3 September 2008

Sexists in the music industry: you will be found, you will be ridiculed

Today’s reasons to love music website The Lipster: 1. They rightly call Noel Gallagher a ‘tool’ because he’s posted a list of his top 10 bands of all time but decided that it should have “no female artists allowed”. OMG… Read more...

Posted by Milly at 3 September 2008 | Comments (6)

26 August 2008

Woman wearing lesbian tshirt thrown out of US Government building

A woman was forced to leave a government building in California because she was wearing a ‘lesbian.com’ tshirt. Los Angeles Daily News reports that Lapriss Gilbert, 31, was stopped by a security guard when she tried to enter the Social… Read more...

Posted by Milly at 26 August 2008 | Comments (7)

21 August 2008

Modelling and crash-dieting: what could possibly go wrong?

MTV are chasing after the TV modelling bandwagon with a show that ‘dares to go where no modelling show has gone before’. Where might that be then? Empowering women to measure success with something other than beauty? Not quite… Model… Read more...

Posted by Milly at 21 August 2008 | Comments (7)

14 August 2008

Angelina Jolie replaces Tom Cruise in spy thriller

Angelina Jolie has replaced Tom Cruise as the star of new spy film Edwin A Salt. According to BBC Online, Tom Cruise had a long-standing connection to Edwin A Salt. After his departure, several other male actors expressed interest in… Read more...

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12 August 2008

London Mayor Boris Johnson cuts Soho Pride funding

London Mayor Boris Johnson has slashed £10,000 from Soho Pride, just over a week before the event is due to take place. Soho Pride is a smaller gay pride event in London that is based around the gay bars in… Read more...

Posted by Milly at 12 August 2008 | Comments (8)

10 August 2008

A personal tale of bbqs and gender roles

My girlfriend’s childhood friend was 30 a few weeks ago. The birthday boy hired a cottage in the middle of the countryside, and we all had a lovely weekend of sunshine and intense gender role reinforcement. The men decided when… Read more...

Posted by Milly at 10 August 2008 | Comments (25)

5 August 2008

Like Guitar Hero? Well you’ll just love Vagina Hero! Or not.

Dude, you know what would be, like, awesome? If there was a Guitar Hero for girls! No, not a more girl-friendly game featuring Sleater-Kinney, Bikini Kill or Hole, I’m talking about a game where instead of controlling a guitar, you’re… Read more...

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29 July 2008

Gender-testing for ‘suspicious-looking’ female Olympic athletes in Beijing

Women athletes who might secretly be men (or, as the Times Online charmingly phrases it, “suspicious-looking” woman athletes) will be forced to take a sex test in the Beijing Olympic Games, Olympic officials have announced. Read more...

Posted by Milly at 29 July 2008 | Comments (8)