- 1. A New Study Finds Gender Bias in The Surgical Field Often Translates to Deadly Outcomes For Female Patients
- (Feminism)
- ... adapted by some in the medical field, is rooted in the narrative of the hysterical woman. Selma Blair has been very vocal about her own struggles in the healthcare system and its underlying issues ...
- Created on 13 January 2022
- 2. "It Does Revenge In A Small Way": Violet Kupersmith On Ghosts, Trauma, And Her New Novel, "Build Your House Around My Bod
- (Books)
- ... the only girl there and so it became kind of the trope of the hysterical woman, which was very annoying. They were like, ‘Oh, if we stay we can have an experience.’ I was like, ‘an experience of getting ...
- Created on 09 August 2021
- 3. Comedian Iliza Shlesinger tells the true tale behind her hilarious new film “Good On Paper” on BUST’s “Poptarts” Podcast!
- (Poptarts)
- Iliza Shlesinger is an award-winning comedian, actor, writer, producer, and author who earned her massive fan base by doing tons of touring all over the world. In 2008, she became the first woman to ...
- Created on 27 June 2021
- 4. Lysol's Horrifying History Of Marketing Cleaning Products As Birth Contro
- (Living)
- ... lime and cheese aspic abominations, all designed to encourage readers to reach for the mid-century version of “living your best life.” From the hysterical to the long-suffering, formulaic female tropes ...
- Created on 25 March 2021
- 5. In "Hysterical," Kathy Griffin, Margaret Cho, and Others Discuss the Contradictions of Being a Woman in Comed
- (Movies)
- As the documentary Hysterical begins, neon signs flash over photos of comedians when they were young girls. The signs read: "BE PRETTY. BE SOFT-SPOKEN. DON’T BE BOSSY. BE NICE. DON’T BE MESSY. SMILE." ...
- Created on 17 March 2021
- 6. Jane Fonda: A Rebel With a Cause. Exclusive BUST Interview
- (Feminism)
- ... characters. I was by myself, and I was absolutely blown away by this piece,” she says. “I think it was during some of the really hysterical monologues, while I was laughing—because you see, when you laugh, ...
- Created on 07 January 2021
- 7. Jane Fonda BUST Interview: Sneak Peek
- (Entertainment)
- ... by myself, and I was absolutely blown away by this piece,” she says. “I think it was during some of the really hysterical monologues, while I was laughing—because you see, when you laugh, your guard is ...
- Created on 03 December 2020
- 8. Shedding The Skin Of Childhood In Season 2 Of "PEN15
- (TV)
- ... provide. With the creativity of a show that reminds viewers of "Broad City," and the nuanced acting of the whole cast, “PEN15” is able to take major life moments during puberty and make them hysterically ...
- Created on 28 September 2020
- 9. With "Haunted Painting," Sad13 (AKA Sadie Dupuis) Is At Her Best ...
- (Music)
- ... and others. The songs “WTD?” and “Hysterical” are pure bops, with whimsical, synth-laden instrumentation that takes the edge off Dupuis’ incisive lyrics. Other tracks—“Ruby Wand,” “Market Hotel”—clock ...
- Created on 25 September 2020
- 10. Can We Talk About The Convenience Of "Himpathy" for Harvey Weinstein
- (Feminism)
- ... shift the conversation away from the assault, they would be named hysterical, unfit and be deemed less credible. And if a woman were to walk out of a courtroom without using a walker that she came in with, ...
- Created on 25 February 2020
- 11. 5 Great New Books By Women To Curl Up with This Fall
- (Books)
- ... Writing About Anger Edited by Lilly Dancyger (Seal Press) Historically, angry women have been branded hysterical, dramatic, crazy, hormonal, and irrational. According to the essays in editor Lilly Dancyger’s ...
- Created on 05 September 2019
- 12. The Princess In The Tower And The Skeleton Under The Floorboards: The Story Of Sophia Dorothea
- (General)
- ... floorboards of the castle. Hysterical, Sophia was held under house arrest in her rooms. George managed to divorce Sophia and she was found guilty of malicious desertion. Then, George ordered that ...
- Created on 19 July 2019
- 13. Selma Blair's Struggle To Get Diagnosis Proves Underlying Problems In Medical Industr
- (General)
- ... and health issues, using excuses similar to the ones Blair stated above. Many doctors simply tell women to “ignore the pain,” call them hysterical, tell them they “pay too much attention to their own body,” ...
- Created on 05 March 2019
- 14. Abbi Jacobson And Ilana Glazer Say Goodbye To "Broad City"—But Not Each Othe
- (TV)
- ... to ideas. When I met you, I was like, “Oh my God, this person is hysterical, but also, a genius.” You know what I mean? You were cracking me up, saying stuff like, “caramel and queer, baby,” but you were ...
- Created on 23 January 2019
- 15. Rashida Tlaib And Uncivil Disobedience
- (Feminism)
- ... as power.” Tlaib’s remark has been categorized as inflammatory and even hysterical, rather than as a legitimate, justified reaction to outrageous abuses of power. Traister notes, “Our founders were ...
- Created on 14 January 2019
- 16. How I Recovered From Sex And Love Addiction
- (Sex)
- ... and hysterical. I had come to the decision that I was crazy. I was broken, and no one could ever love me. I was unlovable. There was no point in living anymore. Because he didn’t text me back. Of course, ...
- Created on 13 December 2018
- 17. The Forgotten Story Of The Woman Who Created Color Film
- (Movies)
- ... old boys' club finally won. By the late 1940s, Natalie had pissed off so many of Hollywood's powerful men that she gradually started to be removed from sets, working less and less as rumors of her "hysterical" ...
- Created on 15 October 2018
- 18. What My ’80s Childhood Taught Me About Rape Culture
- (Feminism)
- The year is 1986, and I am around eight years old. I am sitting in my living room in Brooklyn watching Revenge of the Nerds with rapt attention. My mother is not around; perhaps she is passed out or ...
- Created on 12 October 2018
- 19. How Alt-Folk Musician Cassandra Jenkins Uses Tarot And Mythology
- (Music)
- ... the Trojan Horse), but cursed by Apollo so that no one would believe her. This led her to be viewed as hysterical, and in some ways, I can relate. When I decided to self-release my music, I named my record ...
- Created on 04 September 2018
- 20. The Story Of Alice Keppel, The Last (Official) Royal Mistress
- (Feminism)
- ... and commended her to "Kiss Alice." This proved to be the last straw for Alexandra and she immediately commended for Alice to leave. This didn’t go down well, with a hysterical Alice crying as she was ...
- Created on 22 June 2018
