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The Music Industry and It's Best Friend, Sexism
Despite my passion for music, I doubt I could ever succeed in the music business. My reasons for this are very simple: I am overweight, I don’t wear makeup and I don’t keep up with current trends, and...
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GirlPower: Voices of a Generation
I just got a heads up about this awesome group of young feminists and performers who put together a show called "GirlPower: Voices of a Generation." It looks amazing. Information is below:
The ...
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July 16, 2009 | Rinku Sen |
Race/Ethnicity
What the NAACP Means to Me
The author, a social justice activist from the Indian American community, explores the role of the venerable rights organization and the kind of leadership necessary going forward in a multiracial nation.
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July 16, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Media
Whip It!
I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS MOVIE.
I love Ellen Page. If they made a movie that consisted entirely of her eating soup and talking to a cat, I'd see it. And I'd love it. I'm weird, moving on.
Drew Bar...
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the U.S. as an asylum for battered women
The Obama administration recently created a new policy that allows foreign women who are the victims of severe domestic violence to receive asylum in the United States.
The policy outlines that to re...
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Jezebel and Me
My freshman year of high school, I was like any other shy, bookish girl. With a copy of Ariel in my hands I would dart from class to class, not daring to make eye contact with other students as we p...
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Sonia Sotomayor
Alright. Let’s get right down to it.
Sonia Sotomayor. A name which only a few months ago probably would have meant nothing to us unless we were real judiciary junkies is now at the center of a hot b...
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is half-jewish a religion?
God, I love Jezebel. Last week, they addressed the hub of my own internal religious debates, by asking what being a "half jew" means.
As a technical "half jew" myself -- probably more complicated tha...
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Just saw Harry Potter and...
...it reminded me that Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy booo hissss) sings. He does indeed.
Thoughts?
And may I just say, Hermione is a totally empowered badass. And Luna Lovegood rocks. Although there wa...
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Who We Are, and What We See
The author, a psychologist/psychoanalyst, explains how Judge Sonia Sotomayor is naturally informed by her gender and ethnicity as she performs her duties on the bench.
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July 14, 2009 | Michaela C |
Feminism
living in the real world
This past spring a few friends and I set out to rent our very first apartment. After going through my first year of university living in residence, I was ready to live in The Real World. Of course, ch...
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July 14, 2009 | Baykan O |
Feminism,
International
The Social Politics of Young Turkish Women
Being that I am ethnically Turkish, to grasp precisely what the "Western" view of its social attitude toward women is, poses a number of difficulties. In casual conversation, people are far more comfo...
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July 14, 2009 | Brianne L |
Media
Hollywood Vomit
We have fostered a society where talentless celebrities have come to rule our culture. This is our own fault. The false relationships that we have created with these beautiful and famous people h...
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WWII Women Pilots Honored
The New York Times reports that the members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (W.A.S.P.) will receive the Congressional Gold Medal, one of America's highest civilian honors. Out of more than 1,000 ...
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What’s Behind the Rise of Women’s Philanthropy?
The author, a veteran fund-raiser, explains new data on women’s generosity—and how the projects they support strategically expand possibilities for women and girls around the world.
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The SUVs of Society
People who happened to be…vertically challenged, and even those of average height, are always commenting to those who happen to be “lucky” enough to surpass the average height for women (an unimpressi...
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A Summer of Victory
It’s a dark night and I present the birthday girl with a bottle of cognac. She looks up at me, shocked, through heavy fake lashes fringing her eyes. “This is expensive,” she says after a pause. I slap...
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MTSS #6: Gym Class
Just renewing my love for the Midwest Teen Sex Show. This is seriously how sex education should be done, people would actually listen.
Oldie but goodie (and one of the only ones I feel comfortable a...
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July 13, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Education
Syracuse University Chancellor, Nancy Cantor: Interview
A few months ago I got the chance to sit down with Nancy Cantor, the chancellor of Syracuse University.
Chancellor Cantor is a pioneer in implementing student interaction with the City of Syracu...
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Gossip Round Up
I have no schedule for this feature. I do not live my life with regularity, sad-ish but true. Anyway, on with it.
UP passed the $280 mil mark, 2nd only to Finding Nemo of Pixar's movies (because Ell...
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Dr. Regina Benjamin Obama's Surgeon General Choice
Today, Obama announced that Dr. Regina Benjamin is his official choice for Surgeon General.
While the position does require senate confirmation, Dr. Benjamin has accomplished such impressive feats a...
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Popularity is genetic?
Remember that post I did about the relationship between popularity in high school and success in life? Well, guess what folks, the anonymous "researchers" are at it again, trying to prove hat populari...
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Tori Amos on men
Tori Amos just wrote a beautiful a piece for The Guardian's Observer. She speaks, as a victim of sexual assault, how her life was shaped by the incident, the dangers of masculinity standards and the m...
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feminism and dating
I get why guys are afraid of feminists. I do. Many of us just get so worked up about the issues we may be perceived as...well, bitchy. Of course we're not, we just care deeply about protecting and pro...
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KGOY "kids getting older younger"
It's pretty depressing how I'm used to waiting in the line for H&M or Forever 21's dressing room with middle schoolers. I look over, see a 9 year old with a tube top and low-riding jeans, and shru...
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