The blog Lady Parts is dedicated to calling out sexist nonsense in online casting breakdowns, cultivating discussion among actors, and raising awareness about the dearth of good roles of women in entertainment. We repost hilariously bad casting calls, and encourage our followers to laugh at this sexist nonsense, rather than letting it discourage them. Here are three of the most cringe-worthy, so-bad-they’re-funny breakdowns we posted in March:
Author: Katrina Day
Katrina Day
Katrina Day is a NYC based actor and writer. She is also the founder of the Tumblr blog Lady Parts (www.someladyparts.com). Hailing originally from Central Jersey, Katrina hopped across the Hudson to study drama at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Recent acting credits include The Incredible Fox Sisters (The New Ohio), Odd.A.See (The Exquisite Corpse Company), and Yahweh's Follies (Ars Nova). Katrina’s writing has been presented at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, La MaMA, The Secret Theatre, and published in BUST Magazine. Underscoring all of her acting and writing endeavors is a strong commitment to feminism and equality across every line there is. These days, she hangs her hat on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with her two cats—Starbuck and Boomer—and her partner/in-house tech wizard, Phillip. For more info, media, and news, check out www.katrinapday.com.
If you’re a fan of snarky, feminist humor and/or gif-based media criticism, you may have already stumbled across my brainchild of a blog, Lady Parts. For the uninitiated, here’s the gist: I repost heinously sexist casting calls in all their horrific absurdity. For example: And to answer the first two questions people usually ask about my blog: Yes, these are all 100% real. No, they are not casting calls for porn flicks. Each of these breakdowns was originally posted on a mainstream casting website like Backstage, ActorsAccess, Mandy, etc. (I used to check Craigslist posts too, but let’s be real—most…