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March 05, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem: The Iconic Feminist Speaks to our Generation
Who is Gloria Steinem? Any given teenage girl can rattle off the most intimate details about random T.V. starlets, but so many of us are unaware of a woman who has had so much impact on our lives jus...
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March 04, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism
How Far We’ve Come- Politics
The actual list of women in global politics is longer, but here are some highlights: 1920- That's the year we (American women) got to vote. 89 years ago. 1966- India - Indira Gandhi is the first Pri...
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March 04, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism
How Far We’ve Come- Politics
The actual list of women in global politics is longer, but here are some highlights: 1920- That's the year we (American women) got to vote. 89 years ago. 1966- India - Indira Gandhi is the first Pri...
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March 03, 2009 | Michele Filgate | Arts and culture, Media
Finding a Media Career that Suits Me—Not My Image of Myself
From an early age, the author had a particular kind of career in mind. And, rapidly, she was realizing her dreams working in network television—until she stepped back and took another look at what she wanted in life.
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February 28, 2009 | Jessie W | Feminism
Mail Call
When I was younger, I used to love getting mail; it made me feel so important, more grown-up and mature. Lately, I’ve been receiving college advertisements and dreading them. It actually means I have ...
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February 28, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Media
Men Who Roam Times Square are Winners...
Feminists are lesbians! We can vote, why don't we just shut up? And my personal favorite quote: "They got their amendment passed in 1920 why are they still bitching about equal rights?" Um, becau...
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February 27, 2009 | Shannon Reed | Education, Feminism, Girls
Can We Talk? Teens Need a Realistic Dialogue About Sex and Contraceptives
While her mother seemed to accept her pregnancy as a normal part of teen life, Bristol Palin, in her recent Fox News interview, acknowledged that abstinence just doesn’t work. Here, the author, a hi...
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February 27, 2009 | Marie B | Feminism
Nostalgia
Maybe it's the excessive amount of nail polish fumes mixed with temporary tattoos making me nostalgic, but my head has been filled with a constant flow of childhood memories all night. The random pict...
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February 27, 2009 | Claire F | Feminism
Hook Ups
Hook ups: the topic of eighty percent of all high school conversation; and a hundred percent of the scandal. But it seems in American (and any culturally western nation) that there is some magical num...
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February 27, 2009 | Zuleika L | Feminism
Some thoughts about feminism
What's up? My name is Zuleika Lewis and I am a young woman who is 18 years old. I live in Concord, CA and I am a senior in High School. I was raised in Venezuela [South America] until I was almost 15 ...
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February 27, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Submissions
Have something to say? This is your chance to share what you’re thinking. We accept almost anything: - pop culture observations - feminist musings - creative writing (short stories, poems) - artwork...
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February 27, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Contact
The FBomb: Questions related to the FBomb can be sent to: fbombsubmissions@gmail.com Julie Zeilinger: Queries, comments and bad jokes to be sent to: juliez@thefbomb.org...
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February 27, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Press
Reviews/Interviews Newsweek / The Daily Beast Championing Teenage Feminism One Blog Post At A Time 150 Women Who Shake the World Teen Vogue Glamour Magazine More Magazine Women's Day The Times ...
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February 27, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Media
This Is What a Feminist Looks Like…
Look guys Juno's mom!!! And I think I counted, like, half the cast of Ugly Betty. And they look normal...even...pretty (WHAT A CONCEPT!!!)...
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February 27, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Media
This Is What a Feminist Looks Like…
Look guys Juno's mom!!! And I think I counted, like, half the cast of Ugly Betty. And they look normal...even...pretty (WHAT A CONCEPT!!!)...
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February 27, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Media
Chuck Norris
  Urban Dictionary Says: "Chuck Norris uses Tabasco Sauce for eye drops. Chuck Norris can sneeze with his eyes open. Chuck Norris got a perfect score on his SATs simply by writing Chuck Norris for...
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February 27, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
The Real Deal Blog
A while back I wrote an article about our generation and leadership and politics. Fascinating stuff. http://www.ncrw.org/ncrwbigfive/turning-from-fear-to-hope-in-politics-and-leadership What do you...
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February 27, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Media
Midwest Teen Sex Show
http://midwestteensexshow.com/ I love this website. Funny...and informative. Usually when adults try to reach out to us it's ridiculously ineffective and funny for a different reason but this one is...
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February 27, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Media
Diablo Cody
I love Diablo Cody. Everyone has an opinion on Juno- considering the whole teen pregnancy thing. I've heard everything from how implausible it is for a teenager in Juno's situation to be that smart (b...
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February 27, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Top 10 Reasons Why High School Pisses Me Off
1. Girls Who Think Every Guy Is In Love With Her I hate the girls who think that all the guys are after them because they're just SO hot...NO it's because you make it clear you're open for business. I...
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February 27, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism
Facebook
Whenever I'm bored, I click on the new photos in my mini-feed on Facebook. A classic pose, first mastered by most as early as seventh grade, is fish face (head tilted, lips pursed, eyes wide). It's ...
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February 27, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Media
He Was Actually Our President…
The best of George W. Bush "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." "You work three jobs?...Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that." - to a ...
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February 27, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Media
He Was Actually Our President…
The best of George W. Bush "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." "You work three jobs?...Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that." - to a ...
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February 27, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Media
Oldies But Goodies
These are some of my favorite idiotic celebrity quotes of all time. They're not recent but every time I read them I feel better about myself. Enjoy. "I get to go to lots of overseas places, like Cana...
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February 26, 2009 | Aly G | Arts and culture, Media
Teeny-Boppers
  In the last year I think I've started to find myself as a person, as cheesy as that sounds, and my taste in music has changed a lot, it's gotten a lot better! I used to just listen to all the tee...
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