Author Archives: Robin
Geek Misogyny in the Backlash Against Alyssa Bereznak
[Blows off dust, taps mic. Hello? Is this thing on? I still have this blog!? Phew. Thanks for staying with me despite my neglect, blog. You never know when the Internet is going to piss you off and you're going … Continue reading
The New Room of One’s Own
If I remember my Cliff’s Notes and reviews of the film The Hours correctly, Virginia Woolf said a woman needs “money and a room of her own” to be a writer. My fiancé probably doesn’t know Virginia Woolf from Virginia … Continue reading
Posted in Health
2 Comments
Take Back Take Our Daughters to Work Day
Take Our Children to Work Day (or Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, as it is officially known) is being celebrated today in the United States. And as nice as that might sound, it makes my heart sink. … Continue reading
Guns Aren’t Sexist; People Are Sexist.
One awfsome (that’s awful/awesome) thing about having an ostensibly feminist blog is that people regularly email you sexist things hoping they’ll make good blog fodder. It’s awesome because it does some of your work for you. It’s awful because it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Pittsburgh, Print media
Tagged Eric Heyl, guns, NRA, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Women are shallow
9 Comments
Virtually Everything a Woman Does is Empowering
A couple weeks ago, someone found our blog by searching for “virtually everything a woman does is empowering,” which is a quotation from an episode of the Simpsons I wrote about. I joked with Ramona that we should make that … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Music
4 Comments
American Idol: How to Fix What’s Broken
Every finalist eliminated thus far in American Idol‘s tenth season has been a woman. The first four contestants eliminated were the women of color. This show is broken. I’m guessing the producers would throw up their hands and say, “What … Continue reading
Dancing Like They’re Dumb: Britney Spears, Ke$ha, and Pop Stars’ Struggle for Agency
When I first heard that Ke$ha had a writing credit on Britney Spears’ latest single “Till the World Ends”, I thought, “And the student becomes the teacher.” What a coup for Ke$ha to be listed in the same liner notes … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Music
5 Comments
Where We’ve Been
Double R Diner was on an unannounced and unplanned hiatus last week. If you missed us, I apologize. We’re still a baby blog. We’re still trying to figure out what we’re doing. And if we should even be doing it. … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Guilt, The Internet
5 Comments
Because a Window Can’t Ask For It
Two years ago, Chris Brown beat up his girlfriend. His famous and well-liked girlfriend. This should really be a career death sentence for a guy who sings lyrics like “I need you boo/I gotta see you boo.” Given that we … Continue reading
Just to Be Clear: Total Film is Sexist
I concluded my analysis of Total Film’s list of the 100 Greatest Female Characters by laying blame on moviemakers for churning out the same limited roles for women over and over. I stand by that. If the movies were less … Continue reading
Total Film’s 100 Greatest Female Characters: Statistical Breakdown
The stats: Out of Total Film’s list of the 100 Greatest Female Characters in movies… Only 79 have full names, and only 73 are listed by their full name. 6 are not human women, and 3 are not humanoid. 38 … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Film, Lists!, Total Film's 100 Greatest Female Characters, Women Characters
30 Comments
Guest Post: An Open Letter to KV Pharmaceuticals
Justin Diedrich is a medical doctor, a feminist, a recognized advocate of women’s health, and my future brother-in-law. He wrote this letter in response to KV Pharmaceuticals raising the price of a drug to prevent preterm birth by more than … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Post, Health
Tagged KV Pharmaceuticals, Makena, Preterm Birth, Reproductive Health
6 Comments
Baby Blocks and Baby Steps
I’ve been talking a lot recently about how important it is to openly and directly identify as a feminist. It’s an incredibly easy and simple act, but it spurs real change. Here’s an example that brings me a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Family
5 Comments
Pie & Coffee: Celebrating International Women’s Day with Feminist Origin Stories
Ramona: Hiyooo! Happy International Women’s Day, duders. Robin: Hey! So the UN theme for IWD is “Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women” Which strikes me as a grammar disaster, and isn’t … Continue reading
