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Explaining the "Fake Geek Girl"
A few days ago, a friend of mine came to me with an all too common complaint. She was trying to get into a predominantly male fandom and was being met with accusations of being a “Fake Geek Girl”. For...
WMC FBomb
May 06, 2014 | Katie Koestner |
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Media,
Politics,
Violence against women
An Open Letter to TBTN Event Holders
I was 18 years old when I joined you. Many of you had been holding Take Back the Night events in rain or snow, amid hecklers, for years. Some of you were already making your way to radical, already p...
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America Voted for Laverne Cox, So Why Didn't TIME Magazine Listen?
When I was in 12th grade, I asked my parents to buy me a subscription to TIME Magazine so I could learn more about current events before heading off to college. I still remember when the TIME 100 Most...
WMC Live
WMC Live #81: President Jimmy Carter, Brittney Cooper, Angela Bonavoglia. (Original Airdate 5/3/2014)
Robin on the NBA and racism. Guests: an exclusive conversation with President Jimmy Carter—her first male guest—on prostitution; Brittney Cooper on the Crunk Collective and black feminism; Angela Bonavoglia on the Pope’s “cosmetic Catholicism.”
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Changing the Dialogue About Women’s Sports
It has been a pretty good month to be from Connecticut. March Madness came to a close on Monday, April 7th and Tuesday, April 8th, with the championship victories of the Men and Women’s National Baske...
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Lady Promposals: I'm Breaking the Prom Double Standard -- Right Now
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With my grade's school day countdown approaching the twenties, obligatory end-of-high-school events are beco...
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April 23, 2014 | Darializa Avila-Chevalier |
Arts and culture,
Education,
Feminism,
Media,
Race/Ethnicity
Choosing Not to Support Marginalization of Minority Groups Through Illustration
As an artist for my college's newspaper, the Columbia Spectator, I sometimes have to illustrate pieces laced with unrecognized privilege. I’ve drawn for articles that fetishize poverty in Spanish Harl...
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Exciting News: The FBomb Is Joining the Women's Media Center
Discovering the world of feminist blogging was an experience of simultaneous relief and isolation: just as Second Wave feminists have described the way consciousness raising allowed them to realize th...
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Why We Must Speak Out
I love Sara Bareilles’ Brave. Who doesn’t love a message about overcoming fear in order to express one’s opinions?
Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
W...
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Not "Crazy," Just Dedicated
When girls are young, Cinderella tells them “dreams really do come true.” As we get older, that philosophy changes and we learn that life isn’t actually a fairytale. You have to work hard in order to ...
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Are We Sexually Equal?
Women have made great strides towards social, political and economic equality in the past decades, but where do we stand in terms of sexual equality? Humans are sexual creatures who all want to explor...
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Girls: Do We Run The World?
I love Beyonce’s song Girls Run The World, it has an awesome chorus, a pumping beat, and a great message about the power of women. But unfortunately I think James Brown more accurately depicts our...
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March 30, 2014 | Maya Richard-Craven |
Feminism
Would You Change Your Name?
It all started after a commentator on Thought Catalog assumed I was married after reading one of my articles. Although the article focused on questions surrounding racial bias in college hook-up cultu...
WMC Live
WMC Live #76: Ikumi Yoshimatsu, Julie Zeilinger, Atima Omara. (Original Airdate 3/29/2014)
Robin’s open message to Gloria Steinem on her 80th birthday, and on Scandinavian men’s pro-feminism. Guests: Julie Zeilinger of The F Bomb blog; Pres. Atima Omara of the Young Democrats; Ikumi Yosimatsu returns to take on the Japanese Government.
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What Exactly Do We Mean By Equal?
I am a feminist. I wear shirts that say “Riots not Diets” and tweet articles about women's issues. I am the founder of the feminist club on the campus of my women's college. I could probably take some...
WMC FBomb
What Feminism Really Means
While teens, adults and even celebrities alike dare to mistakenly claim that feminism means loathing men and believing that women are worth more than men, I believe that feminism is simply about equa...
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Saturday Vids: The Girls of Atomic City
I personally love uncovered stories of how women shaped history, which is why I'm adding The Girls of Atomic City to my reading list. The book covers how at the height of WWII, thousands of young girl...
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Black Women Create: Highlighting Black Women in Film and TV
Many people underestimate the power that representation in the media can have for young girls, and especially young girls of color–but connecting with the experiences of another person and empathizing...
WMC Live
March 14, 2014 | Sheryl Sandberg, Lorrain Franklin-Taylor, Anna R. |
Feminism,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #74: Sheryl Sandberg, Lorrain Franklin-Taylor, Anna R. (Original Airdate 3/15/2014)
Robin on a problem with guest Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In group, on women in Ukraine’s crisis, and on global sex trade corporations. Guests: Lorrain Franklin-Taylor of 1000 Mothers to Prevent Violence; Anna R. on changing LinkedIn’s stalking policy.
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What Many Men Don't Understand About Sexual Assault
Warning: This piece contains material about sexual assault that may be upsetting to some readers.
Sexual assault wasn’t a problem on my radar until it happened to me. But two and a half years ago, I ...
WMC Live
March 07, 2014 | Leymah Gbowee, Ikumi Yoshimatsu, Yolanda Dominguez, Peggy Antrobus |
Feminism,
Politics,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #73: Leymah Gbowee, Ikumi Yoshimatsu, Yolanda Dominguez, Peggy Antrobus. (Original Airdate 3/8/2014)
Robin spends International Women’s Day with Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee; beauty queen turned feminist Ikumi Yoshimatsu; Caribbean legend Peggy Antrobus; political artist Yolanda Domínguez; and WMC Women Under Siege Director Lauren Wolfe.
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Who Are You Calling A Feminist?
Feminism is confronting its “uncool” reputation all over again, but this time it's the least likely candidates rejecting the movement: women. Celebrities like Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Taylor Swift a...
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10 Reasons I Love Lady College
As I look back at my first semester of college, I’ve come to realize that I made the perfect decision for me. It’s comforting that after a year of college application hell that I got into and actually...
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What Happens After You Lose Weight
I wouldn't say that I was ever fat. I was always just overweight enough that girls would tell me I looked "fine" and guys wouldn't tell me much of anything (because I guess my dazzling intellect and s...
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Vogue vs Dunham vs Jezebel
Recently, I have been caught up in thinking about Lena Dunham's photo-shoot for Vogue Magazine. I am an avid Girls watcher and a Lena Dunham fan: she's quirky, funny, sharp, and not afraid to say wha...
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