Category: women

Welcome to Vegas: why the 90s just wasn’t ready for <I>Showgirls</I>

Welcome to Vegas: why the 90s just wasn’t ready for Showgirls

“If all lap-dancers get as carried away as Nomi does, I’ll bet they’re constantly seeing a chiropractor about their backs.” –Roger Ebert on Showgirls When I was younger I remember seeing Showgirls on television. I remember the scene where Nomi performs at the Stardust for…

A historical list of badass b*tches for International Women’s Day

A historical list of badass b*tches for International Women’s Day

One could argue it seems unfair there is an International Women’s day but no International Men’s Day by the simple virtues of feminism. But in a world where women are STILL fighting for simple things such as equal pay in the workforce, I think it’s…

<i>Free the Nipple</i>: decriminalizing the female body with a topless revolt

Free the Nipple: decriminalizing the female body with a topless revolt

Let’s face it: it’s not fair that we have these boundaries put up for our bodies. Society has us all living in these separate gender boxes of what we’re “supposed” to do as a lady, as a man. And what’s the difference if I see…

#CatsAgainstCatCalling for #NationalCatDay: stop creepers from lurkin’ on the streets

#CatsAgainstCatCalling for #NationalCatDay: stop creepers from lurkin’ on the streets

It must be some sort of weird coincidence that it’s NATIONAL CAT DAY because just the other day while walking through one of New York’s few “alleyways” in Hell’s Kitchen I saw a throw up of the apparent full-out campaign “Cats against cat calling”, to which…

The government is subtly trying to rule all the vajayjays

The government is subtly trying to rule all the vajayjays

We’re living in a time where elected officials of the United States of America are claiming women are able to prevent their own pregnancies telepathically, and the fact a lot of these (well, most of these) officials are men (that probably have no idea about…