“Beauty isn’t between a size zero and a size eight,” says Ellen Degeneres in this takedown of Abercrombie & Fitch and other retailers who think they’re too cool to carry clothes for any woman bigger than a size 10.
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FFFF: Ellen Takes Down Abercrombie & Fitch
FFFF: Probably Gay
In honour of today being the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: Broad Comedy (Erin Roberg, Katie Goodman, and Maggie Garver) performs “The Homophobia Song”, aka “You’re Probably Gay”.
FFFF: “Women’s Fiction”
Ron Charles, book critic for the Washington Post, has made this awesome satire about the VIDA stats showing the relative lack of attention novels by women receive in terms of major media outlet book reviews.
FFFF: Swiss Bank Pranks Men on Equal Pay Day
Last month several countries observed Equal Pay Day, the day in the year it takes women for their earnings to catch up to mens’ from the previous year.
One bank in Swiss partnered with a local women’s organization in a gutsy plan to raise awareness of wage inequality: they shorted men trying to withdraw money from an ATM by 20%, the approximate wage gap in Switzerland.
FFFF: Come Out As an LGBT Ally
A cute new campaign from GLAAD features celebrities coming out of a literal closet in support of those fighting for LGBT equality.
Here’s Jackie Chan:
Tamala Jones:
I think it’s potentially problematic to imply that “coming out” as an ally is as risky as it is for LGBT folks, but I think it’s a simple campaign with a good aim. You can see the rest of the videos here.
And if you haven’t seen it yet – something more uplifting than funny is this video of the singing that broke out in the New Zealand Parliament after same-sex marriage was legalized earlier this week:
Happy Friday!
-Jarrah
FFFF: Geek Therapy
If there’s any real Geek Therapists out there, I could probably use some sessions.
In this episode, the Geek Therapist counsels a girl who doesn’t realize being a superhero is about much more than just the “super” abilities.
FFFF: Get With the Times: Drop the “I-Word”
Earlier this week the Associated Press made a crucial decision to eliminate the inaccurate and dehumanizing phrase “illegal immigrant” from their 2013 style guide.
But even though the New York Times is “considering a change”, they haven’t yet dropped the term, which means this video from Colorlines’ Drop the I-Word campaign is still very relevant:
