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Teen Botox Epidemic? What That Really Means.
After reading reports that Charice Pempengco, an 18-year-old singer who recently landed a part on Glee, got Botox treatments for her TV debut, I proceeded to bang my head against a wall–ironically ach...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Lykke Li
Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson Li was born in Ystad, Skåne in 1986; her mother is a photographer, her father is a musician.[2] The family moved to Stockholm when Li was a toddler and later moved to a mou...
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Saturday Vids: Feminist Attack on Snack Factory's Pretzels
In case you haven't already seen Snack Factory's disgusting new ad for their "thin" pretzel crisps, have a gander:
Disgusting, right? Well, thankfully, one guy decided to fight back with creativity ...
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It's Not All Skinny Love
The fashion world is oft misconstrued as lovin’ on the skinny-types and leaving us with un-concaved bellies and fleshy arms feeling lovelorn. However this is an undue misconception which must be elimi...
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Justin Bieber and Double Standards
Justin Bieber may be the closest my generation will ever get to Beatlemania. The kid sings purely romantic non-graphic songs about his "baby" (that would be you, dear 13 year old girls of the world) a...
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Anybody Else Freaked Out By Child Beauty Pageants?
I have to ask this question: am I the only one who's completely freaked out by child beauty pageants? I mean, whenever I'm flipping through our 900 channels (887 of which are useless) and happen acros...
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Pads, Phallus, and Gloria: Advocating for Trash Bins and More
I recently came across Gloria Steinem’s “If Men Could Menstruate” as I was perusing over required reading packet. In this article, Steinem creates an alternate universe where the power of the penis is...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Kid Sister
Melisa Young (born July 3, 1980) better known by her stage name Kid Sister, is a rap artist based in Chicago, Illinois.
Kid Sister started to rap in October 2005, becoming a MC at monthly dance parti...
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Saturday Vids: Nona Willis Aronowitz & Feminist Experimentation
You may remember Nona from the post I wrote about GirlDrive (her really super awesome book) and her guest post about Hooking Up. Well, Nona recently did some social experimentin' involving feminism, t...
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August 03, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger |
Economy,
Feminism,
Girls,
Media,
Online harassment,
Science and tech
Formspring and Cyber Bullying
My first interaction with Formspring (for those who don’t know: Formspring is a site where people can comment anonymously about eachother) occurred just this past year when a girl a year younger than ...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Laura Jansen
Laura Jansen (born 4 March 1977) is a Dutch singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. Jansen established herself as a regular at the Los Angeles live music venue the Hotel Cafe before gaining fame in he...
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Saturday Vids: Modern Lady & Beer Ads
When Sarah Haskins and Target Women left Current TV, a little part of me died. But then they found Erin Gibson and I'm slowly learning to love again! Enjoy!
Oh, by the way, this whole "Saturday Vid...
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Huge and Feminist Stereotypes
Yet again, the media continues to fail with another horribly unrealistic feminist character. I was interested in the new series "Huge" and how this show would portray body image issues. However, when ...
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Boys: Second Class Citizens in the Classroom
Apparently, when it comes to education in New York City, boys are "second class citizens." Or at least that’s what Christina Hoff Sommers, author of The War Against Boys and the recent article Are The...
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Free to Be You and Me
On my last procrastination streak, in addition to watching dozens of videos of young children singing pop songs on YouTube, I stumbled upon a gem from my childhood – all 44 minutes of ‘Free to Be… You...
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Female Chauvinist (Caramel Colored) Pig
I'll admit it. The first time I watched the video for California Gurls, I thought it was pretty cool. Until Katy Perry went crazy with the whipped cream on her boobs. Of course, from the beginning of ...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Metric
Metric is a Canadian indie rock band, formed in Toronto in 1998 and based at various times in Montreal, London, New York City and Los Angeles. The band members are Emily Haines (vocals, keyboards)...
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July 21, 2010 | Elinor K |
Body image and body standards,
Economy,
Environment,
Feminism,
Health,
Media
Femme Toxic: How To Be a Healthy & Environmentally Friendly Consumer
My name is Elinor Keshet and I’ve been an intern at FemmeToxic over the past several months. What’s FemmeToxic? Well, it’s a project that was started by Breast Cancer Montreal in partnership with Girl...
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Forever 21's Materntiy Line and the Normalization of Teen Pregnancy
I am 17, and when I close my eyes and think of what my life would be like if I were to become pregnant in the near future, my cynical mind goes here: I am holding a tiny child that is crying and spitt...
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"Phat" Girl in a Skinny World
When you're the only fat girl in your 2nd grade class, kids can be pretty mercilous. As someone who's been overweight their entire life I've heard every joke and jab imaginable: ugly, fat-ass, puffer ...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Pat Benatar
In 1971, Pat married her High School sweetheart, GI Dennis Benatar, and they moved to Virginia where he was stationed. Working as a bank clerk and a waitress, Pat began to sing in a Roaring Twenties t...
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Sparknotes Gender Test and Gender Stereotypes
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Ok, the gender test on the Sparknotes website really pisses me off.
Their claim: "Guys...
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Unnatural Causes: Feminism and Health Care
Health care reform is on everyone’s radar these days after we’ve watched Obama’s plan go through change after change before being passed this year. It’s been on my radar as a feminist because of the w...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Vanessa Paradis
Born in St. Maur, France on December 22, 1972, Vanessa enjoyed singing from an early age. Her career began to develop after she was discovered on a popular TV show entitled L'Ecole Des Fans; a French ...
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July 08, 2010 | Ashley P |
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
International,
Media,
Politics,
Violence against women
Female Bodies and Female Genital Mutilation: There is No Room for Compromise
Apparently, parental request for altering their young daughters’ genitalia had reached the magnitude to which the American Academy of Pediatrics issued their policy statement in April condoning and in...
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