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Ms Magazine Blog : No Comment: The Sexist T-Shirt J.C. Penney DIDN'T Remove

Fri, 2 Sep 2011 22:18:51 +0000

Well, we're partial to the "This is What a Feminist Looks Like" tees from our publisher, the Feminist Majority Foundation! http://store.feminist.org/thisiswhatafeministlook... But we'd love to hear about other lines. Where did your daughter find her shirts?

Ms Magazine Blog : "Miss Representation" Shows How Media Mistreats Women

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:02:37 +0000

Apologies for those mistakes, Imran, we have corrected them.

Ms Magazine Blog : Maternal Deaths Quadruple in South Africa

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 02:38:42 +0000

No, we missed something--that the original photo, which we picked up from Care2 along with the reprint, was in fact from Tanzania! Thanks for catching that. We're very embarrassed, and very certain that the new photo is actually of a South African mother and child.

Ms Magazine Blog : War on Drugs 1, War on Rape 0

Thu, 2 Jun 2011 02:15:00 +0000

Thanks for catching that error, which was inserted in copyediting (oh the difference hyphenation makes!) We\\\'ve removed \\\"every-day-\\\" to correct.

Ms Magazine Blog : American Idol: Enough with the White Guys with Guitars!

Mon, 4 Apr 2011 20:03:21 +0000

Thanks for catching that! The error was introduced in editing and has been corrected. (We're pretty sure Almie Rose would NEVER get her Idol dates mixed up!) -- Jessica Stites, Ms. Editor

Ms Magazine Blog : The Fire That Changed Everything

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:06:57 +0000

Nicole - Thanks for catching our error - our apologies. The sentence has been corrected. - Ms. blog

Ms Magazine Blog : This Century’s War of the Roses

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:27:45 +0000

How embarrassing! We've corrected. Thanks for calling it to our attention.

Ms Magazine Blog : There's a Reason Why Lucy Yanks the Football From Charlie Brown

Sun, 6 Feb 2011 01:52:48 +0000

Only a few were actually rejected. The first three listed will likely be aired tomorrow (unless anything changes between now and then--I can't possibly see how PETA will get away with airing theirs but we shall see). And the previous ones--the ones that say banned in the title didn't air but the rest did. -Kyle

Ms Magazine Blog : Why Aren't We Protesting Miss America?

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:58:37 +0000

Despite what conservative talking points may say, women in Islam are one of Ms.' most frequently covered topics, both on the blog and in the magazine. See http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/tag/islam/

Ms Magazine Blog : Why Aren't We Protesting Miss America?

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:28:38 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navigation_bar - Kyle

Ms Magazine Blog : Boehner Bias?

Sat, 8 Jan 2011 02:36:30 +0000

Thanks, Donna! Typos fixed ... are you available for volunteer copyediting? ;)

Ms Magazine Blog : Lisa Henson: Keep the Puppets, Engage the Girls

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 18:46:14 +0000

Be upset at Disney because they're the ones who own the Muppets now--not the Jim Henson Company. -Kyle

Ms Magazine Blog : Let the Women Fly

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 23:14:25 +0000

Fixed it! I actually spelled Van with two 'n's"--how much more confusing could those two skiiers make it for us journalists!! :):)

Ms Magazine Blog : World AIDS Day: Rejudging an Epidemic with "Miss HIV"

Thu, 2 Dec 2010 19:07:12 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Sophia! The film can be purchased here: http://www.egmfilms.org/films/miss-hiv/ - Kyle

Ms Magazine Blog : I Remember Christine Daniels on Transgender Day of Remembrance

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:40:03 +0000

Thank you for your supportive post, Fran--it meant a lot to me that you understood where I was coming from. I'm also so touched that Christine's difficult journey has served as a cautionary tale for you. I can only imagine her looking down from that hoped-for Other Place saying, "At least I helped one person .." You were right that I didn't out anyone who wasn't already a much-written-about public figure. And I didn't give Michaela's last name (which isn't mine). And to Bella: Michaela is not stealth at all. She came out very openly to family and friends and business associates. But thank you for educating me further on the sensibilities of trans people; I'm on a learning curve and want to be as respectful as possible. I hope and believe that there is a place for a Jewish-lesbian-feminist-cisperson to honor a trans friend on the Day of Remembrance. As for finding trans writers for the blog, we'd love to! We have a few trans writers in the pipeline but we're looking for more--if you know of any who also identify as feminists and want to contribute, please send them our way! -- Michele Kort

Ms Magazine Blog : Women Choosing Math: But Does the "Choose" Fit?

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:03:22 +0000

Yeah, there do seem to be a lot of errors in the TIME article--I guess that's just another example of how the mainstream media can mistranslate scientific studies. Thanks for pointing this out! -Kyle

Ms Magazine Blog : Top Ten Ways to be a Feminist in 2010

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:00:42 +0000

Good point! i changed it to police officer....

Ms Magazine Blog : Will "New Atheism" Make Room For Women?

Tue, 2 Nov 2010 23:45:14 +0000

We're so sorry you've been experiencing problems with your comments getting through. Though all comments on the Ms. Blog are moderated according to our policy -- http://msmagazine.com/blog/contact-us/ -- not one of the responses to this post thus far has violated them. (Proving atheists are a reasonable and well-spoken lot!) So all of your comments have been approved. We think a problem with a caching program we recently installed may be causing old versions of the page to cache in people's browsers, so that they can't see the updated comments. We've just disabled the program; hopefully that will fix things. If you submitted a comment and still aren't seeing it, please email jstites@msmagazine.com. - Jessica Stites, Ms. Blog Moderator

Ms Magazine Blog : No Comment: Axe Body Wash Will "Scrub Away the Skank"

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:59:57 +0000

LOL, Curtis!!!

Ms Magazine Blog : Sexy Cancer

Fri, 8 Oct 2010 22:59:20 +0000

The point of the photo is sadly ironic: how the pink ribbon can be stuck in anything and everything, including a ridiculous "sexy" photo of an overly airbrushed young woman ...