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Why I'm Rejoining Social Justice
Oh, I’ve always been into social justice. Don’t be fooled by the title. What I mean is the social justice club at my high school.
I’m going into ninth grade at the end of the summer, and I was in soc...
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July 30, 2011 | Emma E |
Arts and culture,
Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Amy Winehouse
How is it that you never really appreciate someone until they’re gone?
When Michael Jackson died, I heard a lot of his music via the radio, and I thought, "We lost such a great talent. I can’t believ...
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Saturday Vids: Jenna Marbles
My friend is obsessed with the YouTube star Jenna Marbles, and forced me to watch about fifteen of her videos in one sitting. At first, I was skeptical. I usually don't find YouTube performers all tha...
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Life Lesson #1: Love Yourself First
Whether we like it or not, we all have to go through a long list of "firsts" in life: first kiss, first date, first "serious" relationship, first time you have sex, and the first serious breakup (whi...
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A Lifetime of Leg Hating
I can remember the exact moment I became self conscious of my body. I was 12 and walking home from school when a boy I knew pointed at me, laughed, and said "Look how fat your legs are!"
I looked dow...
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July 26, 2011 | Katherine C |
Arts and culture,
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Media,
Religion
A Feminist Image In The Eye Of The Beholder
I don’t remember how I set out to do this painting. What I do know is that it was the first non-commissioned artwork I’ve sold, and that is was my first explicitly feminist-based painting that got an...
WMC News & Features
July 26, 2011 | Elayne Clift |
Arts and culture
Graffiti—Women Artists Make Their Mark
With Banksy's documentary "Exit Through the Gift Shop" nominated for a 2010 Oscar and recent reports in the New York Times, street art is in the news. Elayne Clift explores the perspective of women graffiti artists.
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July 24, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger |
Public Service Announcements: FBomb Book Title and the Future of the FBomb
So, you may remember about a thousand years ago when I announced the FBomb's title contest. WELL we have a winning title. Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, my book will have a title and it won't just be a se...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Nikki & Rich
Nikki & Rich are Nikki Leonti, a California-born pastor's daughter who grew up singing in church, and Rich Velonskis, a Queens, NY-born established hip-hop/R&B producer and former DJ who got ...
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Saturday Vids: Marry Me
This video was the winner of the 2008 Tropfest short film contest in Australia (kind of random, I know). I came across it a while ago thanks to a post on the fabulous (and yes, Australian) Feministing...
WMC News & Features
July 22, 2011 | Debbie Hines |
Politics
Why Voter ID Laws Will Disenfranchise Women
The author alerts U.S. women that new regulations could block their vote in the 2012 election—over nine decades after women won the franchise.
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July 21, 2011 | Angela G |
Arts and culture,
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Media,
Science and tech
"The Illusionists": How Insecurity Sells
As long as I can remember, I have had a great deal of respect and gratitude for the body. I like my body in particular. It works. It is the reason I am me. When I was three years old my mom gave birth...
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Revisiting Eloise (At The Plaza, Of Course)
We all have a favorite children’s picture book – one we read over and over, or that our parents did funny voices for. After revisiting my childhood and experiences growing up through Harry Potter, I w...
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Why I Don't Wear Makeup
I'm 17 years old, a rising senior in high school, and I am unusual among a lot of my friends for this one reason: I don't wear makeup.
That's not to say I have never worn makeup, because I have, on o...
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