Pop-Culture | Posted by Julie Z on 04/18/2010

Support Women Artists Sunday: Rachel Roy and Jennifer Venditti

So, I recently got an e-mail in regards to SWAS – a regular feature on the FBomb. A reader asked why SWAS was restricted only to musicians…and basically I could think of no other answer than, “I’m really into music and not artistically inclined in other areas so that was really all that occurred to me.” I think it’s a damn good idea to expand the boundaries of these posts to all types of art – visual, design, dance, drama, writing, film: you name it, let’s SWAS it. I’m starting it off all on my own this week, but if you guys are fans of or know of any outstanding women in these fields, please email me suggestions (juliez@thefbomb.org). But for now…

This week SWAS is all about fashion designer …

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Feminism | Posted by Jamie N on 03/19/2010

A Call to Arms

If women are going to continue to break down barriers and keep the fight of feminism alive, we have got to lay off the girl on girl crime. This is something that affects women of all ages. Several weeks ago in Salon Magazine I read an article by  Martha P. Nochimson, an established former NYU professor and author, take down Katheryn Bigelow simply because she didn’t like her movie. Okay, The Hurt Locker wasn’t her cup of tea, but Ms. Nochimson took it to an extremely unacceptable and unprofessional place by not just criticizing Kathryn Bigelow’s work but Kathryn Bigelow herself. Sadly, the go-to put down of name calling was present, but for me, she also employed a much more damaging approach when she pitted two women (also successful filmmakers) …

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