Rest in peace, Tura Luna Pascual Yamaguchi—better known as cult movie superstar Tura Satana
Any fan of cult movies will have seen Russ Meyer's over-the-top classic Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! — and if you have, you can't unremember Tura Satana's brain-bending portrayal of murderous go-go girl Varla (or the cavernous cleavage that led mammophile Meyer to cast her). But Satana's mostly overlooked real life story is as shocking and indelible as the plots of the exploitation flicks that made her famous.
Single, Saved, and Sexin’: The Gospel of Gettin’ Your Freak On
But when it comes to the sex life of the single Christian, it’s hard to take the Bible as the gospel truth, because for us, their ain’t no good news in it. Song of Solomon’s erotic imagery notwithstanding, no scriptural loopholes permitting me to get my much-needed freak on presented themselves.
But a loophole is not what I needed. I needed a bigger view of God.
Between Worlds: Jilbab and Transgender in Indonesia
Haiibalah is Muslim and transgender. The hostile reactions from other women and men towards her decision to wear the jilbab (hijab) in public was based on the belief of the irreconcilability of being waria* (transgender) and expressing religiosity in the gender of choice.
Pepsi Max Race Failure
The way that race and gender were presented in this ad specifically demeaned not only Black women, but Black families. The idea that we are harridans is meant to silence us and to stop us from speaking up about the injustice that is constantly done against us. Good women are passive women, women who accept their marginalization without question. Far too many succumb to this belief in the false idea that this is what femininity is about, thereby empowering those who seek to exploit Black women.
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