- 21. Director Aly Migliori’s Feminist “Twist” On The Thriller Genre
- (Movies)
- ... in the face of danger. With today’s #MeToo movement comes counterarguments of misunderstood intent and victim-blaming. Twist refutes these arguments with an emphasis on the ambiguity of agency in the ...
- Created on 25 April 2019
- 22. What "Josie and the Pussycats" Taught Me About Capitalism, Government Mistrust, And Halter Top
- (Movies)
- The other day in the BUST office, I was asked to write a piece about the misunderstood 2001 film Josie and the Pussycats. I nearly fell out of my chair. Me...writing about one of my all-time favorite ...
- Created on 03 April 2019
- 23. How "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" Subverts Gender Stereotype
- (TV)
- ... often misunderstood sexual orientation. Darryl is also a loving, caring father who will go to bat for the daughter he loves any day of the week. His wife was an absent mother who had an affair while ...
- Created on 14 February 2019
- 24. "Gentlemen Prefers Blondes" Is A Feminist Buddy Comed
- (Movies)
- When I noticed Hulu recently added the 1953 Marilyn Monroe classic, Gentlemen Prefers Blondes, I scoffed. While I find Monroe to be a complex and misunderstood icon (notably her friendship with Ella ...
- Created on 24 January 2019
- 25. 6 Things You Need to Know About Human Trafficking
- (Feminism)
- ... also misunderstood. Here are some things you should keep in mind when you talk about human trafficking: Human trafficking is more than just forced prostitution. Congress passed the Trafficking Victims ...
- Created on 09 January 2019
- 26. "Faking It" Asks—And Answers—Why Women Lie About Se
- (Books)
- Faking It: The Lies Women Tell About Sex—And The Truths They Reveal By Lux Alptraum (Seal Press) Why do women lie about sex? And do we really lie, or are our truths just misunderstood? ...
- Created on 31 October 2018
- 27. Mary Lambert Proves The Power Of Vulnerability, Self-Doubt, And Self-Love In Her New Poetry Collection: BUST Interview
- (Books)
- ... thinks are misunderstood and not always represented in writing. “Oftentimes, when people are writing about trauma or talking about trauma, you have this chorus of, ‘I want people to know that they’re not ...
- Created on 23 October 2018
- 28. Astrology 101: Conquering the Birth Chart
- (Feminism)
- ... misunderstood house in astrology. It's here that we see early developmental issues that were repressed in the parents/guardians lives when you were wee. This is the place of your innermost psychology, your ...
- Created on 26 September 2018
- 29. 19 Lisa Simpson Quotes To Get You Through Your Week
- (Living)
- ... misunderstood, underestimated, alone and anxious for her future. We saw her going after what she wanted and what she believed was right despite her vulnerabilities. We saw Lisa in ourselves. Header photo ...
- Created on 18 September 2018
- 30. How Alt-Folk Musician Cassandra Jenkins Uses Tarot And Mythology
- (Music)
- ... from years being misunderstood by society, grew deeply connected with her natural surroundings by taking care of the forest flora and fauna. What is your relationship with the occult world today? How ...
- Created on 04 September 2018
- 31. Gloria Steinem And Kathleen Hanna On Feminism, Riot Grrrl, And The Sexual Revolution: From The BUST Archives
- (Feminism)
- ... Yeah, I doubt very much [that Dworkin and MacKinnon had anything to do with that]. Hardly anybody is as misunderstood as Andrea. KATHLEEN: I think she’s contributed really, really important scholarship, ...
- Created on 15 August 2018
- 32. In Broadway's "Head Over Heels," The Go-Go's Music Is The S
- (Entertainment)
- ... loves me / I'll bend over backwards / Swallow all my angry words,” the frustrated main character sings, and everybody who has ever felt stifled or misunderstood can relate. In this setting—the Broadway ...
- Created on 07 August 2018
- 33. "Seeing Allred" Celebrates Feminist Lawyer Gloria Allred's Controversial Care
- (Movies)
- ... As Allred herself notes early on in Seeing Allred: “I think I’m very well understood by many people, and misunderstood by people who wish to misunderstand because they have an agenda that is different ...
- Created on 01 May 2018
- 34. This Art Showcase is Displaying the Intersectionality of Identity
- (Arts)
- ... while also creating a space where misunderstood and disenfranchised people can find empowerment and healing. Each tour date will have a different assembly of intersectional artists to create a one-of-a-kind ...
- Created on 04 April 2018
- 35. My Stay In The Psych Ward Changed My Filipino-Based Views On Mental Illness
- (Feminism)
- ... illness like me. * Mental health and mental illness is often misunderstood and ignored in Filipino culture. If an individual has a mental illness, a person is supposed to get over it. If a person is ...
- Created on 02 March 2018
- 36. What "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" Got Right About Mental Illnes
- (TV)
- ... cold. It’s misunderstood, misdiagnosed, and often goes untreated due to fear and shame. But we are not alone! Take a look at these numbers from the National Alliance on Mental Health: • Approximately ...
- Created on 21 November 2017
- 37. Goddess Aviva And Sophie Saint Thomas Answer Questions You've Always Wanted To Ask About BDSM And Consen
- (Sex)
- ... who enjoys being humiliated, punched, or called a “good girl or slut”? S: This is something horribly misunderstood; there’s nothing anti-feminist about enjoying being consensually degraded in the bedroom. ...
- Created on 13 November 2017
- 38. Sarah Silverman On "I Love You, America" And Trying To Understand Trump Supporter
- (TV)
- ... ignorance, lack of sensitivity, or naïveté render her the true fool. (When this works, as it usually does, it’s hilarious. When it doesn’t, or when her meaning is misunderstood, she can come off as the ...
- Created on 03 November 2017
- 39. 3 Books About The Secret Lives Of Women
- (Books)
- ... Orna Donath interviewed women of varying ages and backgrounds who share one important yet widely misunderstood secret quality: They all deeply regret becoming mothers. They’re not just ambivalent—they ...
- Created on 25 August 2017
- 40. Paula Cole Returns To Her Jazz Roots: BUST Interview
- (Music)
- ... women. So there isn’t any other album like that. On Amen, I was a little more influenced by soul and hip-hop musicians. It was really misunderstood, that album. And then I disappeared for eight years. I ...
- Created on 16 June 2017
