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Teenagers and Double Standards
I know it’s been said before but, as a teenage girl with friends of both genders, double standards are a massive issue for me. It’s come to a head recently, because of two entirely unrelated events.
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Support Women Artists Sunday: The Puppini Sisters
Deja vu is a sensation that can give you the jitters, that's why The Puppini Sisters, a trio from England, deliver for a special Spooky version of SWAS this week. The Puppini Sisters do a 1940s harmon...
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Saturday Vids: Gender Roles Reversed
I think this video was made for a Gender Studies class...not sure for what school (kudos to whoever made it!) I love how it gives life to statistics that after a while go in one ear and out the other....
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Why Mama Grizzlies Vote Pro-Choice
WMC Co-founder Gloria Steinem writes about the most crucial economic issues for women on Election Day–and the real Mama Grizzlies.
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October 28, 2010 | Ilinca N |
Arts and culture,
Feminism
Blood On Her Mind
Tonight she cannot sleep because there is blood on her mind. It's on her hands as well and on her nails. Pretty soon the sheets she wraps herself in will be stained with it and sweat; then the stench ...
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October 27, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Arts and culture,
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Media,
Race/Ethnicity
My Feminist Photo Shoot
By now, some of you may be aware that I (on behalf of this here ole' webblog) was recently chosen as one of 12 "new" feminists by More Magazine. Obviously, this is an amazing honor, and the fact that ...
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Federal Suits Threaten Health Benefits
From the White House, presidential assistant Stephanie Cutter rallies defenders of the health care bill against legal threats, health care journalist Sharon Ufberg reports. Two federal lawsuits brought by state attorneys general imperil the newly won benefits.
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Finding What's Right for You
In the midst of all the drama about the media’s effect on the sanity and bodies of young women, it’s nice to hear that some people are doing things right. It’s even nicer when those people are my frie...
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What Does Christine O’Donnel Mean for Feminism?
First off, in all seriousness, I’d like to congratulate O’Donnel for making it this far in politics. It’s definitely not an easy game, particularly for women. Politics is still, unfortunately, largely...
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Black Women Could Swing November's Vote
For Democrats to succeed in the midterm elections, the President must convince African American women that he needs them to watch his back—and that he'll look out for them— argues blogger and commentator Debbie Hines.
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Too Sexual or Not Sexual Enough?
I recently saw a commercial for lingerie football. Basically, it's a bunch of "hot"women running around playing tackle football in their underwear. At first I was appalled. Why is it that women don...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Nicole Reynolds
Nicole Reynolds is a singer/songwriter, and a traveler without a home, at least for now. She has just released (December 2009) her fourth full studio record, “A Fine Set of Fools,” after mostly being ...
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Saturday Vids: Good Girls Don't Get Fat
Originally embedded in Rose M's post, this video about Dr. Robyn Silverman's book Good Girls Don't Get Fat: How Weight Obsession is Messing Up Our Girls & How We Can Help Them Thrive Despite It sh...
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Be Yourself
I can see your accusing eyes
I can hear your insults behind my back
Don’t you know the world is telling you lies?
They’re telling you that I’m fat
They’re telling you that you’re not good enough
They’...
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Out Cry: Ending Violence Against LGBTQ Youth
After Spirit Day, yesterday’s memoriam for LGBTQ suicides, the president and the executive vice president of the Ms. Foundation for Women call on us to fight the cultural messages that cause vulnerable teens to turn violence inward.
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