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The Schmooze ‘Insatiable’ Creator Compares Criticism of Her Show To Censorship
Many female humans (and some of the other types, as well) were irritated to learn that a new Netflix show, “Insatiable,” appeared to make fun of fat women. “Insatiable” tells the story of an overweight teenage girl who is ruthlessly bullied until, having had her jaw wired shut for the summer after an accident —…
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The Schmooze 5 Times Gal Gadot Used Her Powers to Fight the Patriarchy
On screen “Wonder Woman” Gal Gadot is the consummate hero, saving the world from ultimate destruction. It turns out that in real life, the Israeli actress is also fighting a war to end all wars. Through her social media platforms, the mother of two little girls has proven to be an advocate for mitigating the…
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The Schmooze ‘Insatiable’ Is Only As Fat-Shaming As The Rest Of TV
The upcoming Netflix series “Insatiable” follows a teenage girl who is bullied for her weight until, having been punched in the jaw and forced to keep it wired shut over the summer, she loses weight, gains social capital, and decides to exact revenge on her bullies. A young white woman getting revenge? Very 2018. Very…
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The Schmooze ‘The American People Won’t Fall For Ivanka’s Faux Feminism’
“Ivanka Trump Is A Hypocrite” announced the Democratic National Committee on Thursday. In a surprisingly relentless takedown of the first daughter and presidential advisor, the DNC bashed Ivanka Trump’s participation in the administration’s “Hire Americans” campaign, given the practices of her own fashion line. Trump’s products, wrote Elizabeth Renda, a spokeswoman for the Democrats, are…
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Life Ruth Messinger: Jewish Organizations Are Way Behind On Gender Equity
Many years ago, when I was in government, Mario Cuomo, then New York’s Governor announced the “Year of the Woman”; we joked that what we needed was not one year but as many years as it would take to realize full gender equality. It did not happen then, and it has not happened yet, despite…
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The Schmooze A Jewish Woman Will Direct ‘Black Widow’ Standalone Movie
Australian director Cate Shortland will direct Marvel’s standalone “Black Widow” movie, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed. Shortland is a decorated director known for films like “Lore,” a 2012 drama about the lives of the children of Nazis immediately following the Holocaust. She will direct Scarlett Johansson in a movie focused on her character the Black Widow,…
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The Schmooze ‘Americanah’ Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Takes On Philip Roth’s Misogyny
“I am not interested in writing about what people should do for the good of the human race and pretending that’s what they do do, but writing about what they indeed do,” Philip Roth once told The Paris Review. Roth died this year, and as readers grapple with his legacy in 2018, leading feminist thinker…
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The Schmooze Harvey Weinstein’s Lawyer Says She’s A Feminist
This article originally appeared in Haaretz. Attorney Blair Berk exits an elevator in one of the generic hotels on the Tel Aviv promenade and asks for a few minutes to send a text message. With American politeness, she explains that during the night there was a development in the case of one of her clients,…
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