All Linked Up

Miranda — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0000

Hey everybody! TFI Friday, as usual. Have some links.

Jenni, Rhian and I just got back from a great evening in Vauxhall – we went to see queer feminist burlesque collective Lashings of Ginger Beer Time, so they’re our first link. Dazzlingly articulate and laugh-out-loud, they’re a bit of a must-see. Sally Outen was barnstorming. Go and see them. You will not regret it.
Raina Lipsitz in a compelling piece for The Atlantic – “Thelma and Louise: The last great film about women”. Whatever your stance on T&L (and Team BadRep is roughly split squarely down the middle on it, I think!), whither progress since 1992? is still a very damn pertinent question.
Geek Feminism has a thoughtful article on ‘geek girls’, objectification, and comic-con dynamics.
Awkward Black Girl is an excellent web series produced by film maker, actor and writer Issa Rae. It’s made enough of a splash on Kickstarter for more eps to be made: woo! (You can read Issa’s piece on that here.) Should you need persuading further, here is how we heard about it: Lori on Feministing telling you more about it.
Finally, a daydream with a point from Stavvers. Read it! It’s beautifully written, and contains a swearing, time-travelling Mary Wollstonecraft. Who, yes, is absolutely still hugely bloody relevant. If you look up there to the top right of your screen, you’ll see her words are a permanent fixture on our site design. Damn straight.

issa rae – Bad Reputation