#Krista Suh

[celtyradicalfem]

Pictured: white supremacist in a pink hat

Gender ideology and liberal feminism have handed men the mic to hijack our movement. Like this bold white man had the audacity to mansplain our movement to us. Feminism is about liberating women of all races, backgrounds, and abilities, not males. We’re oppressed as a sex class so it will always be for women, by women, to free us from patriarchy.

[leanstooneside]

Give credit where credit is due

• PAM ANDERSON'S BARNYARD BELLY

• SIMON COWELL'S TIGHT BOTTOM

• JIMMY BUFFETT'S DEPTH FINGER

• ANNA PAQUIN'S HERBACEOUS FOREHEAD

• CORY MONTEITH'S OAKY FINGER

• KRISTA ALLEN'S RETICENT CALF

• AMANDA BYNES'S CONCENTRATED CHIN

• DENNIS RODMAN'S HERBACEOUS NOSTRIL

• KATHY GRIFFIN'S FOOD FRIENDLY EAR

• JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE'S FAT CHIN

• KATE WINSLET'S FAT EYELASH

• CATHERINE ZETA-JONES'S FLAMBOYANT LIP

• SAMMI GIANCOLA'S ALCOHOLIC KNEE

• MARIO LOPEZ'S FIRM EYELASH

• DONALD TRUMP'S ELEGANT HIP

• EMMY ROSSUM'S FOOD FRIENDLY FOREARM

• BRISTOL PALIN'S STEELY TOE

• HUGH JACKMAN'S CHEWY LEG

• TAYLOR MOMSEN'S BIG TONGUE

• HILLARY CLINTON'S MUSTY TONGUE

• JUDE LAW'S EXPRESSIVE FINGER

• GARY OLDMAN'S CREAMY BOTTOM

• ROB KARDASHIAN'S DIRTY NECK

• STUART TOWNSEND'S REFINED NECK

• HARRY STYLES'S ROUGH THIGH

• NDAMUKONG SUH'S DRY ELBOW

• DESIREE HARTSOCK'S OPULENT NOSTRIL

• CAM GIGANDET'S CIGAR BOX LIP

• CHRIS HEMSWORTH'S SWEET FOOT

• AMBER RILEY'S CONNECTED HAIR

• CAROLINE MANZO'S AUSTERE SHOULDER

• JANE KRAKOWSKI'S DRY HAND

• LARRY KING'S ANGULAR HAND

• GWYNETH PALTROW'S FIRM CALF

• JASON SUDEIKIS'S ALCOHOLIC KNEE

• FRANK OCEAN'S SOUR EYELASH

• NATASHA RICHARDSON'S CLOYING TONGUE

• TRAVIS BARKER'S TAR SHOULDER

• AMANDA PEET'S DENSE EAR

• CANDICE ACCOLA'S CONNECTED HIP

• ROB LOWE'S CORKED WAIST

• ROONEY MARA'S FALLEN OVER BREAST

• REBECCA ROMIJN'S POWERFUL NOSTRIL

• KEYSHIA COLE'S VEGETAL FIST

• ROSIE HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY'S GRASSY KNEE

• GABOUREY SIDIBE'S FLAT LIP

• STAVROS NIARCHOS III'S REFINED HIP

• MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY'S ANGULAR TOE

• MARTIN LAWRENCE'S DIRTY NOSTRIL

• BETTY WHITE'S TART FINGER

[lesterplatt]

Gil's Grills | Brooklyn Film Festival from Nicolas Gordon on Vimeo.

Director: Nicolas Gordon Agency: HAVAS Client: Brooklyn Film Festival Line Producer: Dustin Highbridge 1st AD: Lazzy Bear Walker

Voiceover: Thomas Lennon

Production Manager: Ben Thorn Production Coordinator: Lama Mouawad

DP: J. D. Butler 1st AC: Sai Aung Tun 2nd AC: Austin Page

Gaffer: Tristan Moffatt BBE: Travis Moffatt KG: Leo Sanchez BBG: Logan Alesso

DIT: Brian Bigler VTR: Sam Baek Sound Mixer: Alex Dawson

Production Designer: Lisa Garcia Art Director: Brian Marquez Prop Master: Natasha Romano Set Decorator: Annie Grafe Set Dresser: Antaeus Littlejohn

Gill: Ellie Suh Interviewer: David Eli Woman: Danie Marie

Stylist: Krisse Torgesson Make-Up Artist: Lisa Campos

Location Manager: Travis Beck Location Scout: Suzanne LaChasse Site Rep: Franklyn James CCO: Melissa Goncalves Truck PA: Mitchell Nguyen Key PA: Amy Seach PA: Adam Rozenberg PA: Skye Grissom Pass Van PA: Martin Nazario Pass Van PA: Edgar Cortes

Storyboard Artist: Vince Wei

Production Company: Kin Films LLC President: Dustin Highbridge

Editorial: Final Cut Editor: Antonio Gómez-Pan Assistant Editor: Julio Samaniego Head of Production: Rebecca Mitchell Executive Producer: Sarah Roebuck Producer: Kelly Budish

Color: The Mill Colorist: Logan Highlen Color Assistant: Bap Man Color Assistant: Erwin Pasia Head of Production: Brandee Probasco Executive Producer: Krista Staudt Producer: Jackson Winkler

Sound Design/Mix: Machine Sound Sound Design and Mix: Alex Bingham Sound Design and Mix: James Cobbold Assistant Engineer: Chas Langston Assistant Engineer: Michele Covio Executive Producer: Matej Oreskovic Senior Producer: Andi Lewis

Conform: Significant Others Managing Director: Justin Brukman Executive Producer: Alyssa St. Vincent Head of Production: Gwynne Evans Reid ECD: Dirk Greene Lead Flame Artist: Phil Apostol GFX Artist: Phil B VFX Assistant: Kogan Li Producer: Kyla Amols Production Coordinator: Hoa Vu

Music: Duotone Composer: Jordan Lieb Composer: Brad Fischer Executive Producer: Ross Hopman Senior Producer: Gio Lobato Creative Director: Peter Nashel

Casting: AHC Casting

[itsnotjustpms]

White people like it so we just gotta keep rewriting history like they invented it, right? I’ve also heard people say conversations about hummus and bubble tea are “the whitest conversations ever.” Are y’all serious? 

SNAPS FOR KRISTA SUH!!!

[stinacomics]

New Comic: In Visibility! 

^ Reflections from Asian American ComiCon, a Summit on Art, Action, and the Future.

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[usanewstoday-blog]

‘Pussyhat Project’: How Los Angeles-Born Pink Hats Became a Worldwide Symbol of Anti-Trump Women’s March

‘Pussyhat Project’: How Los Angeles-Born Pink Hats Became a Worldwide Symbol of Anti-Trump Women’s March

Krista Suh plans to attend the women’s march in Washington, D.C., this week to protest Donald Trump’s presidency, and she wanted to make a statement. But she also had a more primal goal: staying warm. “I wanted to do something more than just show up,” said the 29-year-old screenwriter who lives in downtown Los Angeles, recalling how her professors at the all-female Barnard College in New York…

[thenerdsofcolor]

#AACC2017: #AAIronFist - Bringing an Asian American Hero to Life

#AACC2017: #AAIronFist – Bringing an Asian American Hero to Life

Recorded live during the Asian American ComiCon Summit on Art, Action, and the Future. Marvel’s Iron Fist has generally been seen as a major disappointment — and it could’ve been so much more, if only Marvel and Netflix had embraced a not-so-radical rethinking of their martial artist hero as an Asian American. Some Asian American filmmakers actually brought their reimagined concepts for an Asian…

[blackswallowtailbutterfly]

Shut that terf shit up, it’s gross and weird, white feminism and transphobia isn’t cute, please please please educate yourself

Being a 30 year old transphobic feminist isn’t cute or quirky

Please do the transphobes shut the fuck up challenge thank you 😘

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Considering the comment you’re likely sending me this over, you telling me to educate myself is pretty funny. Right back at you. Starting with how the so-called “white feminist” pussy hat was in fact created by an Asian American woman named Krista Suh. And the colour had absolutely nothing to do with the colour of women’s genitals, none of which are magenta, fuchsia, shocking pink, hot pink, or most of the other shades collectively known as “pink” that featured on the hats. The pink was in reference to the colour that is constantly associated with our sex from birth, when we are wrapped in pink blankets.

You might also try using your brain a little to figure out why no longer having sports divided by sex interferes with Title IX. You might also figure out the connection between protesting “grab’em by the pussy” and protesting male access to women’s spaces. I know a lot of people in the new generation seem to think it’s enough to jump face first into everything from “identities” to entire movements because it *feels* right, and I know education is pretty bad in some areas and a lot of you were never taught critical thinking. But *try*.

It might help if you go outside and touch some grass first. Or hug a member of your household whom you’re close with. Or at least do a video call with a person face to face. A lot of you were way too isolated even before the pandemic. Now we’re seeing the thought processes in adolescents and young adults that are the result of long periods of isolation.

[gorenflojn-blog]

INTRODUCTION TO POPULAR, VISUAL, and MEDIA CULTURE

Popular, visual, media culture defined is an expression of opinions and beliefs through the use of any media platform such as music, advertisements, movies, television shows, and many more. It is used to share your voice which has become more possible with the advancement of technology. I cannot pinpoint one exact way I interact with PVMC because it surrounds everyone everywhere and is unavoidable. I am constantly on my phone, computer, or even just listening to the radio. News and media spread like wildfire. Popular media helps direct the public eye to issues it suits important. For instance, issues like the Amazon wildfires and Flint Michigans water problem are not widely talked about anymore because popular media moves so quickly and directs attention elsewhere. This is where social media can still make issues like this more relevant because it gives individuals more power to share their own voices on issues. To be critical of PVMC is to analyze and understand where sources of information are coming from. Not everything in PVMC can be true. Outlets sharing information can be bais. That is why being critical of this information is important. Also to be critical is to understand the meaning of the message and using symbolism. For example, Krista Suh and Jayna Zweiman designed the “pussyhat” for a symbol of women's power and women's voices being heard in a time where most women's voices are being dismissed. I always try to be critical of PVMC not only to dissect what is true or not but to understand the deeper meanings behind media. It is possible to still enjoy media and still be critical of it. It is essential to be critical of media in order not to become a victim of its consumption.       

PVMC all fall within the same umbrella. In the past, popular media has been used to suppress minorities, but now individuals are able to use their voices to shed light on the injustices that surround our world today. People are able to connect and share their stories and opinions with a click of a button. For instance, in the past things like blackface were used in media portray an untrue stereotype of African Americans. Now people have more of a voice than ever before. Movements such as #BlackLivesMatter, #SayHerName, and #MeToo has been able to spread across all social media platforms allowing individuals to know that they are not alone and that their voice matters too. Celebrities and influencers have also been able to share their stories to connect with people to show how these injustices can affect everyone. Although, there is a lot of backlash from these movements peoples stories are being heard now more than ever. Not only is it being heard from individuals' personal stories but it is represented in music, art, photos, videos, advertisements, and much more. Influential companies such as Nike and Gillette are standing behind people who have been looked over and ignored time after time. For example, Nike sponsored Colin Kaepernick even though the President called him a “son of a bitch.” Also, Gillette came out with an advertisement that coincides with one of Jenny Holzers sayings “raise boys and girls the same way.” These companies got both positive and negative responses from their consumers, but they still worked towards spreading the message of equality. PVMC has been used to promote these messages of peace, love, and positivity.

[greggchadwick]

Last year I invited the amazing Krista Suh to a Panel talk on Art, Feminism and #MeToo Krista cofounded the Pussyhat Project and is out there inspiring so many with her energy and activism. My painting “Generation Pink” is a small scale study for a planned large portrait of Krista. This artwork is featured in my current show. How the Light Gets In Paintings by Gregg Chadwick A new solo exhibition of Gregg Chadwick's art at Audis Husar Fine Art in Beverly Hills. Opening Reception - March 30, 2019 5:00 pm Benefit Film Screening - Breaking the Cycle Reservations Available $25 in advance $30 at door 7:00 pm Art Exhibit and Refreshments RSVP audishusar@icloud.com Please join us on March 30th 2019 to find out how we can make a difference. If we can create change in Los Angeles, we have the power to impact the nation. #art #film #poetry #mayaangelou #artistsoninstagram @thexybossbabe #fosteryouth @thearzoyusuf @barackobama @michelleobama @husarfinearts @husarfineart @aclu_nationwide @amnestyusa @splcenter @springsteen @charlesmblow @corybooker @kamalaharris @jerrysaltz @kristasuh @milckmusic @michelepred @kim_schoenstadt @yareliyareliyareli https://www.instagram.com/greggchadwick/p/Bvm9YO_l4o0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fikflkgim00k

[womansart]

'Pussy Hat' on Women's March, a knitted cat-eared pun created as a symbol of protest against Trump's quoted misogyny and pink because of the colour's popular association with women/girls. An idea by the founders of Pussyhat Project, Krista Suh & Jayna Zweiman (below) #womensart

[moviesandmania]

RUN & GUN (2021) Preview of thriller

RUN & GUN (2021) Preview of thriller

Run & Gun is a 2021 American action thriller film about a former criminal trying to go straight but drawn back into a world of violence. Written and directed by Christopher Borrelli (writer of Dangerous; Witches in the Woods; Eloise; The Vatican Tapes; Whisper) making his directorial debut. Produced by Matt Allen, Conor Bailey, Lisa Mathis, Gabriel Roth, Robert Schneeweis and Krista Suh. The…

[unapolpgeticalfeminist]

The thing about the whole Emma Stone debate that gets me the most..that astounds me and kinda leaves me flabbergasted...is that two true statements are treated completely differently.

True Statement One:

White women, despite being women and suffering under patriarchy, enjoy white privilege.

Like, yes. Everyone seems on board with that one, everyone is screaming about how wrong Emma was, and what a white feminist she is, and what not. No one would ever try to act as if white women do not have white privilege. Which is the right thing to do, because yes, white women have white privilege.

Let’s move on to True Statement Two:

Men of color, despite being exposed to and victims of racism, still enjoy male privilege.

Now that one, everyone seems to conveniently forget. Everyone is falling over themselves to act as if the fact “four men and one woman” isn’t the truth. As if men of color are completely unable to be sexist towards women in general, and white women in particular. Which we all know, is not the truth.

So why are people acting as if that’s not the case?

The funniest thing is people saying “she should have said the names of the men of color and two white men”. Well. I bet my right hand had she done that, the same people complaining about her now would’ve been all “ooh? why did she say that?? aren’t men of color as much men as white men?”

So basically, the “white feminist” thing seems to become more and more of a silencing tactic, to criticize feminists, often not only white ones - remember the Pussy Hat project, which has been criticized as “white feminism” for so long - well, Krista Suh, creator of the Pussy Hat project doesn’t really look all that white to me.

This is not to say, that - as stated above - there aren’t racist white feminists out there. And (black) people are doing a great job pointing those out, and writing well-thought out analysis. Funny enough it’s often white people - white men, even - that write the most cruel, the most brutal posts against white feminists.

But what you’re doing is nothing more than performative allyship to black people, with the real goal of silencing women that dare to speak up - sometimes even calling women of color white women, simply so you can denounce their politics and get them to shut up.

[thenerdsofcolor]

AACC: Can Pop Culture Save the World?

AACC: Can Pop Culture Save the World?

Recorded live during the Asian American ComiCon Summit on Art, Action, and the Future. Pop culture is literally the people’s culture. At a time when creative and diverse voices are both under attack, what can pop culture do to make social change? http://traffic.libsyn.com/thenerdsofcolor/AACC1.mp3 (more…)

[hurrycat]

PINK

As I have mentioned before I want this cartoon to be excessively sexist to the obnoxious way. I want to express all the disgust of the situation, all the problematic and actuality. I want every single detail, wether it’s her outfit or big lips, fake boobies, lingerie or the background to be exaggerated. Thus I am thinking about picking up pink colour as the primary them for the cartoon. 

When it comes to the color pink, whether used traditionally, humorously, or ironically, pink remains emblematic of the double X chromosome. It is associated with babies, little girls, femininity, softness, and superficiality. Pink is associated with genitals, sexual intercourse, and sexuality. While the pink packaging on a pregnancy test don’t tell you if you are having a boy or a girl, they do tell you one thing: pink is a physically charged color. Pink is a sex symbol.

“In the 1980s, with the advent of prenatal testing, parents quickly became fixated on their child’s sex (or really, their genitalia), and this foreknowledge fueled existing sexist color coding. In 1985, Luvs introduced pink and blue disposable diapers that featured slightly different padding for “boys” (in-front) and “girls” (in the middle). Prior to 1900, most infants in the United States wore white clothing, regardless of sex. These white ensembles signified a child’s age, while colorful accents were often based off of a child’s physical characteristics—brunettes wore pink; blondes dressed up in blue” (Velazquez, 2018). 

Pink, as a colour in fashion, first appeared in the French royal court of the eighteenth century. From the Palace of Versailles this color spread throughout the Western World and was regarded not as an infantile colour, but a “courtly and royal” pigment appropriate for clothing elite men and women alike. Ascending the throne in 1715, Louis XV’s mistress, Madame de Pompadour, cultivated pink as her favorite colour. 

Following the synthetic production of very bright, almost garish pinks, pink became a color at home in both “high” and “low” culture. Costume designers throughout the 1950s and ‘60s utilized pink in musicals as chromatic eye-candy, outfitting the sexually confident female or traditionally feminine woman in pink clothing.

The 1957 romantic comedy Funny Face, features a stalwart magazine editor directing “women everywhere to ‘think pink.’” In addition to handbags and shampoo, “think pink’s” song and dance sequence included an homage to Jean-Honoré Fragonard’s The Swing (1767), with a slow-motion shot of a girl on a swing dressed head-to-toe in—you guessed it, pink.

A positive pink theory was studied in the Baker-Miller experiment. Baker-Miller, a shade of pink created by mixing red and white, was painted in the holding cells of naval facilities in 1970 by the biosocial researcher Alexander Schauss. Also known as “Drunk Tank Pink,” the experiment showed that the color lowered prisoners’ heart rates and decreased physical aggression. Centuries later, scientists and social historians remain obsessed with pink’s capacity to activate the human psyche, or produce psycho-emotional responses. The same year Funny Face premiered on the silver screen, Hollywood’s bombshell, Jayne Mansfield, purchased “the Pink Palace,” complete with a ceiling-to-floor pink shag carpeted bathroom. But Mansfield wasn’t the only celebrity being enveloped in pink. Singer, songwriter, and actor, Elvis Presley, not only wore pink suits, jackets, and trousers, he also drove a pink car and slept in a pink bedroom.

On January 21st, 2017, 500,000 men and women, young and old, walked in The Women’s March on Washington, D.C. Throughout the day, news channels and social media sites broadcasted images showcasing the diversity of the march’s participants, but the photos also captured the movement’s clearest demarcation of empowerment and protest: the color pink. The leading article of clothing that contributed to this “pink effect” was the Pussyhat.  When asked about the pussy hat’s signature color, co-founders Krista Suh and Jayna Zweiman, said, “wearing pink together is a powerful statement that we are unapologetically feminine and we unapologetically stand for women’s rights.” But not everyone felt the choice of pink, or the “pussy hat,” was the ideal icon for the Women’s March. Washington Post columnist Petula Dvorak wrote a public address to her “sisters,” stating, that the “cute and fun” color threatened to trivialize women’s issues. 

So everything in my cartoon will be pink for 100%. Her hair, lipstick, lingerie and bedding. 

[onlinefashionjournal]

Power in Numbers

According to George Simmel, fashion has long been seen as a swinging pendulum between individuals who desire to follow trends and those who simply follow them. Fashion, as we know it, embodies this ideal to ensure we simultaneously fit in and stand out. However, what is there to say when this idea of individuality is abandoned in the name of making a political statement? Across the US, there have been mass movements that have used the power of fashion to make a statement about their views on issues pertaining to human rights. They have left behind the desire for individualism in the name of bringing attention to something other than what they’re wearing. One may go as far as to say they are using the lack of individuality in their fashion to showcase that their ideas deviate from the norms created by these systems of injustice, creating a counter-discourse, based on the definition provided by Catherine Connell. Whether it be through the wearing of a singular color or specific accessory, these large groups have collectively organized to stray from trends and ensure their fashion choices have the ability to speak for them when they are not being heard.

For example, following the 2016 election of Donald J. Trump as the President of the United States, despite his overtly sexist statements, people across the country took their anger to the streets and participated in the 2017 Women’s March against systemic sexism across this country. One thing that truly stood out from this event was the sea of pink ‘pussyhats’ across the crowds of thousands of people across the country. According to movement co-founder, Krista Suh, these hats were meant to showcase solidarity among women, and to be seen as a sign that they share the same beliefs and are safe among one another (Brucculieri). Women across the country who felt the same frustration towards the sexism happening around the world collectively organized to make a statement of pink that symbolized their demand for change, making it explicitly clear that those in administration should take notice of their outrage through such a large and collective accessory choice.

In addition, this kind of movement can be achieved through the collective choice to don a singular color. In 2018, women in Hollywood pledged to wear all black at the Golden Globes to express their solidarity to the Time’s Up movement, protesting the sexual harassment and sexism that is so prevalent in their industry. They collectively agreed to take away the glitz and glamour that usually drives award shows of this kind in order to make a serious statement about the current nature of their industry (Weaver). Instead of answering questions about designers while posing on the red carpet, these women used their style choice and airtime to bring attention to a much larger issue. Similarly, at the 2019 State of the Union address, women in congress used this event as an opportunity to pay homage to the women who came before them. They collectively organized to wear what is referred to as ‘suffragette white,’ to make a declaration that they are actively fighting for women’s rights and will continue to in the future. This simple fashion choice allowed them to showcase how much they stand out within the house, creating a little pocket of brightness among all of the dark suits donned by the men in congress.

Works cited:

Brucculieri, J. (2019, January 19). The Power Of Pussyhats: Co-Creator Reflects On The Impact Of A Little Pink Cap. Retrieved December 02, 2020, from https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pussyhat-project-krista-suh_n_5c424135e4b027c3bbc1b7a3

Connell, Catherine. 2013. “Queer Fa(t)shion Blogging as Counterdiscourse” WSQ, 41 Retrieved December 02, 2020, from https://fashioningsociology.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/connell-queer-fatshion-blogging.pdf

Lang, C. (2019, February 06). Why Congresswomen Are Wearing White at State of the Union. Retrieved December 02, 2020, from https://time.com/5518859/state-of-the-union-2019-white/

Simmel, George. 1957. “On Fashion” American Journal of Sociology, v 62, 6. 541-588. Retrieved December 02, 2020, from https://sites.middlebury.edu/individualandthesociety/files/2010/09/Simmel.fashion.pdf

Weaver, H. (2018, January 08). Golden Globes 2018: Black Dresses, Time's Up Pins, Activist Plus Ones, and Everything Else You Need to Know. Retrieved December 02, 2020, from https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/01/golden-globes-2018-red-carpet-times-up