “A Long, Long Way To Go” in the Eyes of Second-Wave Feminists. by Mother to Daughter: Second- VS. Fourth-Wave Feminism. | The Early Bird Catches the Worm

Thu, 09 May 2013 01:18:24 +0000

[...] a 2011 Melbourne Writers Festival presentation on why we still need feminism, Sophie Cunningham asserted that feminists under 25 can’t really grasp the concept because [...]

Comment on TV: Girls — A Season Two Retrospective. by Rose Cooper (@InsideRose)

Rose Cooper (@InsideRose) — Fri, 03 May 2013 02:19:26 +0000

I also found it disjointed but interesting. my main issues with S2 was that the sudden descent into OCD was so very sudden and inexplicable and also that the reunions seemed pat at the end. but describing anyting regarding Lena as “not what I expected” is where you made your first mistake, I think the beauty of her work is that she is not ‘what we expect’ and in challenging your perceptions and making you ask questions – about her mesh top, for instance – is exactly the reason she does the things she does. To get dialogue happening about body image, and how we present ourselves. If a woman on Entourage was wearing a mesh top, it would have gone unnoticed. :) Also, I do resent the Shoshanna story line being described as a “madonna whore” archetype. She seemed not to be preserving her virginity in the first season for any ‘moral’ intent and in fact she wanted to get rid of it because she had no concept of what her own sexuality was. the fact that she then discovered it and started enjoying it and indeed, became impulsive as a result seemed perfectly rational to me. It would only be madonna/whore trope if she was actually conservative, before, not just shy and ignorant. And once we all get a taste for good sex – doesn’t it lead us around by the nose for a while till be really get a handle on it?

While i was also confused by S2 I will still be watching everything Lena has had anything to do with. She’s the most intriguing and stimulating woman in TV today.
cheers

Comment on TV: Modern Family — B(r)e(a)st Men. by Scarlett Harris

Scarlett Harris — Fri, 03 May 2013 02:11:26 +0000

I haven’t read it, Rose, but thanks for the suggestion! While Modern Family is marketed as satire, I just don’t get the feeling that all their racist, homophobic and sexist sentiments are 100% tongue in cheek. I write more about this here: http://earlybirdcatchestheworm.wordpress.com/2013/02/11/modern-family-is-anything-but-modern/

Comment on TV: Modern Family — B(r)e(a)st Men. by Rose Cooper (@InsideRose)

Rose Cooper (@InsideRose) — Fri, 03 May 2013 02:07:17 +0000

I don’t watch Modern Family but from what you say, I think they are probably showing exactly how stupid those sentiments are, by highlighting them. the show always struck me as a poorman’s Arrested Development. By the way have you read “Fresh Milk” by Fiona Giles. Fabulous exploration of the mythology, eroticism and exploitation of breasts and breastfeeding. :)

Comment on TV: Modern Family is Anything But. by TV: Modern Family — B(r)e(a)st Men. | The Early Bird Catches the Worm

TV: Modern Family — B(r)e(a)st Men. | The Early Bird Catches the Worm — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:01:00 +0000

[...] Once again, Modern Family fails to emphasise the “modern” part of its title… [...]

Comment on Magazine Cover of the Year. by Magazine Cover of the Week: Malala Yousafzai Exerts Her Influence. | The Early Bird Catches the Worm

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:24:29 +0000

[...] arguably should have been crowned Time‘s Person of Year in 2012, but Pakistani girls’ education activist Malala Yousafzai has taken her rightful position as [...]

Comment on TV: The Underlying Message in Glee’s “On My Way” Episode. by TV: Guns on Glee. | The Early Bird Catches the Worm

TV: Guns on Glee. | The Early Bird Catches the Worm — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:06:30 +0000

[...] anticlimax of the shooting all being a big misunderstanding reminded me of Dave Karofsky’s suicide attempt and Quinn’s car accident last season: all had the potential to shock audiences and talk about mental health, but Glee chose the easy, [...]