Feminist Monday, May 8

Sorry I'm late today. Spent the morning making words on the new novel project. Sometimes that has to take priority. Oh, today, we have a cartoon.

And now today's video:

And now, the links.

Literary/Entertainment: Rocking Pregnancy the Beyoncé Way. Author Linda Tirado tweets about ablism and the recent Republican healthcare bill. NO, MARVEL. WE’RE OUT OF PATIENCE. Several things bother me about the "Captain America is secretly a Nazi" plot line. One of the most is that although Marvel obviously sees the storyline isn't selling, they're pushing through with it anyway. As the author of the article notes: they do not normally do this. Normally, if something doesn't sell right away they cancel it. So, what the fuck is going on? Why are they supporting this ill-timed story regardless of the backlash? 

General: Why the NRA Has Been a Disaster for Black Americans. Muslim women in leadership are targets for gendered Islamophobia. Trump praises and hangs out with a dictator who has killed thousands: Trump Invites Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to the White House. Clare Hollingworth, reporter who broke news about start of World War II. "I Want Americans to Know That Guantánamo Happened Not to Monsters, but to Men", Trump Signs ‘Religious Liberty’ Executive Order Allowing for Broad Exemptions, Hillary Clinton joins the 'Trump resistance', Sources: Former Acting AG Yates to contradict administration about Flynn at hearing. On sexual harassment: no, that is not ok.