PRETTY, PRETTY GOOD.

britajames:

UM, sorry please stop immediately and read this article through.

It’s a real problem guys, and it needs to stop. Double-standards are absolute shit. Why do we focus in on funny womens’ looks? A point that stood out in the piece to me was the fact that these women ARE the stars of their own shows—that should count for something. The jokes they deliver are FUNNY. They aren’t playing the quirky girlfriend in most instances, they are the LEADS. No one feels compelled to talk about how fucking weird James Spader looks (love him PS), they care about how FUNNY he is. Why is that different when it comes to women?

I was going to type “fuck Hollywood” but in all seriousness, fuck these female catty writers.

“Why is it nearly impossible for women, even journalists, to talk about other women without bringing up looks? I don’t know. But I do have a solution. Stop talking about women’s looks in articles that have nothing to do with women’s looks. I did it. I didn’t once mention the looks of Torie Bosch or Alessandra Stanley. I wrote about how shitty they were to other women in their articles without once mentioning anything about what they look like. I didn’t even Google Image search them. I promise It’s possible to talk about the merits of a woman’s creative work without talking about how weird her hair is or how much her butt weighs. All it takes is retraining your brain to stop being a superficial dick.”- Erin Gibson

kmcg:

When I used to talk about the type of theatre I wanted to make, I was very clear. I wanted to make stuff that was, you know, feministy, but not all about MY VAGINA. I appreciated that ladies had felt the need to scream about their vaginas in punk bands, like Bikini Kill, but I was…