Mid-day feminist fun time
A couple of you have asked in comments and emails for some occasional cheer-up posts, to temper all the bad news we've been getting. So here you go...this is my favorite happy-making video. (Yes, I know I've posted it before, but it never gets old to me.)
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Haha, that totally made my morning/midday.
Sweet! Thanks for tossing this in, Jessica. I agree we need the occasional happy post after the rash of "fuck me running, how many idiots do we have to contend with today " posts. We appreciate it!
What was the name of that show? I so remember watching as a kid--she turned into a rock-star with the help of a computer that was a woman left to her by her father or something and they periodically saved the world/solved crimes--oh, and she was rich.
That was the bomb!
Jem!! I used to love Jem as a kid! And that's one of my favorite songs, I can't believe how well the animation goes with it!
Thanks!!
Yay for Jem! When I was little I had a Jem doll that came with a tape. And gold sparkly fishnet tights.
Jem could totally kick Barbie's ass.
Not that I'm advocating violence in any way.
You know, I never really looked closely at the Holograms before, but now I'm certain:
everything I know about kick ass women, effortless diversity, and oversized accessories, I learned from Jem.
(I was Jem for Halloween when I was 6. Perhaps my best costume to date.)
heh, that was amusing, but that show must be before my time... I've heard of Jem before, but I think it was on Robot Chicken, so...
Stupid question: what's the name of that song?
Stupid question: what's the name of that song?
that show must be before my time
oh GOD i am old.
After watching this, I realized something very important:
in my mind's eye, Le Tigre has always looked like Jem and the Holograms, it just took until now to recognize it.
Frankly, I find this outrageous.
Proserpina, it's not a stupid question. The song is Deceptacon. It's the first song on Le Tigre's self-titled album.
When was Jem on the air? I have some vague memories of watching it on VHS, but that's all.
"Frankly, I find this outrageous."
Truly, truly, truly outrageous.
In all seriousness, I tried to use "jem" as a Scrabble word when I was about six. I was very confused when my mom told me that wasn't how the word was spelled.
"oh GOD i am old."
Hehe, well I'm only 19, I suspect it wasn't THAT much before my time. This was an 80s cartoon, I'm guessing?
I can't believe that there was a day that I made a decision to choose Barbie over Jem.
In my defense, Barbie was a doctor and she had a lot of dirty sex.
...Your lyrics are dumb like a linoleum floor.
Synergy, send me reinforcements!
I love Jem as much as that kid I think.
Jem RULED! I'm pretty sure I owned almost every one of those dolls. And I had to be her for Halloween a couple of years ago. Oh, and you can't be that old. I just turned 25. :)