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One Step At A Time
It all started on April 10, 2011. That’s the day my ex-boyfriend decided to leave me for another girl, another relationship. I’ve had my heart broken before, but it was this relationship, or the endin...
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The Catholic Church and Education
I live in a catholic country (Italy), in a small town and I go to a catholic and very conservative school.
I am not very religious and, most importantly, I am a feminist. This means I don’t agree wit...
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Your Feminist History Lesson For The Day: The ERA
When people are being really annoying about the whole "do we still need feminism" thing, I find it less effective to start listing the thousands of reasons why we do, and more effective to slam wh...
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In Defense of Comprehensive Sex Education
A very hot-button issue that has brought feminists to the forefront is comprehensive sex education. It is something that Jessica Valenti defends vehemently in the notable Full Frontal Feminism, and th...
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Katie Couric: What Does Her Reisgnation Mean?
For fifteen year Katie Couric said good morning as the co-anchor of NBC’s TODAY show until 2006 when she left to become the new anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News with her first broadc...
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My Reasons Why
Tonight I spoke with the grandfather of a friend of mine after a basketball game. The game had just ended, and we were standing around, waiting for the team to emerge from the locker room, making the ...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Dum Dum Girls
Dum Dum Girls are an indie pop band from California currently signed to Sub Pop Records. Their name is a homage to The Vaselines album 'Dum Dum' and the Iggy Pop song "Dum Dum Boys". The group als...
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Endangered Species Summit: Our Generation and Body Image
The Endangered Species Summit - an international movement focused on improving the way women around the world view and treat their bodies, in the media and beyond - took place last month. There were b...
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Some Feminist Musings on Hop
I recently saw the movie Hop (free advanced preview tickets!), which was fun, considering the last time I was at the movies was to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. (I know, it’s pathetic.) ...
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On Being Pretty
I am not pretty.
Now, the typical response to this is, "Yes, you are!" Even if the people in question have never even met in person. Because maybe this person seems pretty, in the sound of her voice ...
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April 25, 2011 | Collette C |
Body image and body standards,
Education,
Feminism,
Politics,
Violence against women
Dear Feminism
Dear Feminism,
In case no one has told you recently, you are a loaded gun. Some see you as a helpless victim, pulling your woman card and begging for your right to abortion, always complaining about ...
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April 24, 2011 | Brenna McCaffrey |
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
LGBTQIA,
Media,
Violence against women
Violence in Baltimore Evidence of Transphobic Culture
(Warning: The following video link shows real and brutal violence.)
This video, which surfaced on the internet yesterday morning, shows a transgender woman being beaten by two female customers at a M...
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April 22, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger |
Feminism,
Media,
Politics,
Science and tech,
Violence against women
Saturday Vids: America 2049
For all the gamers out there who are looking to combine your human rights sensibility with their passions for online games, this one's for you:
America 2049 is Breakthrough's new groundbreaking alter...
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Books, Women and Happiness
“Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.” -Louisa May Alcott
I was born with a book in my hand. Okay, not really. But I’ve been reading for as long...
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April 19, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger |
Arts and culture,
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Girls,
Media,
Misogyny
An Interview with Glennis McMurray
Glennis McMurray is the founder and editor of the website, G.L.O.C. (TheGLOC.net) the first large-scale blog by and for all the Gorgeous Ladies of Comedy. Glennis is a seasoned musical improvisor havi...
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Women's Super League: Up and Running
April 13th 2011 was a landmark day for women's football in England as Arsenal took on Chelsea in the inaugural match of the FA's Women's Super League (the WSL). And it was also a personal landmark da...
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April 14, 2011 | Nurdiyansah |
Arts and culture,
Feminism
The Little Girl Dance
The little girl is dancing terribly wild
She clinks, how her body moves
Only herself
While she’s surrounded by boys
Whirling like a lily
Turning around over and over
Until loose from the rotatio...
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How Effective Is A Girlcott Anyway?
Abercrombie & Fitch and American Apparel have done it again. In the past, Abercrombie & Fitch has come under criticism for T-shirts with racist and sexist sayings, thongs for girls as young as...
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Perez Hilton and Bullying
Over the past few years, the news has been inundated with tragic stories of teens and cyberbullying. There were the stories of Phoebe Prince and Megan Meier, who after being tormented via social media...
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The Opposite of a Crush
Once, for an Introductory Sociology course, I gave a lecture about social oppression. It was fairly abstract. I didn't talk about any specific kind of social oppression, like gender oppression or raci...
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Saturday Vids: Ellen Page on Bill Maher
Not to distract from the intensely serious problem that Ellen raises on the show, but SERIOUSLY?! HOW AWESOME IS SHE!? I want to be her best friend. Thank god for one of the few role models teen girls...
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My Body Is
My body is not an object.
It is not another’s to sculpt or scrutinize.
It is not the canvas on which you paint your expectations and standards.
It is not your playground.
My body is not your proje...
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"Hello, Ms. President." (Is That So Hard To Believe?)
The Yahoo! Homepage is literally one of the first things I see when I get up in the morning, and whenever I see a featured article about a woman who's made an impact for reasons other than parading ar...