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December 29, 2017 | Anonymous |
Feminism,
Gender-based violence
When your friend is accused of sexual assault
In trying to figure out what a feminist whose friend is accused of rape should do, I turn to the women who have already publicly responded to the men they know and trusted who were confronted with accusations of sexual misconduct.
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May 09, 2017 | Gabby Catalano |
Body image and body standards,
Disability,
Girls,
WMC Loreen Arbus Journalism Program
"Pretty" Is A Dangerous Word
Our society very clearly communicates that pretty is everything. Pretty is skipping breakfast. Pretty is counting calories. Pretty is losing weight (and not gaining it back). Pretty is being told by friends that “you look so skinny.”
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Manners Or Sexism?
“Girls, you NEVER say no to a guy when he asks you to dance,” barked the instructor at the sea of awkward children, anxiously tugging at our itchy formalwear. I was in fifth grade, in the midst of a “...
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This Isn't About Leggings
United Airlines was thrust into the spotlight this week after a gate agent refused to let two female travelers board an aircraft. Their issue wasn’t concern for passengers’ security or managing inappr...
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It's Time My Male Peers And I Hold Ourselves Accountable For Rape Culture
I was once sitting at lunch with several of my guy friends when a girl in our class walked by. When she was too far away to hear us, one of my friends asked if we thought she was hot. Another friend i...
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December 20, 2016 | Susannah Keogh |
Feminism,
Girls,
Misogyny,
Online harassment,
Science and tech,
Violence against women
The Bigger Problem Online Harassment Indicates
Two weeks ago, my friend Izzy accepted a Facebook friend request from a mutual friend of a friend. Let’s call him "Chris." She thought nothing of it until she read the comments his friends left on the...
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Calling Out Everyday Sexism
Content Warning: this article contains a discussion of sexual assault.
The other day, my best friends and I were casually chatting in a group message. Between complaining about homework and our crus...
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October 10, 2016 | Hannah Hildebolt |
Feminism
The Period Problem
Let’s talk about periods. No, not the punctuation mark — I’m talking about blood. Menstruation. You know what I mean.
It’s a touchy subject, isn’t it? Especially with boys. God, I mean you so much as...
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Overcoming Internalized Misogyny
“Wow, they’re beautiful,” I thought to myself at nine years old as I watched yet another music video by yet another girl group for the hundredth time. I admired these women, in all their scantily clad...
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Meet The Teen Artist Tackling Everyday Sexism In Her Work
19-year-old Röra Blue first caught the Internet’s attention with her jarringly honest photo series, “The Unsent Project.” The project, which has already accumulated thousands of submissions, is a coll...
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The Power Of Intergenerational Activism
We are former SPARK Movement activists and Hardy Girls Healthy Women Girls Advisory Board members. In 2012 we served key roles in SPARK’s Seventeen Magazine action that garnered over 86,000 petition s...
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Being A Swifty Who Rejects White Feminism
Hi, my name is Karla, and I have been a die hard Swifty for as long as I can remember. I pre-ordered all of Swift's albums, We Are Never, Ever Getting Back Together was one of my favorite shower songs...
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An Open Letter To Principals Enforcing Sexist Dress Codes
To My Middle School Principal (And to School Administrators Alike),
I've observed from afar, with horror and disgust, as you've punished young girls for their school attire. Nearly every day my littl...
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How Social Media Has Shaped My Feminist Identity
At the age of 13, I discovered feminism. Like so many other girls, I found the movement on Tumblr — a platform that has gained a reputation for fostering radical views about equality and tolerance. Tu...
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Teen Girls Are Going To Keep Rebelling Against Sexist Dress Codes
When girls wear short skirts, we call them "inappropriate." When girls make bold decisions about their lives, we call them "vain." When girls call themselves feminists, we call them "ugly." When girls...
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May 10, 2016 Feminism
It's 2016. Let's Talk To Teen Girls About Sex.
It’s 2016 and talking about girls' sexuality is still taboo. Despite the tremendous strides the feminist movement has made, the idea that sex is an important part of a teenage girl’s life and developm...
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The Truth About Helping A Mentally Ill Friend
Depression is a living breathing monster that stalks America’s youth. It devours confidence, ruins relationships, and even ends lives. I’ve met this beast and seen the damage it inflicts firsthand. I’...
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The Binary
With our first breaths we are packaged and
itemized. We are placed on a conveyer belt and
processed through our adjacent existences
of Pink and Blue.
And I wonder what my colour is,
as a person w...
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February 25, 2016 | Olivia D |
Feminism,
Violence against women
Why We Need A More Complex Understanding Of Who Can Be An Abuser
I’ve never had a true "best friend." Don’t get me wrong, I had female friends in high school. I admired and cared about all of my teammates on my cross-country team and considered my Girl Scout troop ...
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February 06, 2016 | Siena R |
Body image and body standards,
Disability,
Feminism,
Health,
WMC Loreen Arbus Journalism Program
This Is What It's Really Like To Recover From An Eating Disorder
I have anorexia. My first instinct was to at least shield you, random stranger on the Internet, from that truth, to ease you in. But there's no way to put that gently. That's not my reality. My realit...
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These Are The LGBTQ+ Victories Already Achieved In 2016
2015 was undoubtedly an amazing year for progress in the LGBTQ+ community. Several countries legalized same-sex marriage, including the United States, and others extended adoption rights to same-sex c...
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Why We Need To Teach Students About Rape Culture
Being an outspoken feminist in my high school has been a challenging experience. While many of my peers are aware of major social justice news and violations, like that surrounding Black Lives Matters...
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January 21, 2016 | Jo E |
Arts and culture,
Feminism
Bisexuality Isn't Real, My Ass.
Somehow she ended up sitting next to me on the couch as the five of us snuggled. Three of us ended up on the L shaped couch, the other two on the floor. And there she was. Next to me, sitting back aft...
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Are You Beach Body Ready?
The words claw at my brain
digging between the intricate folds of my unconscious
the instant I step onto the crowded subway.
My legs move to a seat as if they had brains of their own
because my ey...
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November 26, 2015 | Poulami S |
Arts and culture,
Feminism
Nameless
Little bits and pieces; memoirs of the future,
Box of broken laces; stitched up with a suture.
My soul's meant to be sold,
As the story unfolds-
A sinner has no shame,
I'm the girl without a name...