Author Archives: Tami

Written by LIE contributor Margot Magowan; originally published at Reel Girl When I started Reel Girl my plan was to blog about the sexist stereotypes marketed to kids through movies, TV, and toys. I never considered blogging about sexism in food. … Continue reading →

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You’ve got Images in the River: Black Girls Dialogue on your calendar right? Love Isn’t Enough and a few of our crunk feminist friends are getting together at 9 am ET, TOMORROW, right here in this space, to discuss how … Continue reading →

On Saturday, we tried to open the doors. In a small period of time, girls went from spouting Moynihanisms to writing messages of encouragement to Amber Cole as members of her “crew.” Many of the girls sounded like our mothers. … Continue reading →

originally published at Sociological Images by Lisa Wade You might have heard that, after the birth of his daughter with Beyonce Knowles in January, Jay-Z has sworn off calling women “bitches.” [Editor: Jay-Z's representation has since denied this claim.] His change … Continue reading →

written by Love Isn’t Enough contributor Renee; originally published on Womanist Musings I have always said that once you have a couple of kids, they function as great birth control. Every time the unhusband and I get close to each … Continue reading →

written by Love Isn’t Enough contributor Renee; originally published at Womanist Musings Every parent eventually has to make a decision regarding what to teach their children about their genitalia. Some people simply cannot bear to give their children the correct … Continue reading →

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written by Love Isn’t Enough contributor Liz Dwyer; originally published at Los Angelista Back in the late 1970s when I was a kid roaming the stacks at my local public library, I wandered across a set of adventure books with … Continue reading →

By Guest Contributor Roxie Moxie, originally published at Nerdgasm Noire Network Last week the Hunger Games character posters were revealed to fans. There were the usual complaints of actors not meeting book loyalist expectations. However, among the usual complaints of “She … Continue reading →

written by Love Isn’t Enough contributor Liz Dwyer; originally published at Los Angelista “Why’d you give that n***** your eraser?” I send my two sons to school to learn, not so that they can be called racial slurs. But on … Continue reading →

written by Love Isn’t Enough guest contributor Relando Thompkins, MSW “Your hair is so neat. Can I touch it?” When I walked into work this morning, one of the students I worked with showed me an interesting article titled “Can … Continue reading →

written by LIE contributor Renee; originally published at Womanist Musings I came across an article in Madame Noire that neatly dovetailed around a conversation I recently had with a friend. The article concerns parents who have decided to allow their … Continue reading →

written by Love Isn’t Enough contributor Liz Dwyer; originally published at Los Angelista I grew up down the street from a boy whose mom rushed him to the doctor if he had even the slightest runny nose. I am not … Continue reading →