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Women’s History Month Las Vegas-style

Happy Women’s History Month! If you haven’t seen it, yet, there’s still time to pick up the latest copy of Vegas Seven, in which I have three stories that celebrate badass local feminists! Its the unofficial Women’s History Month issue, by yours truly! First, check out my profile of Cristina Hernandez, the director of the…

March 7, 2016 in activism, civil rights, Community, Feminist, Las Vegas, Nevada, politics, poverty, Race.

Top five bigot #facepalms regarding that Coke ad

While it would be hard to say that this year’s crop of Super Bowl ads ushered in a more diverse or inclusive media landscape, there were some stand-outs in a field of mostly white-guy and stereotype-heavy offerings during America’s most watched show (hard to call it a game really). Coca-cola has, perhaps, the most talked…

February 3, 2014 in consumer, Feminist, Immigration, LGBTQ, Race, Sports, STEM.

The black Santa controversy fills me with rage-ahol*

*Rage-ahol: Rage that is so potent, it is like alcohol in your veins. I was not going to write about the black Santa thing. It’s stupid. It’s a trumped-up controversy that is the TV version of click-bait. I mean, do we really care what Megyn Kelly thinks about “historical figures” like Santa and Jesus? Well…

December 19, 2013 in Feminist, Holidays, media, Race.

Lily Allen latest to inflame the feminist interwebs

I woke up this morning to a screaming toddler who did not want to put clothes on. Instead, she ran naked — face beet-red with fury and tears — incoherently ranting between body-heaving sobs. Finally, we caught her and put her in the shower, letting cool (not cold) water run over her body and gently…

November 13, 2013 in Art/Film/TV/Music, Feminist, Race, sexism, stereotypes.

Five Halloween costumes to avoid

I’ve spent a lot of time writing about ways we can keep Halloween fun and interesting without relying on the tired old sexist, and sometimes racist, tropes. But it’s worth noting that there are a lot of pitfalls out there, especially if you’re in the market for a pre-packaged costume. Here’s my nominees for the…

October 29, 2013 in Feminist, Holidays, Race, Rape Culture, sex work, sexism, The Tired Feminist.

I’m Miss World: America loses it over new Miss America

So, we have a new Miss America and she is Indian-American. Rather than congratulate Nina Davuluri for being the first Indian-American to ever win the top prize of this cultural institution, racists took to twitter to bitch about how America is going down the toilet because, and I quote, “an Arab won.” They do know…

September 17, 2013 in Race, sexism.

Russell, Russell: About that Harriet Tubman BS

If you didn’t see the grotesque “comedy” video — depicting a Harriet Tubman “sex tape” — released by Russell Simmons yesterday on his All Def Digital channel, well, you won’t see it now. Within hours of releasing the sexist, racist, and rape-joke infused “parody,” it was pulled from YouTube. But not before all hell broke…

August 15, 2013 in Feminist, Misogyny, Race, rape, Rape Culture, Rights, sexism.

Memo to white feminists re: Hugo Schwyzer

This post speaks to so much I’m feeling right now — my disenfranchisement with mainstream (white) feminist blogs (looking at you Jezebel), a sense of alienation from what I want to write about and what “gets clicks,” narratives like the fuckwit Hugo Schwyzer deal, and yes, even the #solidarityisforwhitewomen hashtag … as chronicled best by…

August 13, 2013 in Feminist, Feminist Media, media, Misogyny, Race, sexism.

Las Vegas mom turns Stand Your Ground on its head, in the name of Trayvon Martin

As a crowd of people collects on the corner of Fremont Street and The Boulevard, you might miss the slight white woman with the flaming red hair. Shorter than her three kids, barely audible through the megaphone she’s speaking into, this small mother may speak softly but her impact on Las Vegas was big on…

July 16, 2013 in Community, Feminist, hate crime, politics, Race, violence.

[UPDATED] Zimmerman verdict and the tragedy of our justice system

[UPDATE: March scheduled downtown on Tuesday, July 16. Details here.] I have no words. I am choked with anger. The verdict in the George Zimmerman trial has once again proven that our criminal (in)justice system is criminally broken. As if I needed more fuel for the fire, it doesn’t help that yesterday another Florida court…

July 13, 2013 in Feminist, hate crime, politics, Race, stereotypes, violence.

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