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March 29, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Girls,
Violence against women
The Conundrum of The Flirt
I have a friend. Let's call him Finneus. Finneus is a well known flirt at my school. The fact that he's pretty much had a girlfriend consistently since the beginning of 6th grade does not disuade him ...
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Obvious Child
So recently I got an email from Gillian Robespierre, a filmmaker, letting me know about her short film Obvious Child. I'll let her take it from here, but before I do I have to say I really, really enj...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Marina and the Diamonds
Marina Lambrini Diamandis (born 10 October 1985), better known by her stage name Marina and the Diamonds, is a Greek-Welsh singer-songwriter. She rose to fame after reaching number two on the BBC ...
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Lesbian Teen Banned from Prom
I'm sure a lot of you have heard about this story by now but I had to blog about it. Apparently the school district of Itawamba County in Mississippi would not allow Constance McMillen, 18, to attend ...
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Kathryn Bigelow: The Woman Behind the Landmark
Kathryn Bigelow made history on March 7th when she became the first woman to win the award for Best Director. And to be honest, up until that point I knew very little about her. I'm pretty sure I wasn...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Little Boots
Victoria Hesketh (born 4 May 1984), known professionally as Little Boots, is a British electronic musician. She sings, plays synthesizers, the Yamaha tenori-on and the stylophone. She was the form...
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A Generation of Prosti-tots
Last year, I worked at an after-school day care center for kids in preschool-6th grade. Basically, after a long day at school, I hauled my ass to work where for 3 hours I was surrounded by a bunch of ...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Rilo Kiley / Jenny Lewis
Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley’s audiences have a strong tendency to fall in love on the spot. Perhaps it’s their beaming faces or laid-back, admirable West Coast attitudes. Or maybe it’s just their uncan...
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March 04, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Feminism
But You Don't Act Like A Feminist?
High school is a magical place. Throw a bunch of horny teenagers who are trying to figure out who the hell they are into a building that looks more like an insane asylum circa 1960 than a place of edu...
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March 01, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
International,
Violence against women
I Can't Believe This Still Happens: Honor Killings
It's kind of hard to convince American teenagers that we still need feminism. "But my mom works," many a peer of mine has stated in response to finding out that I identify with the f word. "She even k...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Sia
Sia (full name Sia Furler) hails from the famously laid-back Australian city of Adelaide. Boasting a powerful, soulful voice, she worked the Adelaide jazz circuit during the '90s as a vocalist for...
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How Far We’ve Come: College
It's true- when people ask if we still need feminism I get really indignant and start yelling at them that of course we do, why a perfect example is last week when you told me to go make you a sandwic...
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National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
No, the title of this post is not the most uplifting thought in the world. But it's an issue that's plaguing my peers and isn't going away any time soon. Scratch that, it's not just an issue, or somet...
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GRITtv Interviews Kathleen Hanna
I love Kathleen Hanna and Bikini Kill. A lot. So when I saw this very recent interview with her, considering she doesn't do that many, I knew I had to share! She talks about zines v. blogging, the Wil...
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February 20, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Kimya Dawson
Kimya Dawson was born and raised in Bedford Hills, NY. After meeting Adam Green in a record store in upstate New York, the duo formed a band called the Moldy Peaches. They began playing the anti-folk ...
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Elizabeth Gilbert on "Genius
My school advisor recently sent me a link to this video of a talk Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Pilgrims and Eat, Pray, Love, gave to the TED conference last year. Her views on the pressures of being a...
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February 13, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Jaymay
Jamie Seerman is an American folk singer-songwriter from New York. She performs under the name Jaymay. She grew up on Long Island and in 2003 after graduating from New College of Florida, she coul...
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An Interview With Marie C. Wilson
In 2008, the world watched as Hilary Clinton campaigned for the Democratic Presidential nomination. Although she didn’t receive the nomination, the fact that she was able to even enter the race and wa...
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Gen Eff: What You Don't Know Can Kill You
I wanted to share this with you guys. This is a new non-profit in my hometown that aims to increase health care awareness among teens and twenty-somethings. Health care is such a huge issue that I've ...
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Chicago Girls Rock
It's no surprise that I love music and especially take great interest in promoting women in the music industry. So when I got this email about an upcoming event in Chicago (I wish I could go!) I knew ...
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February 06, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Petracovich
Based out of San Francisco, Petracovich is Jessica Peters with an old-world version of her family name. Her great-grandfather came to the US from Russia at the turn of the century, and one of the ...
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An Interview with Carol Jenkins
It’s no secret that the media is dominated by men. The sexist treatment of Clinton and Palin in the election coverage is only one example of how women are viewed as less seriously as men, and certainl...
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The Super Bowl and Abortion
This year I, like nearly 100 million other Americans, will watch the super bowl. However, this fact has very little to do with the game of football. I have no idea what occurs in this game, and if you...
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January 30, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Eliza Doolittle
Eliza Doolittle - strong of opinion, smiley of face, loud of tights - is the freshest girl on the block. London born and raised, she knows about the stresses of modern city life, teenage aggro, old so...
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January 28, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Feminism
To Have a Boyfriend…
There are a lot of things that suck about high school. For one, getting up after about four hours of sleep because of some ridiculous paper I forgot was due and started at 11. Also, having to pick out...