- Today in Bullshit Women In The Have To Deal With: Halle Barry had a cheeky reply for all those people who thought the 50 year old actress might be pregnant because of an apparent bit of belly in public. Seriously, can't a lady have some freaking steak and fries without everyone commenting on her body? Even if she was pregnant, why does everyone have the right to comment on female bodies?
- Vox has a solid article on Catherynne Valente, a writer whose latest book Refrigerator Monologues is about comic heroines who have been "fridged." She has a lot to say in this interview, about feminism, Red Sonja, and the oppression of women writers.
For today's musical hit, we have Bebe Rexha and "The Way I Are (Dance With Somebody)"
Today's critical rolls: There are so many women characters that have been fridged, across all genres and media types, women sacrificed so that the male story arc could "grow." What are some that have infuriated you?
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