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Free to Be You and Me
On my last procrastination streak, in addition to watching dozens of videos of young children singing pop songs on YouTube, I stumbled upon a gem from my childhood – all 44 minutes of ‘Free to Be… You...
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Female Chauvinist (Caramel Colored) Pig
I'll admit it. The first time I watched the video for California Gurls, I thought it was pretty cool. Until Katy Perry went crazy with the whipped cream on her boobs. Of course, from the beginning of ...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Metric
Metric is a Canadian indie rock band, formed in Toronto in 1998 and based at various times in Montreal, London, New York City and Los Angeles. The band members are Emily Haines (vocals, keyboards)...
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July 21, 2010 | Elinor K |
Body image and body standards,
Economy,
Environment,
Feminism,
Health,
Media
Femme Toxic: How To Be a Healthy & Environmentally Friendly Consumer
My name is Elinor Keshet and I’ve been an intern at FemmeToxic over the past several months. What’s FemmeToxic? Well, it’s a project that was started by Breast Cancer Montreal in partnership with Girl...
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Forever 21's Materntiy Line and the Normalization of Teen Pregnancy
I am 17, and when I close my eyes and think of what my life would be like if I were to become pregnant in the near future, my cynical mind goes here: I am holding a tiny child that is crying and spitt...
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"Phat" Girl in a Skinny World
When you're the only fat girl in your 2nd grade class, kids can be pretty mercilous. As someone who's been overweight their entire life I've heard every joke and jab imaginable: ugly, fat-ass, puffer ...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Pat Benatar
In 1971, Pat married her High School sweetheart, GI Dennis Benatar, and they moved to Virginia where he was stationed. Working as a bank clerk and a waitress, Pat began to sing in a Roaring Twenties t...
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Sparknotes Gender Test and Gender Stereotypes
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Ok, the gender test on the Sparknotes website really pisses me off.
Their claim: "Guys...
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Unnatural Causes: Feminism and Health Care
Health care reform is on everyone’s radar these days after we’ve watched Obama’s plan go through change after change before being passed this year. It’s been on my radar as a feminist because of the w...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Vanessa Paradis
Born in St. Maur, France on December 22, 1972, Vanessa enjoyed singing from an early age. Her career began to develop after she was discovered on a popular TV show entitled L'Ecole Des Fans; a French ...
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July 08, 2010 | Ashley P |
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
International,
Media,
Politics,
Violence against women
Female Bodies and Female Genital Mutilation: There is No Room for Compromise
Apparently, parental request for altering their young daughters’ genitalia had reached the magnitude to which the American Academy of Pediatrics issued their policy statement in April condoning and in...
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July 07, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Health,
International,
Media,
Misogyny
Circle Contact Lenses: The Terrifying Future of Beauty as We Know It
As Joan Jacobs, in her great book The Body Project illuminated, the idea of teen girls working to improve their bodies in a detached way – as if it were a project with perfection as its goal, rather t...
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Pretty Little Liars and Teen Sexuality
Pretty Little Liars-- yes, that Pretty Little Liars, the one on ABC Family with the ads that looked like it was a show about undead prom queens-- is, at least kinda, doing teen sexuality right.
I’m j...
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Teen Girls and Twilight: Why Do We Buy It?
After reading Dodai at Jezebel's minute-by-minute blog of Eclipse, I thought that I could finally pass on an opportunity to fund Twilight mania. Alas, I was wrong: the dark cyclone of doom that is Ste...
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Shh, Don't Say the F-Word
I'm a feminist. Man, that feels good.
I've been a feminist all my life but didn't realize it until a few weeks ago when I checked out a twenty-pound stack of books from the library (everything from J...
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July 03, 2010 | Steph |
Arts and culture,
Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Andrea Gibson
Andrea moved from New Orleans to Colorado in 1999, where she began attending weekly poetry readings at Denver’s political hub, The Mercury Café. In a years time she had rushed the scene, making her ma...
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July 01, 2010 | Rachel P |
Arts and culture,
Feminism,
Girls,
Media,
Misogyny,
Violence against women
Seixsm and the Double Bass
Like Esperenza Spalding, I too, am a female double bassist, with the greatest of respect for the wonderful things that Esperenza does - especially with first-hand knowledge of the blatant misogyny tha...
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Wonder Woman in Pants is Not a Feminist Win
It’s the end of an era. At 69 years old, Wonder Woman has decided to put on some pants.
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Starbucks, Sexual Harassment and Teens
It is not a secret: I am addicted to coffee. There was a time in my life when I was ignorant to the bliss that accompanies those deliciously bitter beans. I was cynical, sarcastic, and tired. Now I am...
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Julia Gillard and Why We Still Need Feminism
As of June 24th, Australia now has a female Prime Minister. I’m not sure how big the news is overseas, but here, there’s been a lot of commotion. Julia Gillard is the 27th Prime Minister of our countr...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Janelle Monae
Janelle Monae’s creativity knows no bounds. Her debut studio album The ArchAndroid (Suite II and III) is a 70-minute concept album where her alter-ego, Cindi Mayweather becomes a “messiah-esque figure...
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June 23, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Economy,
Feminism,
Girls,
Media,
Online harassment,
Science and tech
Girl Scout and Dr. Phil to Testify at Congressional Hearing on Cyberbullying
The advent of new media in recent years has been both a blessing and a curse to the youth of the world. Thanks to Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites, we can hop on the computer and ha...
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Being a Comfortable "Other"
You live in a world where, from a young age, girls are taught that their appearance is valued above anything else. Girls must live up to this standard or the ridicule that follows will be a deserved c...
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June 21, 2010 | Latoya Peterson |
Media
Privacy in the Time of Facebook
Pop culture commentator Latoya Peterson, a WMC Progressive Women's Voices alumna, explains how we make assumptions about privacy at our own peril in the world of social networking.
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Support Women Artists Sunday: The Prids
The Prids are a band from Portland, Oregon. The quartet's music can be categorized as a blend of noise pop and post-punk, influenced by Sonic Youth, Built to Spill, The Smiths, Unrest, My Bloody V...