I'm beginning to wonder if I'm watching all the wrong television shows, reading all the wrong magazines and blogs, or just plain out of touch. See, I was thinking that Grey's Anatomy had a huge following with (until recently) two queer women, and it being on primetime on a network made it even bigger news.

I thought, maybe, Ellen DeGeneres was someone that even straight people knew. Does no one watch daytime television (or the Oscars) anymore? I guess no one buys People magazine, either.

I also thought Bravo was super-gay, and some of its most-loved shows (Top Chef, Work Out and Shear Genius) were basically all about gay women.

And, OK, I know AfterEllen.com is close to becoming RachelMaddowFans.org as of late, but seriously, how can you deny that she has become the hottest political commentator of the year?

Entertainment Weekly kind of included Ms. Maddow on their list of "25 Entertainers of the Year," under the umbrella of "Talking Heads" (but points lost for using a picture of Elisabeth Hasselbeck instead of Rachel).

They also kind of included the lesbians of the aforementioned Bravo shows, but that's almost giving them too much credit, since they chose to put all of the men and straight women in the accompanying photo (Rachel Zoe? Seriously?) … continue reading

As a young aspiring female filmmaker, it’s hard not to be just a little bit jealous of Diablo Cody. She’s got it all, including an Oscar and she’s barely 30 years old. Then I look at the flack Cody gets anytime she opens her mouth by putting something out into print and I’m no longer envious of her, I’m just annoyed by all the haters.

OK look, Cody writes a regular back page column for Entertainment Weekly. Does anyone even really read Entertainment Weekly anymore? The last one I can remember buying had Ellen Page on the cover. My point exactly. (Actually, not my point since I just bought it because Ellen Page looked really cute.)

Anyway, back to Cody. Why do so many people keep trashing her musings on pop culture?

Perhaps because it’s so rare in this day and age that women get to show their enjoyment for mass media, much less be funny about it. And judging by snarky write-ups from the pages of Variety to various bloggers and those always pleasant sexist anonymous comments left on the World Wide Web, it seems practically illegal for Cody to have an opinion on anything. It’s like women aren’t supposed to have a sense of humor, take enjoyment out of anything and they definitely are not allowed to get paid for it.

How many times do you turn on the radio, flip through television channels, open any sort of publication and hear what men think about things? Any things, all things, everything. Raise your hand if you would rather see Sarah Silverman host some late night TV instead of her, ex, Jimmy Kimmel. That’s what I thought. … continue reading

by scribegrrrl

EW.com is featuring an '80s hair-metal band photo quiz. Trouble is, it's exclusively male. Just to prove that the urge to rock is not based solely on testosterone, here are a few '80s ladies who totally rocked their hair.

Vixen: If their perms don't hypnotize you, their stiletto boots will.

(Click "read more" for more gravity-defying follicles.) … continue reading