Bluestockings Bookstore, a radical bookstore on the Lower East Side that for the life of me I do not know why I have not been to before tonight, hosted a reading of Bitchfest. Bitchfest is comprised of some of the delightful articles that have appeared in Bitch Magazine. Rebecca and I thought this would be a good event at which to spend our evening, and so we headed downtown.
The tiny store was filled with feminists of all shapes, sizes, and genders, which was nice, although ethnic diversity was severely lacking. The reading entertained and provoked thought sufficiently, although I did not agree with everything they said. (Another reason why I love Bitch - it challenges!) The best line of the evening – and probably my week – was when one of the editors said that, “We should start calling anti-choice advocates what they really are – the forced childbirth movement!”
Cackle, cackle. Brilliant!
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Hey! did not know you were in Noo Yawk also.
ReplyDeleteyah, haven't been back to Bluestockings since it stopped being a (very badly run, annoying) womens' collective; maybe it's better now.
I subscribe to Bitch, and I agree, it's always challenging and thought-provoking, although I don't always agree. I subscribe to Bust, too, but it doesn't make me feel smart like Bitch does. It makes me feel like I can make cookies. But less so than, like, Family Circle would.
ReplyDeleteBelledame - They seemed to have pulled off the event well. I thought it was still a collective. Or at least that is what my cousin told me. Hmmm... Maybe she was confused. It was only my first time being there (shocking!), so I plead ignorance.
ReplyDeleteCount - I stopped reading Bust because I hated that it became a make-up, cooking, and crafts tips guide after Marcelle Karp left. Not that I don't like crafts, but there's only so much I want to read about them, and althought the cosmetics they review are "alternative," I can read regular magazines if I want to know how to wear blue eye shadow even if you have dark circles under my eyes. So I just stick with Bitch.