Tag: Inspiration
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Jodie Foster is the Freaky Fem Friday a Fan Wanted!
Was there an actor who was part of my childhood? Did she make movies with important statements? When outed without consent did she take back the narrative of her life? Is she mentor to many? And are there lessons we can learn from a mistake? If we are talking about 2 time Oscar Winner Jodie…
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Gen X Music Was The Best Music For Gen X
Was the music of our generation the best? Does today’s music just not connect as well? Kind of. There’s a lot to unpack. When I was a teenager I got to constantly hear Boomers and the Silent Generation tell me that my music was simply noise. Unless that Boomer was Tipper Gore or a Minister,…
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Make Your Mark: Contribute to the Next Fem Friday!
One of the most beautiful things about Fem Fridays is the comments you share. Sometimes they are on the article, other times they are in various social media outlets. The fact that so many of you connect with the stories about these amazing women we write about means the world. The point of Fem Friday…
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Unveiling the Queer Coding in Miami Vice: A Perspective
Did the 80’s TV show Miami Vice change television as we know it? Was Miami Vice pushing the envelope on many topics? Is there an episode (arguably one of the best according to fans) that is not available on streaming? Did this banned episode have queer coding laced through the episode? Is it possible that…
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Tiffany and the Little Things That Mattered in Malls
In August of 1987 I was visiting some friends in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. It is a small town on the East Side of Madison. Everyone I knew was busy one day so I went to the East Towne Mall. I got there early and the mall was not crowded…yet. But it was about to be…
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Powerful Work Gen X Men Can Do In #Metoo
Is #metoo necessary? Is there work men should do in response? It the work hard? Yes. And if you do the work it is going to be uncomfortable, but it needs to be done. The work is not for poser wannabe men who are not as punk as Billy Idol. It will take real men…
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Freddie Mercury’s Love in Contrast With Christian Hate
Freddie Mercury and Queen helped me see the contrast of the ugly side of the church and the beauty of art. My queer child and I saw the movie “Bohemian Rhapsody” together on New Year’s Eve of 2018. The theater was packed. One of the movie’s key moments was the 1985 Wembley Stadium performance of…
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Why Fem Friday: Powerful Women’s Stories and Struggles
Why does a guy tell Fem Friday stories? Do the stories matter? And what can we do together? Why Fem Fridays Started After my second Fem Friday, a progressive minister told me that a woman should be writing these stories. I told him that I’m a feminist and intentional representation matters. He then told me…
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Pat Benatar is All Fired Up to Be Invincible
Can a bank teller become a rockstar? Can ideals survive realities of misogyny? Is love a battlefield and is hell for children? Pat Benatar’s life and music says yes. Shine Pat Benatar was raised in a home where female empowerment and equality was the norm. She was taught that women were equal and could accomplish…
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The Atari 2600 Was More Important Than Nostalgia
Is the Atari 2600 nostalgic joy? Did this game console change an industry? Did it affect our culture in ways we did not think about? Oh god yes! Finding My Heart Losing the Keyboard and Grabbing a Joystick I had to stop writing and play some pac-man and pitfall to find my soul for this…
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Rachael, inspired and inspiring as always. You always are asking the most interesting questions.
honestly, I think the man was incredibly lovely but I don't feel like he defined my experience of GenX. In…