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August 13, 2013 | Erin M | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Media
Body Positivity: A Primer
Let’s face it: our society is full of messed up messages about our bodies. We are told that we are too fat, too old, too short, too hairy, toosaggy…and the list never ends. Our culture doesn’t embrace...
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August 11, 2013 | Bridget C. | Body image and body standards, Feminism
Southern Belle or Southern Hell?
Growing up, I always had the benefit of playing sports and hanging out with boys. It was great until around seventh grade. Then girls and boys separated. We didn't play sports together during recess, ...
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August 09, 2013 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Health, Media
Saturday Vids: Camp Gyno
Chances are, you've seen this viral video -- a tampon ad that refuses to fall victim to the shame and secretiveness of most "feminine product" ads. But just in case you haven't, it's required viewing....
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August 08, 2013 | Christina O | Feminism, Gender-based violence, International, Misogyny, Violence against women
On Violence Against Women
An astonishing number of women desperately fear for their lives every day due to the fatal fact that they were born female in a patriarchal society. Violent acts are committed against women all the ti...
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August 06, 2013 | Cindy C | Media, Misogyny, Violence against women
I Hate These "Blurred Lines"
What do you do if you have a catchy song, a wanna-be-but-never-will-be-Justin Timberlake R&B singer and want to gather as many views on YouTube as possible? If you answered “by showing boobs” and ...
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August 04, 2013 | Winnifred Bonjean-Alpart | Arts and culture, Feminism, Gender-based violence, Girls, Media, Violence against women
The New Scarlet Letter
For the past seven years, I’ve been a member of The Arts Effect All-Girl Theater Company – an ensemble of girls that meets weekly in downtown Manhattan to creatively explore girl-focused experiences t...
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August 03, 2013 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Media
Support Women Artists Sunday: Sarah Dugas
Though these two Dugas siblings have made quite the sound waves each in their own right, you always know that when they are apart, it's only temporary. Sure enough, in 2007, their respective joining o...
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August 02, 2013 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media
Saturday Vids: Ana "Rokafella" Garcia -- Pioneer Break Dancer
The latest episode of Makers features Ana "Rokafella" Garcia, who broke down gender barriers in the world of break dancing. “It’s very limiting to see a woman always in a thong shaking her butt, that’...
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August 01, 2013 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media
6 Reasons "The To Do List" Is Great For Women
As a movie lover, I'm used to being frustrated, insulted and bored with female characters. Truly, there are few things quite as annoying as being asked to ignore everything I know and believe to be tr...
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July 30, 2013 | Lexie B | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Violence against women
Attention People With Body Parts
My name is Lexie and I am the Founder and Creative Director of Attention: People With Body Parts, an international body-positive initiative with an emphasis on book-making, letter-writing, and collabo...
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July 28, 2013 | Chloe Hallinan | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Media
Model Citizen
I would like to preface this essay by saying that I am a feminist (I have written four other articles for the FBomb), I am sixteen, and I have been model with Ford Models for two years. My opinions ar...
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July 26, 2013 | Julie Zeilinger | Girls, Media, Misogyny, Science and tech
Saturday Vids: Nothing To Prove -- Geek Girls and the Double Clicks
Women have written about the discrimination "geek girls" face before on the FBomb -- but now there's an anthem for all the girls out there who have been bullied or undermined about their passion. "Not...
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July 25, 2013 | Talia | Feminism, Gender-based violence, International, Violence against women
All I Want Is Equality
All I want is equality. Because yes, that is what feminism is all about. Equality for women. No, we feminists are not asking for better treatment under the law for women. Anyone who does is not truly...
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July 23, 2013 | Sara Wong | Education, Feminism, Media
On Being 'Friends With Benefits'
The tricky thing about friends with benefits is that the lines you painstakingly set up get blurred so quickly; before you know it, there are no longer any lines discerning black from white -- it is a...
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July 21, 2013 | Emily E | Feminism, Politics, Violence against women
Why I Shared my Abortion Story With North Carolina Law Makers
My voice was trembling when I spoke the words “I decided to choose abortion.” I was telling my personal story and expressing my opposition of House Bill 695, a bill that would shut down all but one ab...
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