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First World Feminism

What's the point of this website?

A fair question. Two quick answers:

1. Those of us lucky enough to live in the most progressive parts of the world tend to focus on how good we have it, and yet we still haven’t achieved true gender equality.

2. I’m over trying to pitch women’s magazines. If the story isn’t about slimmer thighs for summer, they’re just not interested.

This stuff is important, I’ll try not to make it too dry.

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June 9

Women Artists that were Not Included in Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” Issue

Lauryn Hill

Aimee Mann

Regina Spektor

Tori Amos

Sheryl Crow

Whitney Houston

Mariah Carey

Fiona Apple

Indigo Girls

Liz Phair

Sarah McLachlan

Blondie

It’s a terrible list (no songs from the above artists were mentioned, but R. Kelly’s “I Believe I Can Fly” is #406), and obviously one intended to cozy up to certain record labels (U2 is mentioned six times). Only six of the top 100 songs are songs by women (seven if you count The Mamas and the Papas), and Tracy Chapman isn’t counted in the top 150.

Another compilation list that leaves out women. How. Shocking.

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