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October 16, 2010 | Brian C | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: The Pipettes
The Pipettes are a British indie pop girl group formed in 2003 in Brighton. The group has released two albums, We Are the Pipettes, and Earth vs. The Pipettes and released numerous singles to support ...
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October 15, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Feminism, LGBTQIA, Media
Saturday Vids: Tegan & Sara Speak Out
Recently, Annie Barr from The [i4c] Campaign - an interactive campaign that seeks to create a better tomorrow by supporting change-making entrepreneurs - interviewed the awesome duo Tegan and Sara (ch...
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October 14, 2010 | Sonia L | Arts and culture, Feminism
Blazing Stink of an August Sidewalk
Blazing stink of an august sidewalk. My fingers my eyeballs are grey with the newsprint of this morning’s sins and a heavy shamed sickness knowing I am born with Certain Inalienable Rights: to have le...
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October 14, 2010 | Lexi St. John | Environment, Feminism, Girls, Media
SPARK and Teenage Activism
My name is Lexi St. John and I am currently a senior in high school. I have been an environmental activist throughout my high school career. I am the co-founder and president (with my twin sister Liza...
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October 13, 2010 | Zoe Y | Education, Feminism, Misogyny
Military Draft and Reverse Sexism
One or two years ago, I was taking my first Women’s Studies class at my college and it began my infatuation with feminism. Naturally, I had mixed feelings at first between agreeing with my teacher’s p...
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October 12, 2010 | Alec A | Arts and culture, Feminism, LGBTQIA, Media
Being A Gay Teen at Homecoming
I was at homecoming this past weekend and, given my miraculously heightened sense of male gender roles, I made a few interesting observations that I would like to share with the wild internet west. Al...
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October 11, 2010 | Courtney F | Feminism, Violence against women
A Modern Rant on Modern Feminism
The past few days I’ve noticed some hating going on towards modern feminism on tumblr, and hey, everyone’s entitled to their own opinions, but it still frustrates me. I don’t think people really under...
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October 10, 2010 | 5hereen 5ays | Feminism, Gender-based violence, International, Religion, Violence against women
I’m a Feminist (Don’t Tell The Teachers)
When you’re poised at the beginning of what you see as a vigorating cross-country marathon, it’s very hard not to step over the line. You know that it’s going to be demanding and your first aid kit wi...
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October 09, 2010 | Brian C | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Au Revoir Simone
Au Revoir Simone is an electronic dream pop band from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, formed in late 2003. The group is composed of Erika Forster (vocals/keyboard), Annie Hart (vocals/keyboard) ...
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October 08, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Girls, Health, Media, Politics
Saturday Vids: Melissa Harris Lacewell on Maddow
I'm basically still in awe of the pure eloquence of Melissa Harris Lacewell. I want to hear much, much more from her. Her commentary starts at about 8:30 minutes in, but the whole video is well worth ...
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October 07, 2010 | Shenny | Arts and culture, Feminism, Gender-based violence, Violence against women
Honor
The morning was grim. Mom woke me earlier then usual, whispering something about a family outing. Her lips were trembling and her eyes were nervously flitting around the room, as if afraid that someo...
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October 06, 2010 | Natalia K | Feminism, Gender-based violence, Violence against women
Pink and Blue
It breaks my heart whenever I hear that women in China and India are having abortions or killing their new born babies just because they turn out to be girls. I'm pro-choice, but having an abortion be...
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October 05, 2010 | Julie Zeilinger | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Girls, Health, Media
"Body Image Disorder"
At some point in recent history the stance of “I Hate My Body” became a public statement encompassing an entire gender rather than a private thought held by few on particularly bad days. Somewhere alo...
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October 04, 2010 | Liz P | Education, Feminism, Media, Violence against women
Street Harassment and Sluts
I’m currently studying abroad in Quito, Ecuador, and I love nearly all of it so far. One of the things I do NOT love, however, is the prevalence of harassment here. I'm kind of accustomed to harassmen...
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October 03, 2010 | Alec A | Feminism, LGBTQIA, Media
Redefining Masculinity
With all of this talk of the new woman, it only makes sense that society would begin to contemplate the new man. Newsweek attempted to transform a worn down male identity into a modern lifestyle. Thou...
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