Badass Ladies of History: Nana Mouskouri (Persephone Magazine)
Nana Mouskouri is up there with Whitney Houston, Madonna, Michael Jackson, and Elvis Presley. Name not ringing a bell? How about if I told you she has sold over 300 million records worldwide in her career that has spanned over five decades? What if I told you she sang in Greek, Welsh, German, English, Italian, Spanish, Hebrew, Mandarin, and Maori, and was mostly fluent in all of them?
Ed Schultz Suspended From MSNBC For Calling Laura Ingram "Right-Wing Slut" (Jezebel)
Quite a few male commentators have made sexist quips, from Chris Matthews to Don Imus, but it usually takes them longer to apologize, and their responses seem more coerced. We'd like to get to the point where male media personalities aren't routinely spewing misogyny, but for now it seems a swift apology and acknowledgement of wrongdoing are the best we're going to get.
SlutWalks v. Ho Strolls (The Crunk Feminist Collective)
What becomes an issue is those white women and liberal feminist women of color who argue that “slut” is a universal category of female experience, irrespective of race. I recognize that there are many women of color who are participating in the SW movement, and I support those sisters who do, particularly women who are doing it in solidarity and coalition. But rather than forcing white women to get on the diversity train with regard to the inclusivity of SlutWalk, perhaps we need to redirect our racial vigilance. By that I mean, I’d prefer that white women acknowledge that they are in fact organizing around a problematic use of terminology endemic to white communities and cultures.
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