Yesterday I saw the Sinead O’Connor commentary on Miley Cyrus make the rounds online. Mostly by Feminists my age. Feminists that grew up with Madonna, mind you. My first thought was “really? Sinead, is commenting on “bad decisions”? Don’t get me wrong, that Wrecking Ball video is terrible. I was so excited to see some good quality, pop music, pushing the envelope shit and there is nothing there. That’s why none of this makes sense, a pop star is naked,…. ok, a pop star is doing drugs…ok, a pop star is having sex, ….ok. I really don’t care…a pop star is “appropriating” black culture…ok maybe I care a little, but that’s a whole other topic. While, I agree with much of what O’Connor says and love her to deaf. I wanted to write something about how instead of doing a Miley “pile on” Sinead shoulda listed all the amazing, talented women out there TRYING to get clicks without taking off their clothes. But then I thought Miley DID make an atrocious video referencing Sinead, so she deserves this commentary. And thus I gave up on writing a blog. Which I do quite often, haha.

But later, a post by a younger feminist questioning the letter by Sinead as “slut shaming” and prejudiced, in that (in my mind), it’s fine for all these other pop stars to be all sexy but not Miley, DEAR GOD NOT MILEY!!!!! ugh. I really don’t know how I feel about the term “slut shaming,” I general think we should be doing more shaming, but that’s another topic.

Do we bat an eye when a young black, female celebrity engages in such behavior? Has there been a young black female celebrity engaging in such behavior? Lawrence Fishborne’s daughter and her porn career, possibly, that girl from Family Matters and her weed addiction and foray into porn, possibly. I don’t even know her name.(I’m not going to Google it cause I’m lazy and racist.)

So here click on theeeese shits instead of the Miley pile on, or click on the Miley stuff AND click on these! Positivity!

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/blackgirlnerds
http://www.istillloveherinc.com/home/

so, i am going to pretend i care about shit other than “cultural” politics and post this cause, like this happened, but as far as i can tell it hasnt been on CNN at all, cause you know like some baby and weiners and all that, but 500 militants escaped.
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2013/07/hundreds-al-qaeda-militants-escaped-abu-ghraib/67470/

Friday September 6th, 2013
Antena Gallery
1765 S. Laflin, St.
Chicago, IL 60608

“How Many Feminists Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb?” …
….“That’s not funny.”
“How Many Feminists…” is a collection of comedic work by female video artists and performers who identity themselves as feminists and utilize humor as an important part of their work. This show is put together with the intent of getting the academic art world and activist communities to “catch up” with mainstream entertainment in terms of experimentation and trendsetting a female comedic expression. In addition to showcasing female comedic work, this show intertwines “art” and “entertainment” into one genre by including stand up performers and comedic troupes.
Video Work by:
Sarah Kelly
Julie Portratz
Marisa Williamson
Katya Grokhovsky
Rachelle Beaudoin
Andrea Hidalgo
Roxy Farhat
Em Meine
Cristine Brache
T. Foley
Lex Brown
Lilly McElroy
Molly Shea
Shana Moulton
Becky Sellinger

Photography work by
Rosemarie Romero

Come Opening Night for Live Performances by
Julie Potratz
And
The Puterbaugh Sisterz

With a Presentation by curator
Sara McCool

antenapilsen (at) gmail.com
(773) 340-3516

No podcast today, McNotCool is on summer vacation, but get excited because we will be coming back with a LIVE call in show in two weeks on Fat Sluts! In which Kim and I respond to this Racialious Article http://www.racialicious.com/2013/06/14/why-cant-black-women-claim-sluttiness-again/ So, you have seven episodes to get caught up on until then!

Father’s Day is over and Kim and I couldn’t afford therapy this week, so we present the Daddy Issue’s podcast. Join us as we reminisce about our broken homes, strategize how to make “child raising issues” as popular a term as “daddy issues,” and one reason why “deadbeat” dads should be proud.

Listen Here.

This week is a continuation of the “When Did Not Paying For Me End Sexism?” Episode. I break my brain trying to figure out if chubby girls posting photos of themselves naked on Tumblr is a victory for humanity. Along, with my experiences attempting to date and Hugh Hefner is a big old feminist(not really).

ListenHere

That’s not funny.

This weeks podcast is beating a dead horse and piling onto the “r*pe joke” debate. Kim responds the video below of Lindy West on Kamau Bell by saying terribly sexist things. I tell my favorite racist joke and again get denied by Kim on a proposal to “re-appropriate” the word ninja. With r*pe vs murder and wearing Kramer T-Shirts all thrown in for good measure.

Listen Here: McNotCool Episode 5

Don’t forget, next week will be a continuation of the now THREE part series on the state of Feminism, which is really just me complaining about not being date-able. Come for the Schadenfreude, stay for the Schadenfreude.

In this episode we attempt a look at the state of Feminism, I blame my emotional problems and lack of dating success on sexism, and Kim and I try to figure out why women don’t objectify men right and our sexual “empowerment” more often than not includes objectifying ourselves.

Listen Here McNotCool Episode: 4

Check out our third episode, which my white guilt forced me to make, “Black Girls Are Awesome!” Kim and I, again try to build bridges of racial tolerance and figure out if “Nappy Dugout” is empowering or sexist.

Make sure to check out next’s week’s episode: “When Did Not Paying For Me End Sexism?” in which I seel my fate as someone who dies alone and Kim and I worry about today’s young women’s seemingly liberal policy on unreciprocated blow jobs.

McNotCool Episode 3: Black Girls Are Awesome