Women shout out sexism in the music industry
Just a few days ago, Nathaniel Khaleel wrote in an article on Policymag “Women are by and large the most victimized by the music industry, on multiple fronts. The label would lose its mind if a female artist did anything to shatter her image as a femme-fatale or appear anything other than ultra-sexual and provocative. The ubiquitous double standard in regards to sexual behavior is the most obvious example — where men can speak about women in sultry ways and aggrandize their own ego, women must be perceived as powerless and abject…
Dustin Hoffman Breaks Down Crying Explaining Something That Every Woman Experiences
“There are too many interesting women I have not had the experience to know in this life because I have been brainwashed.” By now you’ve probably either seen or heard about the video of Dustin Hoffman tearing up in an interview about the film “Tootsie”. This 3-minute video circulated ALL over the web, but if you haven’t seen this, WATCH IT – especially if you’re a man, because I’d like to know what you think about what Dustin says. For those unfamiliar with the film, “Tootsie” (1982) was a hilarious…
Katie Hopkins judges children by their “lower-class” names
Over the weekend I stumbled across a gross little video of contestant Katie Hopkins (from the U.K.’s version of The Apprentice) speaking on a British morning talk show about how she determined whether other children were worthy of playing with her own. The deciding factor? Their names. In an anti-working class rant, Katie stated that names like “Tyler,” Charmain”, “Kylie” and “Chantal”, as well as names rooted in geography like “London” or “Brooklyn,” were all names that she would not allow her children to interact with (even though her own daughter’s name is…
Amy Barbera: Spreading inspiration and love through music
I was privileged to “meet” Amy Barbera, an inspirational singer/songwriter, on Twitter just a few weeks ago. In our time of speaking back and forth, I must say that this woman continues to impress and amaze me! I was originally interested in speaking with Amy because she had a past with Anorexia, and her personal story fit right into Beutiful’s body image awareness mission. I knew her recovery would inspire those who were struggling and give them hope. I delved deeper into her music and was so pleasantly surprised. Amy…
The Paula Deen Issue
By now many of you know the Paula Deen story. Paula Deen and her brother Bubba are being sued by a former employee at their Savannah based restaurant for discrimination (sexual harassment and racial slurs). During her deposition in May, Deen was asked about her racial attitudes and if she thought using the N-word as a joke was appropriate. Her response was that “I can’t, myself, determine what offends another person.” Deen was also asked if she had ever used the N-word. Her response was that she had, that she…
