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Why Is Jerry Lewis Still Talking About How Female Comedians Are Uncomfortable?

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It isn't news that Jerry Lewis is a little bit uncomfortable with female comedians. He's remarked upon his dislike for funny ladies so prevalently before that, in her book Bossypants, Tina Fey remarked, "...Whenever someone says to me, 'Jerry Lewis says women aren't funny,' or 'Christopher Hitchens says women aren't funny,' or 'Rick Fenderman says women aren't funny... Do you have anything to say to that…Read more

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May 24, 2013
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Meet A Director Hoping To Change The Perception Of Women In Film

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We were going to venture to say that women have a complicated relationship with the film industry, but the truth is very basic: Women have historically been cast in a way that men haven't — as accessories to a larger role or as a character based on gender bias. Of course, things have progressed (hello, Katniss!), but after the results of a study revealed some alarming statistics about the speaking and nude…Read more

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May 23, 2013
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19 Reasons Why Hermione Is More Kick-Butt Than Katniss

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Don't get mad. We love Katniss. But right now, we're in a mood. It's Emma Watson's 23rd birthday today (hey, girl!) and we love Hermione. We love her because she made reading cool, because she's part of one of the few major Hollywood movies that doesn't revolve entirely around a love story, and because she's a strong and powerful role model. We also love her because she made frizzy hair okay (in the books, at…Read more

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Apr 15, 2013
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Manteresting Is Pinterest For Men, Enforces Everything We Hate About Stereotypes

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Over here, this is nothing that gives us the creeps like taking one non-gendered thing and turning it into something sex-specific: Pens for girls, ovens for guys, things for people with things... The next in something-that-everyone-can-use-converted-into-a-single-sex-enterprise is Manteresting, a website that aims to be Pinterest just for boys. Granted, the current iteration of Pinterest is chocked full…Read more

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Mar 25, 2013
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Everyone Gets Bullied...Even Jennifer Lawrence

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It appears, no matter where you go or who you are, there will always be "mean girls." Even Jennifer Lawrence, our BFF (even if she doesn't know it yet), had it rough. In a new, totally Jen interview, she tells The Sun, "I changed schools a lot when I was in elementary school because some girls were mean." See, even the most beautiful, talented, and awesome people periodically get the social sads. Apparently…Read more

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Mar 7, 2013

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