Tag Archives: movies
Feminist Files: No Damsels in Distress here
Real women save themselves: Did you catch the interview of Sigourney Weaver on NPR in which she declares that she doesn’t buy into the idea of the damsel in distress. … Continue reading
A Modest Proposal: In defense of ‘Easy A’
The other day a friend of mine posted the following on his Facebook page: Okay, so the basic conceit of “Easy A” is that a high school girl gets tagged … Continue reading
This week’s Feminist Files
News to set the water cooler a-boil: Did you catch the HuffPro piece on the importance of sex ed for girls? According to Dr. Helen Fisher, quoted in the article, … Continue reading
Do we need ‘racist’ works like The Help?
The (Laurel Thatcher Ulrich) quote goes, “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” And I suppose I do a fair amount of misbehaving here at The Sin City Siren when it comes … Continue reading
Juno: Best Feminist Movie of 2008?
Or just another whimsical, quirky rom-com? Anyone have thoughts they’d like to share? Here are mine: I really really enjoyed it. To be honest, I was moved by it… Almost … Continue reading
