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  • What's in a Wife?

    In an op-ed in the Guardian this morning, Jessica Valenti, founder of the blog Feministing and author of the book Full Frontal Feminism, discusses what she believes has been the media's unfair treatment of Michelle Obama, wife of Barack. Valenti writes, ''Media coverage of [Michelle] Obama has packed a nasty racism-sexism combo that is quickly ...
    Posted to The XX Factor  by Lucy Morrow Caldwell on August 21, 2008

  • Growing Up Victoria

    I once walked into a Victoria's Secret when they were running some campaign or another, and a saleswoman waltzed right over to me and purred: ''Hi there. Can I help you find some sexy little things?'' I was tempted to tell her that what I would like were some frumpy big things, but instead I just said no and walked out. It was my fault, after ...
    Posted to The XX Factor  by Lucy Morrow Caldwell on July 17, 2008

  • What's a Girl To Do?

    I'm struck by this debate because in many ways it perfectly encapsulates something I've been feeling lately. As a 20-year-old girl (woman?!) who aspires to a career as a conservative journalist, I find myself agonizing over where I'll find my place professionally. I've spent several summers working in journalism, and I've always thought it's ...
    Posted to The XX Factor  by Lucy Morrow Caldwell on July 2, 2008

  • Narcissim Isn't the Whole Issue

    Rebecca Walker may be a narcissist, but this quality alone is not what bothers me. Her mother Alice has been called the same, yet in the older Walker’s groundbreaking 1983 novel The Color Purple, she managed to forge some meaningful social commentary. The younger Rebecca has failed to muster career success beyond being a memoirist. In addition to ...
    Posted to The XX Factor  by Lucy Morrow Caldwell on June 16, 2008
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