Bitch Magazineby Barb Lien-CooperReviews may contain information that could be considered 'spoilers'. Readers should proceed at their own risk. Publisher
Credits Grade: 9 When a lot of people think of a feminist, they think of the 1970s version of one, the stereotype of straight hair, calling females "womyn" instead of "women", females making doctrinaire pronouncements about even innocent behaviors and even things as personal as sexual tastes/literature. In short, there's still this perception of feminism as a concept where no one has any fun, no one is allowed to have any fun, and if you're having fun, you'd better stop it. Those who believe in the cause of feminism are seen as strident, politically correct soldiers of dogma, who can neither take a joke nor dish one out.If the above description is how you see strong, independent women banning together to speak their minds, then Bitch magazine will give you the surprise of your life. Bitch magazine is irreverent, fun, funny, smart, smartly designed, hip, young, with it, sexy, controversial, and just so appealing that, if it were human, you'd want to buy it a drink. Bitch magazine is where the fun is, where the debates are, where the adrenaline is, where you can go for interesting, entertaining brain food that tastes as good as it is good for you. I have been waiting for years for magazines such as Bitch to come about. As a founding member of Sequential Tart and as the creator of Gun Street Girl at Graphic Smash, I know what it's like to want to smash preconceptions. With a new century comes the deep, passionate desire to update the image of the strong, independent, passionate woman — and the publications such women can and will write. Bitch magazine puts the boot through what's come before. It's DIY punk in the best sense of the word. However, it's also a very professional looking publication. Publications such as Bitch make me feel that work I do, whether it's as a comic book journalist or as a comic book writer, has corollaries in other media, that there are others out there who feel the wind of change and want to be swept up in it. As far as I'm concerned, the times they are a'changing once again and you can either get behind publications caught up in this wonderful change or you can get the hell out of the way so we who do support change and growth can get into line with the fast talking dames such as the writers of Bitch magazine. This is where the excitement is — wherever there's a feeling that things can be different if only we use our imaginations. Anyone care to join me? To subscribe to Bitch magazine or to get more information, here's the contact info: Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS! 1611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 515 Oakland, California 94612 510-625-9390 lisa@bitchmagazine.com Written: January 20, 2004
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