Why Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor couldn’t have come at a more perfect time (Don’t worry! This post is spoiler-free.) When I turned on Doctor Who Sunday for the Season 11 premiere, I realized for the first time, I can relate to one of the most iconic sci-fi characters in pop culture history. And it couldn’t have come at the more...
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Here’s what happens when you exclude women from e-sports This article ran first on the Psychology Today blog and is reprinted here with the permission of the author, Dr. Janina Scarlet. Legion of Leia would like you to be aware of the online harassment that the author has received. It is unacceptable here, or anywhere else. Ever heard the...
The Importance of a Movement being chosen as Time’s Person of the Year Some of us have been waiting to see who Time Magazine was going to select to put on the cover for their Person of the Year issue. Why? Time Magazine started to trend a few weeks back when President Trump made a comment about taking a pass on being put on the cover again...
Why the Loss of Toys R Us Would Be a Loss for Feminism With Toys R Us’ recent bankruptcy filing, store closures are expected post-holiday season. This will not only be a blow to the toy industry; it could negatively impact our cultural, feminist progress as well. I know. That sounds extreme and overstuffed, one writer taking simple store...
This essay will openly discuss details of mother!, and is meant to explore its symbolism. If you want the film to remain a surprise, do not read the following. Darren Aronofsky’s mother! was released on the 15th of September to mixed critical reviews, box office failure, and widespread audience scorn (it is one of the few films in...
Identifying as an ally is strange. You are not directly affected by the problem in question, but nonetheless wish to help. In this regard, you have to constantly be willing to listen, evolve, and admit when you have made mistakes. Because even if you are an ally, you are going to make mistakes, by simple virtue of who or what you are not...
It’s Not the Cheating That Puts Joss Whedon’s Feminism into Question …it’s everything else. Over the weekend Kai Cole, ex-wife to The Avengers writer/director Joss Whedon, aired out some pretty damning laundry about her former husband of 16 years. In an essay she wrote for The Wrap she revealed that Joss confessed that he...
Hi Legion! It’s Katie again! Episode 14 is ALL ABOUT PERIODS. And Emily and I are super excited about it. The episode is available now on iTunes HERE and SoundCloud HERE! Not only do we talk all about our periods, our preferred period care, birth control, PMS, personal horror stories, free bleeding, and THINX, we also give an entire overview of...
New Battle of the Sexes Trailer Shows Billie Jean King at Her Finest! Today Fox Searchlight Pictures released the international trailer for their upcoming historical biopic film, Battle of the Sexes, which focuses on the infamous tennis legend, Billie Jean King, and Bobby Riggs. If you’re familiar with tennis or certain gender driven events...
Men STILL Can’t Get Over Alamo’s Women-Only Wonder Woman Screenings Like with Trump’s presidency, the harrowing story about Alamo’s decision to hold women-only Wonder Woman screenings (and the butt-hurt men who can not stand being left out) keeps getting more ridiculous with each passing day. In the next chapter of a...