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6 Cancelled Shows That Left Us Shook
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(TV)
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... finally getting greater representation in TV, both in front of and behind the scenes— according to a recent report, women made up 63.1% of television staff writers, and 42% of streaming programs identified ...
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Created on 04 January 2023
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Boob Tube: Celebrating Five TV Moms We Love For Mother's Da
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(TV)
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...
Sixth Photo: ABC Television from Wikimedia Commons
More from BUST
This Mother's Day, Honor Mamas Everywhere By Supporting The National Bail Out
This Mother's Day, You Can Support These Campaigns ...
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Created on 07 May 2021
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R. Kelly Releases 19-Minute Song “I Admit,” Denying Accusations Of Sexual Abuse: Link Roundup
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(Feminism)
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... of any live-action superhero series. Read more at Deadline.
First Trans Superhero Arriving Soon on Supergirl
In more great news for superhero lovers, television’s first transgender superhero will ...
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Created on 23 July 2018
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Week Of Women: July 13-19, 2018
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(Entertainment)
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This week in feminist-friendly entertainment brings us the premiere of the buzzed-about coming-of-age movie Eighth Grade, new music by the Ophelias, a new book by Megan Abbott, and more. Plus, subscribe ...
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Created on 12 July 2018
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How Anthony Bourdain Advocated For Restaurant Workers
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(Eat Me)
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... (Spoiler: it’s the GM.) Through his own television show, to his personal advocation, he made sure people were listening to tipped workers, undocumented workers, and exploited workers. He’s famously quoted ...
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Created on 25 June 2018
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These 3 New Books Give Us An Inside Look At Women In Showbiz
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(Books)
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... history of comedic performances by American women on stage, in radio, in film, and on television. Editors Linda Mizejewski and Victoria Sturtevant have created a book that expertly explores the past, present, ...
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Created on 20 June 2018
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Tig Notaro Tells People Worried About Abusers Recovering From #MeToo, “Shut Up”: Link Roundup
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(Feminism)
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Tig Notaro On #MeToo Redemption Narratives
In an interview with the New York Times, Tig Notaro held firm when asked about the future career of Louis C.K. and other men accused of sexual harassment or ...
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Created on 21 May 2018
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Michelle Wolf’s “Eyeshadow Of Lies” Joke Isn’t Sexist—But Her Critics Are
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(TV)
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... Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski tweeted that “watching a wife and mother be humiliated on national television for her looks is deplorable.” The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman added: via Twitter, @maggieNYT ...
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Created on 30 April 2018
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Moms Mabley Was The Trailblazing Dirty Granny Of Standup Comedy
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(Entertainment)
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... disgrace to be old. But damn if it isn’t inconvenient.”
All the lolz. Via Giphy. Moms gained popularity with mainstream audiences in the 1960s, when her career took off in television.
She appeared ...
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Created on 27 April 2018
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Tina Fey, Just Before "Mean Girls": From The BUST Archive
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(TV)
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... in me being on television.
Have you ever looked at any of the message boards or websites dedicated to how awesome you look in glasses?
Oh—no!
Lots of sexy librarian stuff.
Right. It’s an existing ...
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Created on 20 April 2018
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6 More Of Our Favorite TV Moms
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(Living)
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Mother's Day is this Sunday, and that means it's time to thank the mothers in our lives that helped support us and shape us into the people we are today. For many of us, that means thanking our real-life ...
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Created on 02 May 2016
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12.
The Rise Of Facebook Feminism
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(Feminism)
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... important. The oppression of male privilege operates in the same destructive way. Racism is the one of the most undermining factors in intersectional feminism. In a television segment discussing white ...
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Created on 15 March 2016
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What I Wish I'd Known Before I Became A Young Mothe
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(Living)
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I wish, as a young mother, I’d have known being a mother is, despite smiling moms in television commercials, not fun. The popular Tumblr It's Like They Know Us has made it clear that advertisements absolutely ...
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Created on 26 February 2016
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14.
The "Gilmore Guys," Fandom, And Feminis
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(Entertainment)
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... Wednesday, hundreds of paying customers packed Brooklyn’s The Bell House—twice—and Manhattan’s Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre just to listen to these two dumb dudes (their words) talk about a television ...
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Created on 22 July 2015
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15.
5 Things We Learned From the Gilmore Girls Reunion
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(TV)
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Last Saturday evening, the still-beloved cast of Gilmore Girls joined the show’s creator Amy Sherman-Palladino for a reunion at the ATX Television Festival. After the theme song played with much of the ...
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Created on 10 June 2015
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Conservative PolitiChicks talk 'feminism' on Fox New
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(TV)
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When the hosts of the web show "PolitiChicks" made a guest appearance on "Fox & Friends" this past Tuesday, they voiced opinions that probably would have been offensive if they hadn't been so deeply ...
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Created on 05 September 2014
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BET's 'Twenties': For Twenty-Somethings That Are Not Whi
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(General)
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Almost every twenty year old on television is white, ESPECIALLY in comedies (give or take the occasional token brown friend). Organic stories about the lives of people of color aren’t typically seen ...
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Created on 11 July 2014
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18.
10 Possible Replacements for Letterman (Hint: They're All Women
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(TV)
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... Leno, Craig Ferguson, and Conan O’Brien. *yawn*
Men have traditionally hosted late night television because of the outdated gendered blocking of Television viewing times. Daytime television has no shortage ...
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Created on 07 April 2014
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Afternoon Delight Director Jill Soloway Talks Feminism, Friendship, and Filmmaking
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(Movies)
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... was just sort of like pushing myself to what I considered my most. I felt like I wasn’t punching above my weight creatively, and I didn’t feel like I was working in my risk space in television. I also ...
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Created on 30 August 2013
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Don't "Fat Talk" In Front of My Daughters, Mother Plea
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(General)
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... from day camp with a new-found fear of soda. The culprit? A coach who had told the kids “drinking soda will give you a big tummy and that a big tummy is bad.” Uh, harsh much?
Horrified, the NickMom television ...
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Created on 01 July 2013