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July 07, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Media
Boise man takes picture up woman's skirt
Yesterday, a man in Boise was arrested for trying to take pictures up women's skirts in downtown Boise. He was then inducted into the national tool society of America, given a fedora (the official h...
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July 07, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Media
Why I Respect Taylor Swift
"I wanted this since the time I was a little girl. I've always just wished that maybe someday people would care about the words that I wrote. I'm so lucky that my songs are basically my diary put to...
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July 07, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media
Women and Broadway: what EXACTLY do we hate?
Clearly there is discrimination against women in the film industry. Hell, if Ela Thier’s open letter didn’t make that clear enough, the associations most of society has with “Hollywood” and “women” sh...
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July 06, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger |
Target Women: Hair
Newest from Sarah Haskins Sort of reminds me about how Facebook quizzes think my hair color affects my personality. Apparently, I should be a redhead  (I am not)  because I am feisty (what a creati...
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July 06, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Body image and body standards, Media
how Liz Jones didn't defeat anorexia
Via Jezebel: Daily Mail reporter Liz Jones wrote one of the most disturbing articles I've ever read. Having admittedly struggled with anorexia for 40 years (she hasn't recovered yet) Jones wrote abou...
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July 05, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Media
"Self Esteem Excuse"
“I have fake boobs because when random guys stare at my chest on the street, it gives me higher self esteem.” “I take an exercise class that is essentially basic training for strippers because it mak...
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July 04, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Laura Marling
In honor of 4th of July weekend...I'm going for a Brit. Good.  Laura Marling, a 19 year old from Hampshire, England, released her first album, Alas, I Cannot Swim, in February 2008. Her unique sound...
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July 04, 2009 | Colleen R | Feminism, Media
Revolutionary
So today I watched a movie called Revolutionary Road. I was on a plane coming home from Italy and I had 3 hours left so I figured I might as well fill it with an insightful film that would relax me an...
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July 03, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Sports
"Serena Williams cruises to Wimbledon victory"
says the nytimes. all i'm gonna say after writing this is you can take your "pretty" and shove it, Wimbledon....
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July 03, 2009 | Hannah S | Education, Feminism, Girls, Media
Growing up too fast
It scares me that things have changed so vastly in the 2 years since I've been in middle school. It seems to me that there is a very different standard for popularity nowadays then there was when I wa...
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July 01, 2009 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Media
Bridezillas 24/7
The New York Post reported yesterday that Cablevision is launching a 24/7 wedding channel sometime in the near future. To which I responded: WTF? Why are we so obssessed with weddings? Do we enjoy w...
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