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LS- Be prepared. I drop the f-bomb a lot.
By Melissa Silverstein onToday's Disconnect - Do Actresses Have Clout or Not?June 18, 2013 4:17 PM -
Melissa, thank you for cross-posting this. And Mr. Lew, what a great article. My favorite line,
By Linn D. onCross Post: On Gender ParityJune 18, 2013 2:08 PM -
Dear Melissa, When you dropped that F-bomb, I laughed out loud so hard it qualified as a,
June 18, 2013 12:32 PM -
Film student in Grand Rapids, MI. This website was actually recommended for me (LOL) from Shadow and
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Wonder Woman is NOT a Superman or a Batman. She never was. She's always been on par with other
By Star onGuest Post: Here Comes Superman...AgainJune 18, 2013 12:32 AM
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Melissa Silverstein | August 18, 2011 1:30 AM
I read so many books in college and after about women at the turn of the 20th century and how they were made to feel crazy because they wanted to experience other things than what the men of society wanted them to be. They were always said to be hysterical and told to rest. I really hope it's not trivialized either. Some of my favorite things are written by women who were said to be hysterical like The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and The Awakening by Kate Chopin.
M | August 17, 2011 5:10 AM
What do you think about the mix of humor and hysteria? I'm anxious to see the film, but after the trailer, I'm a bit concerned at the seemingly simplistic connection they make between hysteria and horniness.Hoping the hysteria angle isn't trivialized.