WMC FBomb
Words of Wisdom From Feminist Writer Ariel Levy
Many feminists may know Ariel Levy as the author of modern feminist classic “Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women And The Rise Of Raunch Culture.” A contributor to the the New Yorker as well, Levy has built ...
WMC FBomb
This Isn't About Leggings
United Airlines was thrust into the spotlight this week after a gate agent refused to let two female travelers board an aircraft. Their issue wasn’t concern for passengers’ security or managing inappr...
WMC FBomb
Filmmaker Tracy Droz Tragos Puts Women First in Her New HBO Documentary on Abortion
The trailer for Abortion: Stories Women Tell, award-winning filmmaker Tracy Droz Tragos’s new documentary, opens on a hall full of people with boundless energy. We catch a glimpse of a low-hanging “Mi...
WMC FBomb
What Rihanna Revealed About Humanitarian Work
On February 28, 2017, Rihanna walked up the creaky wooden steps of one of Cambridge’s storied halls to accept the Harvard Foundation’s 2017 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian of the Year Award. While she is ...
WMC FBomb
AMAZE and the Importance of Sex Education for Tweens
I grew up in a religious and conservative family, in the very religious and conservative country of Saudi Arabia. My parents never talked to me about sex education. At school, the topic of sex was unq...
WMC FBomb
Being LGBT In The Middle East
For the most part, I am a normal teenager in Amman, Jordan. I wake up when I hear my alarm and get ready for school. But perhaps unlike other 15-year old-boys, I have never fantasized about beautiful ...
WMC FBomb
An Interview With Hanne Larsen, The College-Aged Director Of 'The Sex Myth'
In 2015, feminist journalist Rachel Hills published The Sex Myth: The Gap Between Our Fantasies and Reality—a book that questions the sexual norms and expectations with which younger generations have ...
WMC FBomb
The Brilliance Of 'Get Out'
*Spoiler Alert*: This review contains details about the plot of the movie.
The film Get Out opens on a single shot that, just like the film as a whole, manages to brilliantly capitalize on horror tro...
WMC FBomb
Addressing Gendered Online Harassment
Last summer, my friend Katie* received an Instagram message from a man who claimed to know her. When she ignored him, he commented several times on her photos: “hey baby,” “bad girl,” “sexy,” “I knew ...
WMC FBomb
An Interview With Award-Winning Teen Activist Filmmaker Jordan Barger
Jordan Barger is a junior in high school from Houston, Texas. She also happens to be an award-winning filmmaker who has her own production company, JOM Productions. Barger’s short film, "Milky White /...
WMC FBomb
The Fight Against the Single Story: 'Speed Sisters’ Amber Fares and Rabab Haj Yahya on Sisterhood, Resilience, and the Importance of Human Connection
Being the first takes courage. Putting yourself in a position of vulnerability, stepping out of your comfort zone, and risking failure can be terrifying—but also hugely rewarding. It’s an experience f...
WMC FBomb
A Guide To Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
During his campaign, President Donald Trump made it clear he would build a wall on the country’s southern border, introduce the End Illegal Immigration Act, and terminate prior executive orders that h...
WMC FBomb
March 06, 2017 | Ashley Johnson |
Feminism,
Race/Ethnicity
Embracing My Blackness At Predominantly White Institutions
I wouldn’t say that I necessarily felt white growing up, but I never felt all that black, either. I wasn’t raised to feel in any way less than my white counterparts, but at the same time, my parents n...
More In WMC FBomb
Archive
- 2026
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009