Click here to read thoughts from 18 young feminists from Latin America and the Caribbean regarding “what it means to be a young feminist in a machista society.” 
In response to some cinematic sexism, Katla McGlynn jokes that she was “capable of understanding Goodfellas.” Meanwhile, film critic Amy Nicholson says she has plenty of reasons to dislike Goodfellas and none of them have to do with her being female.
“Two days before the shoot, I flipped through a book of Ms. Ettlinger’s photos to get a sense of how authors typically dressed for their portraits. I made a startling discovery: The male and female authors posed differently. The men looked simpler, more straightforward. The women looked dreamy, often gazing off into the distance. Their limbs were sometimes entwined, like vines.”–Amanda Filipacchi in “How to Pose Like a Man”
“Eileen was vulnerable and open in a way that I feel she could choose not to be any more–she could stop being vulnerable, she could be an asshole–part of what moves me about her work, has long inspired me, is this vulnerability, which is a generosity, too.”– Suzanne Scanlon on how “It’s Not Enough to Unfriend”
“…defining women in terms of the hardships we face seems not just limited, but really sad. It also seems deeply misinformed to say that trans women don’t understand a female experience that is based on suffering.”–Ann Friedman asking, “How Do You Know You’re a Woman?”
“For years, transgender women lived in fear of hanging out together, lest they become targets of violence. Here, artist/actor/decorator Van Barnes, comedic iconoclast Miss Barbie-Q and artist/filmmaker Zackary Drucker proudly and bravely bond in public, offering a glimpse of rarely seen transfeminine sisterhood.”–Says Rhys Ernst in “If You Loved Transparent, Don’t Miss It’s Provocative Doc Offspring”
“In the United States, the majority of trafficked people are engaged in forms of forced labor, including production for the U.S. market, like Wal-Mart shrimp, cocoa for chocolate industry brand names, and many suppliers of cotton…’The people making the most change are not politicians,’ added Rodriquez, ‘they’re volunteers working with survivors and raising awareness.”–Read about “Hidden In Plain Site: Art About Human Trafficking” here.
Williams: “…either way, this incident is progress.”
Stewart: “Is…uh, I’m sorry, uh…”
Williams: “What?”
Stewart: “Jessica, a cop pulled his gun out and dragged a 14-year-old girl to the ground by her hair.”
Williams: “Yeah, I know, white people always want to touch our hair, it’s nothing new. Jon, it’s progress because a cop pulled a gun on a group of black kids and nobody’s dead.”
It is with heavy hearts that we read about the passing of Kalief Browder this week.
“I want to break barriers!” said 16-year-old camper Chasity Hunter. “I just want to do all the things a girl is not supposed to do ’cause I can do whatever I want!”–Excerpt from “Girls Rock Summer Camp Teaches Gender Empowerment Through Music”
Go here to read Neko Case’s long form essay on “Women In ____.”
In response to a Nobel Prize-winning biochemist statement on the “trouble with girls” in the laboratory, some female scientists are putting “distractingly sexy” photos of themselves on social media.
If you need a good feminist laugh, read Cassie J.’s “I Have Been Sitting on Manspreaders For the Last Month and I Have Never Felt More Free.”
For every episode of Orange is the New Black you watch, consider making a donation here toward projects that support trans/cis-women and LGBTQ prisoners.
If you live in or near San Francisco, you can attend the Queer Women of Color Film Festival FOR FREE and I am really jealous.
Are you a documentary photographer or film/videomaker? Feminist-run Venice Arts has a few more days left in their call for entries in a juried show entitled, “Disaster Is My Muse.”
Are you a writer? Hermana Resist wants your “stories of discovery and wonderment, these stories of betrayal at not knowing (Gloria Anzaldua’s) words for so long, stories of nourishment and alimento.” Submissions are due July 31st.
Looking for a different kind of beauty pageant? If you live in New York, you can attend the 4th Annual Inner Beauty Pageant hosted by Jo Firestone.
What did we miss this week? Let us know in the comments! <3
