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Explaining the "Fake Geek Girl"
A few days ago, a friend of mine came to me with an all too common complaint. She was trying to get into a predominantly male fandom and was being met with accusations of being a “Fake Geek Girl”. For...
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On Being Incorporated
The term incorporated is often used to describe an organization or business that has become legalized and made official. People can become incorporated as well, as in the cases of celebrities putting ...
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December 08, 2013 | Chloe Hallinan |
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Girls,
Media,
Science and tech
The Problem With Mean Girls
The vast majority of us are familiar with the movie Mean Girls (written by the amazing Tina Fey). Although the film has the quintessential embellishments of most chick flicks, it also sheds light on t...
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The Wrong Kind Of Protection
I am being raised in a Catholic household by parents who have always set very different standards for me than they have for my brother. For example, while my brother was allowed to go out alone at 12,...
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August 18, 2013 | Sophia M |
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Science and tech,
Violence against women
How Feminism Brought Me Back
I used to dance and climb trees and sing loudly and run around like a wild child. I say “used to” and you probably think I mean when I was four or five, but I mean up until around a year ago, when I w...
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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 12, 2013 | Julie Zeilinger |
Feminism,
Free Speech,
Gender-based violence,
Media,
Science and tech,
Violence against women
Saturday Vids: Jaclyn Friedman On Hate Speech On Facebook
Last month, awesome feminist activists Jaclyn Friedman of Women, Action and the Media (WAM!), author/activist Soraya Chemaly and Laura Bates of the The Everyday Sexism Project launched a campaign to e...
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Me: The Closet Feminist
I wrote before I knew women had to write under pseudonyms to get their books published.
And I rode my bike without knowing in some countries the ban on women doing so has only just been lifted.
I wa...
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Technology and the Future of Feminism
Recently, I feel like I've been asked quite a bit about the way that technology is influencing the next generation of feminists. I have a basic answer at the ready, a couple bullet points I hit, large...
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Is Microsoft Paying More Attention To Female Gamers?
In an interview the week before the release of Halo 4, Bonnie Ross, from Microsoft’s 343 Industries, and Kiki Wolfkill, Halo 4’s executive producer, boldly announced that Xbox Live would be implementi...
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Saturday Vids: Shree Bose, Teenage Cancer Researcher
Shree Bose has inspired me since I learned that she was the Grand Prize winner of the Google Global Science Fair. As her TEDxwomen's speaker's page describes: "[Shree's] award-winning project involved...
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Geek Culture and Male Privilege
Spend any time on website like 9Gag or Memebase (and you know you do), and you’ll quickly realize that most of these websites are populated by guys. Men are both the readers and the ones creating and ...
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Why Does Exceptionally Smart = Crazy On TV?
Now, before launching into this, let me make one thing clear: I love the TV show Bones and have for a long time. I also kind of like Rizzoli & Isles, but there’s one thing that’s been irking me ab...
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January 22, 2012 | Toni FG |
Education,
Feminism,
Misogyny,
Politics,
Science and tech,
Violence against women
I Am A Huge Slut
Recently, I participated, in a willing, great hook-up. The week before I participated in a willing make-out session. I just moved to a new town. I don't know anyone around here that well, and the unfo...
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Countering Hatred on the Internet
Let’s face it: hatred on the internet is big. Hatred of all varieties including sexism, racism and homophobia (etc.) are found everywhere online, and some sites in particular are known as a breeding g...
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We Can't Judge What We Can't Understand
A few days ago, I went to school. It was a normal day until around lunchtime when I started hearing some rumors. Well, that’s not unusual: it’s high school. There will always be rumors. But these rumo...
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Breaking Up With Facebook
As much as my generation seems to support Facebook, I believe that underneath all that tagging and friending, there’s a deep-seated resentment that we’ve had to grow up in a world where it’s the norm ...
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FBomb Talks Sex: First, Do You
When I was fourteen, my dad told me that the most important thing I would ever learn was how to be alone. Granted, he said this as he took away my cell phone, Facebook and cut off all ties I had to t...
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October 09, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger |
Education,
Feminism,
Media,
Politics,
Science and tech,
Violence against women
Sexual Harassment and the Legacy of Anita Hill: Where Are We Now
This Saturday (October 15th) I will be speaking at the conference "Sex, Power and Speaking Truth: Anita Hill 20 Years Later". I'm going to be representing our generation and speaking about our relatio...
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The Art of the Text
In our world of technology and instant communication, sentiments often get lost in cyberspace. In fact, there's a whole website devoted to some of the crazy mishaps that can occur during texting. But ...
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Hacked Photos Being Used On Adult Websites
A couple of weeks ago, an article on Mookychick highlighted an issue of hacked photos on adult websites. It's a practice that's going on for a little while, but it's starting to trend, and it's misogy...
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An Ode To Sheryl Sandberg's Awesomeness
I'm always bitching about how few really positive female role models are out there for young girls. Considering the celebrities we have worshiped / continue to worship - Snooki, Lindsay Lohan, Paris H...
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July 21, 2011 | Angela G |
Arts and culture,
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Media,
Science and tech
"The Illusionists": How Insecurity Sells
As long as I can remember, I have had a great deal of respect and gratitude for the body. I like my body in particular. It works. It is the reason I am me. When I was three years old my mom gave birth...
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Defying the Stereotype
Me: Make me a sandwich?
That was my Facebook status recently, and it led to a whole debate. People were saying that I should be in the kitchen, making food (should've expected that one) and I respond...
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Feminist Dilemma: An Addiction To It Girl
I’m a feminist and as such I try to make conscious decisions in my daily life that uphold feminist ideals. But then came It Girl. It Girl is a facebook game centered around fashion, partying, and da...