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RadFem To Watch: Jaclyn Santos

While living on my friend's futon he had me watch a new Bravo show called Work of Art, which is much like any other Bravo show, in that it's an elimination based, competition style show for something hipstery. The cast of characters on the show is pretty interesting, you've got your lesbian who undresses the hot, angsty straight girl with her eyes, the adorable gay guy who paints auto-follatio (and misspells it), you've got the crazy insomniac, OCD psycho-pants who ejaculates on his art and then you've got the rail-thin, beauty, radical feminist painter known as Jaclyn Santos. Jaclyn's work is RadFem worthy in the fact that she exploits the female form and manipulates body composure and expression to make a statement about the female experience. In the latest episode of Work of Art the artists were asked to create something shocking. Jaclyn immediately stripped down and took some nudey MySpace style pics and created an interactive tryptic that allowed the audience to draw on and deface her photographs. She's a firecracker and now a personal heroin of Radioactive Cookies. Here are a few of her pieces, check out her website for more!

CHRISTINA AGUILERA’S “NOT MYSELF TONIGHT”: A Lesson In Radical Feminism

Cover art for Aguilera's upcoming album, Bionic.
Okay kids this is an educational post so Miss Bleecker is going to use her impending college degree to do a super, special, fancy post. Get ready to get schooled! Smarty pants language starting in... 3... 2... There is a strongly held belief that to be a radical feminist one must contradict all traditional aspects of feminitiy. In the Bleecker's opinion, the strongest feminist embraces her femininity. If you know mah homegirl Christina Aguilera, you know she feels the same way. There's been a lot of controversy surrounding the release of Christina Aguilera's latest music video, Not Myself Tonight. The main arguments involving the video are: that Aguilera is selling her sexuality for shock value and that Aguilera is copying other female artists. Both of these statements are true, but not for the reasons the online media explains them to be. Introduction: Aguilera's Feminist Manifesto Chapter 1: Aguilera's Music Video Anthology Chapter 2: Analysis Of The Not Myself Tonight Lyrics Chapter 3: Madonna: Holding Out vs. Putting Out Chapter 4: Freedom 90: Musical Bondage & Breaking Free Chapter 5: Sex and the City: When Is Sexuality Acceptable? Chapter 6: Beyonce: Getting Out Of Relationships Chapter 7: Lady Gaga: The Line Between Benefits & Heartbreak Conclusion: Getting The Mixed Message If you haven't seen the video don't even bother reading this post. But you really should watch the video. Probably the uncensored version too.