Filed under: Woman Up, Culture
Bullock's acting deserves praise, but her latest star vehicle simply perpetuates the "generous whites rescue blacks" stereotype.
‘Single Ladies’ Dancers and Miss USA: The Sizzle Over Sex
Filed under: Woman Up
The furor over the video of little girls gyrating to Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" and the crowning of Miss USA say more about us than we realize.
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Filed under: Woman UpThou Shalt Not Tweet Sincerely
Washington Post Ombudsman Andrew Alexander recently wrote about the tweets of one Post editor, Raju Narisetti, and how the editor's decision to close a Twitter account coincided with the release of newsroom guidelines for using online social networks. But were Narisetti's tweets really...
CEO’s Anti-Obamacare Comments Incite Whole Foods Customers
Filed under: Health Care, Woman Up
John Mackey, the CEO of Whole Foods Market, has stepped into controversy before (buying out Wild Oats, using an alias online, allegedly not supporting local farmers, etc.), and now he's back in the place of contention again. His anti-Obamacare op-ed piece for the...Runner Caster Semenya’s Case Raises Bigger Issues Than Just Gender
Are we asking the wrong questions about track athlete Caster Semenya? The 18-year-old South African won the gold medal in the 800-meter race at the world track and field championships in Berlin. But did a woman or a man sprint to win by a jaw-dropping 2.45 seconds?
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“Teddy Was Your Senator, Too”
Filed under: Scandal, Obits, Health Care, Ted Kennedy, Obama Administration, Woman Up
I was born right before the dawn of Camelot and was too young to remember when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. I was becoming politically aware when Robert F. Kennedy was...
Will Disney Disrupt the Marvel Universe?
Filed under: Woman Up
The Walt Disney Co.'s acquisition of Marvel Entertainment on Monday was a keen business move and could signal an improving economic climate, but I hope the $4 billion deal doesn't also mean the loss of compelling comic-book storytelling. I'm not a longtime comic-book fan, as are my...
I’ll Miss You, Charlie Gibson
Filed under: Media, Woman Up, Culture
Charlie Gibson, I don't want you to go. Your presence on "World News" evokes memories of my childhood, where there was dinner and there was Walter Cronkite. You are old enough to comfortably wear that old-fashioned journalistic style without seeming pompous. You...
Color U.S. Politics ‘Dorian Gray’
Filed under: Woman Up
Why don't we dial it down? Today, political anger too often manifests in outrageous behavior that violates the values we say we hold dear. Some of us behave as if our outbursts are atoned by muttering a mea culpa or distancing ourselves from an act of violence, even though our...Five Gifts From the Recession
Filed under: Economy, Woman Up, Culture
In the midst of the Great Recession, I have been showered with gifts. They caught me completely by surprise -- like finding a Christmas tree in a charred forest. Inspired by Delia Lloyd's piece about what she loves about America, I created...
Coach Tony Dungy — Now THERE’S a Leader
Filed under: Woman Up, Culture
Tony Dungy's interview with the Wall Street Journal's Matthew Kaminski makes me long for more people like the Super Bowl-winning coach in politics. Dungy has a reputation for speaking quietly while his leadership shouts clearly. Would that our national imagination...Follow seriouslypolitics on Twitter!
