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Friday, July 13, 2012

Bitch Flicks' Weekly Picks

Stephanie's Picks:

Daniel Tosh Is a Rape Culture Enforcer by Melissa McEwan via Shakesville

Sheila Heti, Lena Dunham, and the Challenges of Telling "Girly" Stories in Film and Television by Alyssa Rosenberg via Slate

Let's Talk About Sexism in Movie Reviews, You Guys! by Tyler Coates via Black Book


Megan's Picks:

When Rape Jokes Are Never Funny by Meghan O'Keefe via The Huffington Post

NBC's New Head Drama Exec is a Black Woman by Dodai Stewart via Jezebel

Anita Sarkeesian Responds to Beat-Up Game, Online Harassment and Stephanie Guthrie's Death Threats by Anita Sarkeesian via Toronto Standard

Teens Protest 'Teen Vogue' Photoshop Use; Editors "Rude" in Response by Amy Odell via Buzzfeed

Nicki Minaj on Sexism in the Music Industry by Samhita Mukhopadhyay via Feministing

Do You Laugh at Rape Jokes? by Soraya Chemaly via Fem2pt0

Cross-Post: In Mainstream Films, Dead Moms Don't Count by Scott Mendelson via Women and Hollywood 

J Lo Bringing Lesbian Moms to ABC Family by Alex Cranz via FemPop

'Brave' Still Teaching Girls the Wrong Lessons by Abigail Collazo via Fem2pt0

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