Posted by nucular on 2006-05-19 19:00:15
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There's a great film about a woman's project on street harassment...the title escapes me, but my feminist group invited her to come view her doc and speak. I'm really kicking myself for not remembering her name, but I'm pretty sure you could find a link from the street harassment website noted in an ealier post. She confronts men who cat-call/whistle/etc, and it's pretty awesome.
it's war zone by maggie hadleigh-west. i love that film. it was inspirational in my career/research line choice.
Posted by Ratti Pillo on 2006-05-19 17:51:05
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I livein the land of street harassment, well at least that'd how it seems. I usually yell back and the harasser gets a bit put off becuase they don't expect a lady to curse them, or tell them off.
There's a great film about a woman's project on street harassment...the title escapes me, but my feminist group invited her to come view her doc and speak. I'm really kicking myself for not remembering her name, but I'm pretty sure you could find a link from the street harassment website noted in an ealier post. She confronts men who cat-call/whistle/etc, and it's pretty awesome. I also know there's a counter-street harassment project, in which women go out in groups and if they are encountered, they yell back.
Posted by Chelsea on 2005-08-25 08:24:25
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Jessica Simpson had never heard the song before either. She said "When I heard it I just HAD to do it!" lol. So sad.
I'll admit, I like Newlyweds, I think she's goofy/funny sometimes. But I've never liked her music, and the Boots video is hideous and annoying. And I'm not even talking about what the song MEANS and how they butchered that in the video.
And yes, when a feminist group associates itself with something not so feminist, that does bother me more than clueless pop music people giving a feminist song to someone who doesn't understand it.
Posted by soapandwater on 2005-05-23 12:34:42
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I just read a book called American Woman by Susan Choi that has feminist leadings (there's even a part where the characters start having feminist group meetings in the 70s). Mostly, though, it's a fast-paced novel that takes a critical look at how being radical idealists can backfire and the contradictions within activism, especially extreme activism. It was neat.
