Critical Hits & Misses #189

• Bustle has an excellent list of 5 intersectional feminist books to help you reflect and resist, courtesy of the Women's March on Washington and their ongoing lists of action. 


• If you've been watching Supergirl this season, you just might be in love with Lena Luthor (especially after last week's episode). I sure am! Tvline has an interview with actress Katie McGrath, who has been upgraded to regular for season three! 


• Broadly discusses the feminist punk trio that goes by the name Skinny Girl Diet. And we've got one of their songs as the musical hit for today, so check it out!

For today's musical hit, we have Skinny Girl Diet and "BORED"

Today's critical rolls: do you have any intersectional feminist books, tv, or movies you'd recommend? Let us know!


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Critical Hits & Misses #179

Photo credit: Geeks of Color

• Are you tired of white people trotting our black Nick Fury, or black Heimdall, or black insert-this-character-here, as a response when you point out the bullshit whitewashing that goes on constantly in Hollywood (hello Ghost in the Shell)? Well Geeks of Color has written a great post on the differences between whitewashing and racebending, and it's worth a word. 


• For this week's feminist indie artist, we direct your attention to this New York Times interview of Diet Cig and her "peppy feminist pop-punk." 


• Pretty Little Liars’ last season premieres this week. Over on Autostraddle, Heather Hogan takes a critical feminist look at the show and its development over time, posing one question for the final season: "Will an adult man be forced to take responsibility for literally anything?"

For today's musical hit, we have Diet Cig and "Tummy Ache"

Today's critical rolls: I've asked about racebending before, but it's worth revisiting. What kinds of characters/stories do you want to see racebent?


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Critical Hits & Misses #145

• Today in infuriating-but-not-really-surprising news: the Indian Censor Board has denied certification for the feminist film Lipstick Under My Burkha for being "lady-oriented." This film by Alankrita Shrivastava explores the sexual escapades of four women in a small town, and the movie has won lots of awards abroad. 


• If you're needing some solid punk feminist music, check out this article on Plasmic, whose synth punk music is "music to burn barbie dolls to." 

For today's musical hit, we have Plasmic's "Tears Are A Routine"

Today's critical rolls: Censorship sucks, but it's a constant when it comes to conservatives all over the world, and throughout history. What's your favorite censored book or music or movie and why?


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