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Saturday Night Live Women

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE PRODUCER LORNE MICHAELS FINALLY WISED UP

Lorne Michaels finally came to his senses and acknowledged that Saturday Night Live had a glaring shortage of diversity – particularly women of color. (He was reminded very publicly, and wisely chose to act upon it.) After secret auditions he hired Sasheer Zamata as a new cast member, but there’s a bonus. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Michaels apparently found more talent than he expected among minority women, and he added TWO black female writers to the staff! (LaKendra Tookes and Leslie Jones, above) Now THAT’S a step in the right direction.

Photo via: Hollywood Reporter

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By Janet / January 8, 2014

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Afghanistan Women

CAN WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR?

The season’s first snowfall in Afghanistan brought out these bundled up women waiting for a bus in Kabul. Keep in mind that women in Afghanistan have the lowest life expectancy in the world – 42.5 years. Adding insult to injury, busses don’t bother to stop at all if only women are waiting – they drive right by. And if there are men in the waiting group, they shove their way to the front so they can get on first! Women in Afghanistan don’t stand a chance.

Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News

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By Janet / December 30, 2013

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Piers Morgan Warren Beatty Women

ALMOST ANY WOMAN HAD A CHANCE WITH WARREN BEATTY

A little trip down memory lane: Warren Beatty was certainly the Brad Pitt of the 50’s through the 80’s in Hollywood and the difference was – Warren was AVAILABLE, and just about any girl who played her cards right could have him. It’s estimated that he slept with 13,000 women. This included movie stars like Natalie Wood and Julie Christie along with more flight attendants than you could possibly imagine. He was simply crazy about women and not all that fussy. Not long ago, CNN host Piers Morgan asked Warren if he would sleep with ANY woman and Beatty said yes, “because you never know how it’s going to turn out.” Nice attitude… (Above, Warren in Bonnie & Clyde)

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By Janet / October 3, 2013

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Crimes and Misdemeanors Emmanuelle Seigner Equal Rights Roman Polanski Women

ROMAN POLANSKI HAS A REAL PROBLEM WITH WOMEN

As if Roman Polanski weren’t revolting enough – he is now in Cannes declaring that equality for women is “purely idiotic.” He goes on to say that the birth control pill “masculinizes women and chases away romance.”(THIS from a man who admitted to having unlawful sex with a 13 year old minor!) Like some old curmudgeon he smugly implies that men won’t open doors or buy flowers for women who are equal. As if equal pay and rights have ANYTHING to do with romance or manners! (Above, Polanski, 79, and his wife Emmanuelle Seigner, 46, who towers above him, in spite of his shoe lifts.)

Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News

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By Janet / May 25, 2013

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Gay Morrissey Women

MORRISSEY: HETEROSEXUAL MEN START ALL THE WARS!

Imagine our surprise when we heard that singer Morrissey believes that if more men were gay, there would be no wars! He says that war and armies are heterosexual hobbies and gay men don’t have the desire to kill other men like straight men do. We are in complete agreement. But a far better solution would be to have more WOMEN in charge. Females are disastrously underrepresented in positions of leadership and they don’t want to kill anyone either. All we need is more sensible female world leaders and the sooner the better – if we are ever to enjoy peace. Imagine a world without egotistical testosterone fueled heterosexual men in charge!

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By Janet / February 27, 2013

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Ikea Saudi Arabia Women Women's Rights

IKEA IS PANDERING TO MISOGYNISTS

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Is anybody else tired of “respecting” other people’s religions even when it means demeaning and insulting women? And to think we always had such a high opinion of Ikea! It has been revealed by the Stockholm paper Metro, that ALL WOMEN have been deleted from the Ikea catalog for Saudi Arabia! Every image of a female – including a photo of Audrey Hepburn was edited OUT. Ikea is in the habit of tailoring catalogs for each country to appeal to local taste and cultural standards but THIS is too much. When confronted with this insult to women, an Ikea rep gulped and admitted the move is “in conflict with company values and Ikea is reviewing its procedures.” No kidding.
UPDATE: This morning Star Jones said she didn’t see anything wrong with what Ikea did.

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By Janet / October 1, 2012

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Barbara Corcoran Clay Newbill Misogynist Shark Tank Women

SHARK TANK DOESN’T WELCOME WOMEN

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We knew there was a reason why we didn’t like Shark Tank. That’s the ABC business-reality series in which a panel of five venture capitalists are pitched potentially profitable new ideas by inventors. There’s only one woman on that panel of five, and that’s real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran. Barbara feels women are not adequately represented on the panel and having an even number of both sexes would make for better TV. Producers, specifically one named Clay Newbill, believe that women would “argue with one another and fight” and it might become snark tank. We agree with Barbara that THAT is an absurd, insulting, and antiquated notion. Amazingly, Newbill assumes women have bigger egos than men when, in fact, they are proven to be more cooperative and less competitive. Misogynistic producers like Newbill need to be retrained, and Barbara might be the woman to do it.

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By Janet / July 16, 2012

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Feminist Movies The Bechdel Test Women

EVEN OSCAR NOMINATED MOVIES LACK IMPORTANT FEMALE CHARACTERS

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And now, something for our feminist readers…have you heard of The Bechdel Test for Women in Movies? This video test examines the 2011 Oscar nominated movies to see how they measure up in regard to women’s representation in film. It’s quite startling how far women have NOT come in regard to relevance in films in spite of the fact that they make up way more than half of the movie-going audience. The intro in the video is a bit tedious but hang in there – the results are disturbing.

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By Janet / February 22, 2012

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Beyoncé Bitch Blue Ivy Jay Z Misogynist Woman-hater Women

ATTENTION JAY-Z: DROPPING THE “B” WORD MEANS NOTHING!

Memo to Jay-Z, who supposedly vowed to give up using the word “bitch” in his songs in deference to his new daughter Blue Ivy: TOO LITTLE TOO LATE! Your songs degrading women are already out there and always will be, even if you don’t record any more. The damage has been DONE by you and your fellow rappers and it will take more than erasing a word to change your revolting attitude toward women. If you’re looking for a pat on the back because you might have finally realized the damage you’ve done to the female sex, don’t hold your breath. Blue Ivy will grow up in the misogynistic world you and your fellow rappers created.

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By Janet / January 17, 2012

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Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Today Show Women Women's Rights

ANN CURRY: DON’T LET US SEE YOU IN THAT HEAD SCARF AGAIN!

This morning we were greeted with the TV image of Ann Curry, whom we love, On the Today show interviewing Iranian dictator Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and she was wearing a HEAD SCARF! Our blood started to boil. The somewhat soft content of the interview that was described as “too kind” – pointing out how hard the man works- was NOTHING compared to the humiliating and demeaning fact that Ann was forced to dress like a second class female citizen in that country. She is an American and should NOT have to bend to Muslim rituals while interviewing the preening Hitler of the Middle East. It was an insult to women everywhere. What would Gloria Steinem think? Please Anne, don’t put yourself in an inferior position like this again. You should receive equal treatment in an interview.

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By Janet / September 14, 2011

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