How HBO Shortchanges Women on Screen

Just issues, news, and other stuff that matters to you [Fusion] December 7, 2016 It might be time to do a heat check on the state of our national discourse. As [Trevor Noah’s recent exchange with Tomi Lahren] shows, Americans are even divided about [how to debate]. Noah’s [own plea] for us to unite even sparked backlash that he “[still doesn’t get it].” So what are the rules of engagement when you’re on opposite ends of a philosophical—and factual—[divide]? Do they include [sending cupcakes]? What if you’re standing in opposition to [your own family]? Today, we’ve rounded up a few stories focusing on divides: people fighting for their side to be heard, people caught in the middle of them, and one woman attempting to erase them. —[Anne Branigin] TODAY IN... THE MEANING OF LIFE 💔 Ohio’s extreme abortion bill is a reminder that if a fetus is considered a person, [then women are not]. UP NEXT ✊ Standing Rock protesters stopped a pipeline (for now). These Native Americans want to stop [an oil terminal]. DEADLY HOUSING GAPS ⚠️ As the Oakland arts community mourns friends lost to the Ghost Ship fire, they also worry about [the future of their homes and way of life]. WHAT AN ASS 🔇 As if becoming BFFs with a racist internet star weren’t enough, this is how radio personality Charlamagne tha God continues to be his own “[donkey of the day].” PIGEONHOLED 🐦 How HBO [traps women in the half-hour comedy]: a minute-by-minute investigation. THE READ [This Chicana Just Won a Global Human Rights Prize, Yet Most Americans Don’t Know Her Name] by Esperanza Mendez On any given day, Hermila Treviño-Sauceda, 58, can be spotted around town wearing her usual organizer regalia: a colorfully embroidered blouse with one shoulder covered in pins displaying slogans like, “Que Viva La Mujer!” (Long Live Women!) and “Líderes Campesinas de Pie!” (Farmworker Women, Stand Up!). In the Coachella Valley, where California’s farmworker and Chicano movements have deep roots, Treviño-Sauceda, better known here as “Mily,” could pass as almost anyone’s grandmother. And although many locals know her story, it would come as a total surprise to most other Americans that this unassuming, humble woman is one of the most accomplished Latina activists in the United States. Treviño-Sauceda spent a decade working in the fields of the eastern Coachella Valley, one of the largest agricultural regions in the country where roughly 70,000 acres of farmland produce $575 million in crops and agriculture products each year. Unlike the affluent, more famous west side that includes Palm Springs and other resort towns, communities in the rural east valley—the area is [99% Latino] and home to about [15,000 farmworkers]—are among the most [economically] challenged in the state. The poorest residents, including many farmworkers, live in trailer parks and small home settlements built on unincorporated land, where water contamination, sparse amenities and public services, and geographic isolation create daily challenges. This is where, more than 40 years ago, Treviño-Sauceda began her life’s work of organizing on behalf of women farmworkers. [Read more]. LET'S TALK ABOUT GIFTS FOR GLADIATORS Help your friends (the badass ones you call on to fix all your problems) channel their inner Olivia Pope with [this handy gift guide], complete with comfy PJs, wine openers, and one chic popcorn maker. Now if only Olivia could handle [this whole recount debacle]. The Latest [Donald Trump's top environmental pick is a man who hates the environment] [Read More] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ted Cruz is creeping everyone out with the gross, sexual way he talks about queso dip] [Read More] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Vine] [Instagram] [Youtube] Remember, you can always [click here to unsubscribe] and never see another one of these emails until the apocalypse (at which time it'll be nothing but emails). This email was sent to {EMAIL} Fusion · 419 Lafayette St · New York, NY 10003 · USA