Bitch Flicks' Weekly Picks

Stephanie's Picks:

Princesses and Superheroes: the Consequences of Gender Roles by Damon Young via ABC

Pick of the Week: "Bridesmaids" Gets a Meaner, Smarter Big Sister by Andrew Hehir via Salon

Study: We Benefit from Seeing Strong Women on TV by Lindsay Abrams via The Atlantic

A Fan Speaks -- Kristen Stewart and Our Miserable Failure by Amy Theus via Women and Hollywood

Hollywood Actresses Fed Up with Fluffy Interview Questions by Feargus O'Sullivan via The National

The Brainy Message of ParaNorman by Natalie Wilson via Ms. Magazine

Megan's Picks:

Can Watching "Buffy" Make Men Less Sexist? by Anna North via BuzzFeed

Is Sexual Violence on TV Okay If the Heroine is Tough? by Amanda Hess via Slate

Disappearing Acts: Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone & the Erasure of Black Women in Film by Nicole Moore via The Huffington Post 

Kalinda Sharma, Transgender Portrayals and CBS's Continuing Problems: Highlights from GLAAD's Network Responsibility Index by Alison Willmore via IndieWire

"Trampire": Why the Public Slut-Shaming of Kristen Stewart Matters for Young Women by Nico Lang via The Huffington Post 

Female Saudi Filmmaker Makes History in Venice by Brian Brooks via Movie|Line

TIFF Preview: The Female Directing Masters Playing at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival by Melissa Silverstein and Kerensa Cadenas via Women and Hollywood

At the Risk of Sounding Angry: On Melissa Harris-Perry's Eloquent Rage by Crunktastic via The Crunk Feminist Collective

Women Directors Are Way More Successful in the Indie World by Melissa Silverstein via Women and Hollywood  

What have you been reading this week?