- 1. The Sexy, Feminist History of Fishnet Tights
- (Style)
- ... of skin they showed by wearing multicolored fishnets under miniskirts. CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The 1970s and ‘80s introduced fishnet tights and tops as an essential ...
- Created on 14 February 2023
- 2. 10 Protest Songs About Reproductive Health To Add To Your Feminist, Pro-Choice Playlist
- (Music)
- ... I'm wearin' from now on / Won't take up so much yardage / Miniskirts, hot pants and a few little fancy frills / Yeah I'm makin' up for all those years / Since I've got the pill” Abortion Song - The New ...
- Created on 20 July 2022
- 3. A Little History On How The Blue-Haired Old Lady Trope Came To Be
- (Feminism)
- ... be it miniskirts or gay marriage. Given that these are not the people one would associate with crazy-colored hair, what’s behind this ageist, sexist slur? Blue hair has been around longer than you might ...
- Created on 05 April 2022
- 4. Dressed to the Maxi: The “Dangerous” History of One of Fashion’s Favorite Coats
- (Style)
- ... to floor-sweeping maxis. But what, exactly, was the punch line? The public was concerned, in a tongue-in-cheek way, over whether or not a generation of women raised on miniskirts would injure themselves ...
- Created on 11 May 2021
- 5. Gloria Steinem And Kathleen Hanna On Feminism, Riot Grrrl, And The Sexual Revolution: From The BUST Archives
- (Feminism)
- ... they think you must be against sex. KATHLEEN: Right. GLORIA: It’s been dramatized for me because I was saying the same things in the ’70s, wearing miniskirts, and being perceived as a slut. Now, saying ...
- Created on 15 August 2018
- 6. Notes On Frump: A Style
- (Style)
- In my rough and leafy corner of the universe, a promised land called West Philadelphia, I have noticed something new taking hold. It is a sensibility like Sontag meant it — “a logic of taste,” ...
- Created on 17 August 2017
- 7. From Xena to Wonder Woman: The Physics of Female Fighters
- (Movies)
- ... signature miniskirts. Buffy is fit, but far from toned enough to execute the gravity-defying moves. Of course, Buffy is fictional, but there’s an important narrative power to giving a thin, not particularly ...
- Created on 05 July 2017
- 8. With ‘White Girl,’ Morgan Saylor Is Done Playing ‘The Girlfriend’ Or ‘The Daughter’: BUST Interview
- (Movies)
- ... coffeeshop in the West Village, where we’re sipping iced teas. I point out another review, which suggested that Morgan's character Leah’s short shorts and miniskirts meant that she was “asking for it.” ...
- Created on 02 September 2016
- 9. Celestial Styles Inspired By Your Horoscope
- (Style)
- ... standout hair. They look amazing in outfits that can command a room, like hot pants, sexy takes on menswear, or miniskirts. ON KATE: HONOR YELLOW BELL SLEEVED DRESS, HONORNYC.COM; THE LOVED ONE VINTAGE ...
- Created on 05 April 2016
- 10. Tell Us Your Best/Worst Catcalling Story
- (Feminism)
- It is a very unfortunate reality that if you are a woman and you choose to walk down a street, some men will feel the need to yell, honk, or whisper aggressive things in your ear. According to stopstreetharassment.org, ...
- Created on 21 January 2016
- 11. Dutch Men Don Miniskirts To Protest Victim-Blaming
- (Feminism)
- Following the sexual assaults of dozens of women that took place in Cologne, Germany on New Year’s Eve, men in Amsterdam took to the streets in miniskirts to show solidarity with women and protest the ...
- Created on 19 January 2016
- 12. How Tea Towels Made Feminism Safe for the Kitchen
- (Feminism)
- ... towels are infantilized, with round, pink-cheeked faces and tiny, closed mouths. Instead of sexy miniskirts or mannish pantsuits, one wears a quaintly old-fashioned dress and boots and the other gal sports ...
- Created on 04 May 2015
- 13. Staten Island Girls Fight School Dress Code
- (Style)
- ... tops, short-shorts, miniskirts, leggings, skinny jeans, headbands, halter-tops, sweats, hats, hoodies, sunglasses, and more. Before students enter the building, there are fifteen staff members outside ...
- Created on 10 October 2014
- 14. Uganda Proposes to Ban Short Skirts, Censor Television, and Monitor Internet
- (Feminism)
- ... be closely monitored by government officials. Uganda’s ethics and integrity minister, Simon Lokodo, supports this new bill stating, “It’s outlawing any indecent dressing including miniskirts.” He ...
- Created on 08 April 2013
- 15. Women's Thighs Act As Billboards In New Marketing Schem
- (Feminism)
- ... and must wear miniskirts that reveal their thighs where the advertisements are plastered. These women then have to post at least two photos of themselves on the Internet each day, with the advertised ...
- Created on 11 March 2013
- 16. Grandpa's Got Legs, and He Knows How to Use '
- (General)
- China’s next supermodel may just be 72-year-old Liu Xianping. He’s got the bod for the latest in miniskirts and the legs to pull them off. His cross-dressing photos have gone viral and as a result, ...
- Created on 27 November 2012
