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The Problem With Rainbow-Tinted Facebook Profile Pictures
In the wake of the historic Supreme Court decision to universally legalize same-sex marriage, 26 million Facebook users demonstrated their support by superimposing a rainbow-tinted flag over their pro...
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How One Anti-Body Shaming Campaign Actually Reinforced Beauty Standards
I have a mole on my right cheek. As a child, it was the physical feature about which I felt the most insecure. For years, however, my mother insisted that what I considered a flaw was actually a "beau...
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'Miss USA' Switched Networks, But Should It Be Retired Altogether?
NBC recently dropped the Miss USA Pageant, but the pageant quickly found a new home with cable network REELZ. However, it seems like this could have been a good time to stop televising the pageant alt...
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“Hot Girls Wanted”: White Respectability and the Erasure of Men
Hot Girls Wanted — a new documentary produced by actress Rashida Jones — follows five amateur porn actresses between the ages of 18 to 25 and details their experiences filming porn and living togethe...
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Sexism At Music Festivals Needs To End
Music festival season is just beginning, and with it comes yet another reminder that women still have a long way to go before we achieve equality. Although there are plenty of female acts to choose fr...
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How Teens Are Using Technology To Combat Mental Illness
There are plenty of reasons why far too many of the 1 in 5 teens who have mental health disorders don't receive treatment. The stigma and shame that surround the disorder — especially as it pertains t...
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These Ten Tumblr Posts Were My Feminist Education
I wasn’t introduced to the notion of feminism, the discussion of equal rights or the culture of slut shaming until recently. I’ve never had a classroom debate about whether or not men should be called...
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Margaret Keane and the Countless Invisible Female Artists
Our generation may not be too familiar with the haunting "Keane Eyes" which were ubiquitous in the 1950s and 60s. Those dark, doe-eyed figures found their way into print and media, living rooms and co...
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The Truth About Being A Woman On The Internet
The Internet is incredible. Our generation has seemingly limitless access to information and can connect with people anywhere in the world in an unprecedented way. It has given people the opportunity ...
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Where Are The Jewish and Queer Students at Hogwarts?
I’m a huge fan of Harry Potter. I grew up reading the books, have seen each film countless times, and dressed up as Hermione for many Halloweens. But while I’ll always love the series, I also recogniz...
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April 26, 2015 | Marina Arcuschin de Oliveira |
Body image and body standards,
Economy,
Feminism,
Media,
Misogyny,
Science and tech
#SpreadFeminisim: Should Feminism Go Viral?
A friend of mine recently shared #SpreadFeminism, a challenge campaign encouraging fellow feminists to post a video, picture, poem, or anything else related to feminism on their Facebook page for five...
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Meet The Comedy Duo Asking Strangers “What Do Feminists Look Like?"
What does feminism look like? If you identify as a feminist, you probably feel trained to not care about appearances and encourage others not to as well. But maybe you still wonder: What does my appea...
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So Many Talented Women
Last night, students shuffled in and out of the audition room for a production I’m working on, frantically asking about pronunciation and deciding whether to use or ignore the chairs we’d provided the...
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These Students Are Sending A Powerful Message to the Oscars
It may be 2015, but women's representation in the entertainment industry is still grim. According to the Women's Media Center, a recent San Diego State University report, for instance, found that wome...
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How Popular Music Perpetuates Rape Culture
Many people have praised the effort made to raise awareness about domestic violence at the Grammys. Yet plenty have also noted the irony of the same organization that nominated Chris Brown acknowledgi...
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The Real Reason <em>Fifty Shades Of Grey</em> Is Sexist
I first heard about Fifty Shades of Grey on NPR when I was 15. It was the tail end of the story, and all that I could glean was the name, that it was an immensely popular work of fiction, and that it...
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An Interview with Melissa Silverstein
It's no secret that the film industry is hardly hospitable to women. The Women's Media Center found that only six percent of the 100 top films of 2012 cast the sexes in equal numbers, and only 28.4...
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January 25, 2015 | Kathleen W |
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Media,
Misogyny,
Violence against women
What The Way We Share Viral Videos Can Teach Us About Feminism
Hi, my name is Kathy and I’m a Pinterest-aholic. I love to pin recipes that make me hungry, workouts I’ll never do and, most of all, quotes. Maybe it’s the writer in me, but there’s nothing I love mor...
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January 13, 2015 | Carolina G |
Media,
Race/Ethnicity
Why Gina Rodriguez's Golden Globe Win Is So Important For Young Latinas
If you tuned into the 2015 Golden Globe Awards, you may have noticed an unfamiliar face beating out powerhouse women like Lena Dunham, Edie Falco, Taylor Schilling, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Best Ac...
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Free To Be...You And Me: My First Feminist Theory Class
I took my first class in feminist theory from a car seat in the back of my parents' blue station wagon. As we pulled out of the driveway and embarked on adventures to the grocery store, school, or ski...
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"So Popular!" with Janet Mock: The Feminist Pop Culture Show We've Been Waiting For
Many of us are fans of Janet Mock's work as a transgender activist and her incredible New York Times Bestselling book Redefining Realness. Now we have a new medium through which to appreciate Mock's f...
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Why <em>The Legend of Korra</em> May Be the Best Cartoon Show Ever
On December 19th, Nickelodeon released the final episode of the series The Legend of Korra, a fantastical animated series set in a world where four tribes, each of which is associated with an element ...
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Dyllan McGee: The Force Behind MAKERS
Like countless aspects of the women’s movement before it, MAKERS, the renowned digital and video storytelling platform of women’s stories, started with Gloria Steinem. More accurately, it started when...
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December 09, 2014 | Carolina G |
Education,
Feminism,
Media,
Online harassment,
Violence against women
Laci Green: The Feminist Best Friend You've Always Wanted
If you haven't already heard of Laci Green, your life is about to change. The 25-year-old sex positivity educator and vlogger is the awesome, feminist big sister you’ve always wanted. And all of her c...
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Is This Barbie Alternative Really Progress?
Lammily, a crowdfunded plastic doll based on the proportions of an average 19-year-old girl (according to CDC data), has been named the new Barbie by dozens of top publications. Trading a tiny waist a...