Herstory

"Along with struggling with how to balance presenting the issues of racism in films of the past, of not wanting to let the known facts of past ruin a film for potential viewers, I struggle with being a white woman discussing it. It’s one thing for me to point out gender issues (I am one, and can honestly react as one), but when it comes to racism I flounder.

It’s not simply a matter of white guilt, or of defensiveness, or even of committing a sin of omission that a person of color can call me out on; it’s about how to honestly portray my horror without co-opting the issue, of committing some sin of insensitivity… If that makes sense. (I bet that does make sense to at least a few other white folks though.)"

Foxy, brown Coffy Pam Grier in blue suede.

Mannequins!

Dancing With The Stars begins it’s 14th season tonight — here are the odds for each cast member. (Go Donald Driver!)

*heavy sigh*

The historical origins of the vodka robot babe: "This is just one in a series of “doll” works by Bellmer, a German Surrealist photographer, sculptor, printmaker, painter and writer, who was undoubtedly influenced by Oskar Kokoschka. Bellmer read Kokoschka’s published letters, which contained correspondence with his beloved Alma Mahler. Mahler was remained elusive, unobtainable in the depths of Kokoschka’s obsessive love; so Kokoschka commissioned a life-sized sex doll of her."