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Saturday Vids: Glamour Magazine and The Girl on Page 194
Over a year ago, Glamour Magazine printed a photo of model Lizzi Miller (known to many as the "girl on page 194"). Despite the fact that she is a "plus size" model, which seems to be something magazin...
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Saturday Vids: Confessions of a Hipster
I love Confessions of a Hipster. I also like it when teen girls make super successful YouTube videos.
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November 30, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Body image and body standards,
Education,
Feminism,
Health,
Media,
Politics
Reproductive Rights: The Stuff That Got Left Out In School
This year in school, I'm taking an elective called Gender, Culture, Power (pretty badass, right?). We've covered all kinds of feminist topics from gender stereotypes to domestic violence to sex traffi...
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An Interview with Selena Torrado
A few weeks ago, I met Selena Torrado, a teen living in New York who started her own high school feminist club called Femtastic! I was ecstatic to see that someone shared my passion for reaching out t...
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Saturday Vids: I Am This Land Video Contest
Breakthrough is thrilled to announce the launch of the I AM THIS LAND video contest, a campaign that aims to start conversations about diversity, acceptance and the future of this country. I AM THIS L...
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November 12, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Feminism,
Girls,
LGBTQIA,
Media,
Online harassment,
Politics,
Violence against women
Saturday Vids: Best of "It Gets Better"
I'm sure a lot of you have seen at least one "It Gets Better" video. If you haven't, it's basically a project initiated to show LGBT youth that are struggling with their sexuality, and can't imagine...
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Not So Gleeful: What's Wrong With GQ's Latest Shoot
So, I know this is kind of dated, but please make fun of me, consider my humble excuse of being a senior coming up on college application deadlines, and then attempt to enjoy!
The reaction from femin...
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Saturday Vids: Vag Magazine
Vag Magazine is a new web comedy created and written by Leila Cohan-Miccio and Caitlin Tegart. Vag Magazine takes place behind the scenes of Vag, a hipster third wave feminist magazine a la Bust. Vag ...
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Saturday Vids: Gender Roles Reversed
I think this video was made for a Gender Studies class...not sure for what school (kudos to whoever made it!) I love how it gives life to statistics that after a while go in one ear and out the other....
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October 27, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Arts and culture,
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Media,
Race/Ethnicity
My Feminist Photo Shoot
By now, some of you may be aware that I (on behalf of this here ole' webblog) was recently chosen as one of 12 "new" feminists by More Magazine. Obviously, this is an amazing honor, and the fact that ...
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Too Sexual or Not Sexual Enough?
I recently saw a commercial for lingerie football. Basically, it's a bunch of "hot"women running around playing tackle football in their underwear. At first I was appalled. Why is it that women don...
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Saturday Vids: Good Girls Don't Get Fat
Originally embedded in Rose M's post, this video about Dr. Robyn Silverman's book Good Girls Don't Get Fat: How Weight Obsession is Messing Up Our Girls & How We Can Help Them Thrive Despite It sh...
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October 20, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Arts and culture,
Feminism,
Health,
International,
Politics,
Violence against women
The Democratic Republic of Congo: Understanding the Conflict
This year in school, I'm taking a really amazing English elective called Gender, Culture, Power (SURPRISE! It's taught by the same awesome teacher who handed me Jessica Valenti's Full Frontal Feminism...
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Saturday Vids: Tegan & Sara Speak Out
Recently, Annie Barr from The [i4c] Campaign - an interactive campaign that seeks to create a better tomorrow by supporting change-making entrepreneurs - interviewed the awesome duo Tegan and Sara (ch...
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SPARK and Teenage Activism
My name is Lexi St. John and I am currently a senior in high school. I have been an environmental activist throughout my high school career. I am the co-founder and president (with my twin sister Liza...
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Saturday Vids: Melissa Harris Lacewell on Maddow
I'm basically still in awe of the pure eloquence of Melissa Harris Lacewell. I want to hear much, much more from her. Her commentary starts at about 8:30 minutes in, but the whole video is well worth ...
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"Body Image Disorder"
At some point in recent history the stance of “I Hate My Body” became a public statement encompassing an entire gender rather than a private thought held by few on particularly bad days. Somewhere alo...
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Saturday Vids: Cover Girl Culture
I honestly don't think that the message Cover Girl Culture promotes can EVER be told to girls (and boys) of my generation too much. We need to start combating the seriously messed up body standards ou...
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Saturday Vids: Modern Lady takes on Gisele
"Erin Gibson weighs in on the controversy surrounding Gisele Bündchen's comments about mandatory breastfeeding. From clips of Whoopi Goldberg on "The View" to talking heads across the political spectr...
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Veronica Mars: One Badass Chick
I’m not sure how many other F-Bomb readers out there watch (or rather, watched) Veronica Mars, but I’m obsessed thanks to Netflix Instant Watch and a little bit of spare time at the start of the semes...
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Ines Sainz: Sexual Harassment Handled Well
By now, most people have probably heard about the latest news in sports related sexual harassment. This time around, the media has zeroed in on Ines Sainz, a Mexican sports reporter, who was reportedl...
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Saturday Vids: Confessions of a Hipster
We all know this person. Rock on to "xOphoeniXfeath3r" for making me laugh as much as this video did.
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Women in Pre-Code Film
Pre-production code films were made from 1929-1934. They were interesting, because they explored subjects that would be relevant in today’s society. They had themes of violence, drug abuse, and sexu...
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Bi-sibility
Usually when I first meet someone I never tell them I am bisexual. It never comes up in conversation. In fact I wait until I know that I can trust someone enough to tell them. I hate secrets because w...
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Saturday Vids: The Bechdel Test
Here on the FBomb we talk a lot about pop-culture, including women and movies. The Bechdel Test addresses this very topic and is something every good teenage feminist should be informed about. Once yo...