Admit it, Sluts Week has been way more fun than Shark Week. No? Well, maybe today’s post will have you humming a different tune. Today we debut the much-anticipated Big SLUT RIOT Music Video, a (loving) parody of The Ting Ting’s song “That’s Not My Name.” I give you “Say My Name!” Before I go…
We’ve been having some passionate discussions so far during this week of Slut Riot — here and through Facebook and twitter — ignited by posts from an Asian-American high schooler’s perspective to that of a sex worker. And I can practically guarantee that the fun is just starting! (PS: Have you submitted your photos and/or…
In today’s installment of Slut Riot we hear from Christina Parreira, a sex worker who also happens to be a graduate student. (You can read her blog, For the Love of Porn, Prostitution, and Pussy, here.) I encourage you to read her words and consider any assumptions that float into your head. Do you pre-judge…
As I announced yesterday, this week is about digging deeper into the myths, realities, and privileged behavior that not only contributes to slut-shaming, but imposes it. We start our excavation into the realm of slut-shaming — and to a larger extent the stigmas around human sexuality — with the genesis for The Sin City Siren…
Welcome to The Sin City Siren SLUT RIOT — aka Sluts Week! Because, why should sharks get all the fun? For those of you who follow me on Facebook and twitter, you’ve been seeing the hints we were dropping all last week. Like this: So, what’s this all about anyway? It started with a conversation…
Last week I had the pleasure of spending Independence Day with my family back home. It’s a different kind of place, Alaska. The Land of the Midnight Sun. And one thing going home is good for is to get some perspective. We all get mired in the daily grind — work, errands, bills, dishes —…
A while back I included Goldie Blox — a building toy created by a female engineer who was fed up with such things only being marketed to boys — on the Feminist Parent’s Gift Guide. This toy and the story behind it make my feminist parent heart go all aflutter! I immediately ordered three —…
As I write this, Texas Sen. Wendy Davis is making a last stand for women’s reproductive freedom in the Lone Star State. The Badass Hero of the Year nominee has been filibustering for hours trying to run down the clock on a Texas Legislature special session, called by Gov. Rick Perry almost exclusively to pass…
Time for another adventure in Tired Marketing Fails! As a comic book fan and Wonder Woman fan, I was pretty stoked to see Target unveil a line of Justice League themed products for the summer months. There is a little something for almost everyone from housewares (dishes, barbecue accessories, aprons), decor, toys, gardening tools (really),…
Originally posted on The Belle Jar:
I’d seen this image pop up a few times on my Facebook feed, but it wasn’t until the super-popular website PostSecret shared it on their page that I really sat up and took notice. Or rather, it wasn’t until someone commented saying that this shirt promoted rape culture, and…
The Sin City Siren 