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July 24, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger |
Public Service Announcements: FBomb Book Title and the Future of the FBomb
So, you may remember about a thousand years ago when I announced the FBomb's title contest. WELL we have a winning title. Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, my book will have a title and it won't just be a se...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Nikki & Rich
Nikki & Rich are Nikki Leonti, a California-born pastor's daughter who grew up singing in church, and Rich Velonskis, a Queens, NY-born established hip-hop/R&B producer and former DJ who got ...
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Saturday Vids: Marry Me
This video was the winner of the 2008 Tropfest short film contest in Australia (kind of random, I know). I came across it a while ago thanks to a post on the fabulous (and yes, Australian) Feministing...
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Saturday Vids: An FBomber's Persuasive Speech
Rhiannon W. sent me this video, writing:
My English final was a persuasive speech. I did why you should boycott Abercrombie and their ilk. I used The FBomb as a resource, so I hope you like it!
This...
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In Defense of Female Friends
People always ask me if being a teen feminist in high school made it difficult for me socially. I always respond that it didn’t really matter. Sure, I got the annoying comments from guys and girls in ...
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Saturday Vids: The Truth About The Economy In 2 Minutes
We all know that the economy is screwed right now. There's no way to exist in this country and be unaware of that fact. But do any of us really understand why? I know I didn't until I watched this vid...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: The Women of The Voice
I've been watching the Voice, and was thrilled with the Final winner (SPOILER ALERT: it was the awesome Javier Colon). But the three female finalists were also incredible - I hope all of them get ...
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Saturday Vids: Women's Media Center at Sundance
I love the Women's Media Center. If you've never heard of them, you should probably check them out immediately because they're doing some really wonderful work making women more visible and powerful i...
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Jordin Sparks: 30 Lbs Down
Every week, my Grandma brings over her copy of People magazine for my Mom and I to peruse. It’s a guilty pleasure that I actively try to avoid, but every once in a while I’ll flip through the rag just...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Gossip
Danielle B's post earlier this week reminded me how awesome Beth Ditto and Gossip are. Enjoy!
Gossip (formerly The Gossip) is a three-piece American indie rock band formed in 1999. The band consi...
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Saturday Vids: Beyonce - Run the World (LIES)
I'm sure Beyonce had good intentions with her recent single "Run The World." But unfortunately she didn't exactly think that "girl power" sentiment through. Samhita from Feministing wrote a particular...
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Support Women Artist Sundays: India.Arie
India.Arie (born India Marie Simpson; October 3, 1975) is a Grammy Award-winning American soul, R&B, and neo soul musician, songwriter, and producer. She has sold over 3.3 million records on U.S. ...
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Saturday Vids: Andre'a - The 16 Year Old Body Image Role Model
This video needs little introduction - it speaks for itself - but I will say I originally saw this video on the website We Are The Real Deal and immediately wanted (want) to be Andre'a's best friend, ...
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June 13, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger |
Arts and culture,
Feminism,
Girls,
Health,
LGBTQIA,
Media,
Violence against women
#YASaves
I have been an avid fan of Young Adult fiction since the third grade. I vividly remember standing in the library check out line with the rest of my class during "Library Time" eagerly digging into my ...
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Saturday Vids: Amy Poehler at Harvard College
It is no secret to those who know me well that the women of SNL past and present are my personal pantheon of goddesses, to which I worship on a regular basis. I recently got my Tina Fey fix, reading h...
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Seventeen's Pretty Amazing Contest Is Pretty Amazing
I'll be honest: I have my issues with Seventeen Magazine. It's not just that most of the magazine revolves around a traditional and restrictive definition of beauty and their idea of "health" still re...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Agnes Obel
Agnes Caroline Thaarup Obel (born 1981) is a Danish singer-songwriter. Her first album, Philharmonics, was released by PIAS Recordings on 4 October 2010 in Denmark, Norway, Germany and other Europ...
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Saturday Vids: Storm, The Genderless Baby
Over the past few weeks, the story of a Canadian couple who is keeping the gender of their baby, named Storm, a secret, has made headlines. Their reasoning seems to be that they want to allow their ch...
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Feminism and Education: The Truth About Student Loans
I would argue that the most difficult thing about the entire process of higher level, collegiate education is not getting in, though that is what the public conversation at large is about. The most di...
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Saturday Vids: Educate Girls in Malawi
Statistically, according to UNESCO’s 2005 Education For All monitoring report, only 31% of adult women can read and write in Malawi. This is shocking when compared to men – 80% of whom are literat...
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I'm Writing A Book. And You're Going To Help Me.
When I was a freshman in high school, I read Jessica Valenti’s book Full Frontal Feminism and it changed my life. It’s what sent me to Feministing, which introduced me to the feminist blogosphere, whi...
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Saturday Vids: Out of the Vinyl Deeps - Ellen Willis on Rock Music
In 1968, the New Yorker hired Ellen Willis as its first popular music critic. Her column, Rock, Etc., ran for seven years and established Willis as a leader in cultural commentary and a pioneer in the...
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May 16, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger |
Body image and body standards,
Education,
Feminism,
Girls,
Misogyny
Looking Back: Advice For Teenage Feminists
Technically, I am done with high school. My classes are over. My AP tests have been taken (just barely...I pity the person grading my Stats AP). I am just a few weeks and random final presentations aw...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Emiliana Torrini
Emilíana Torrini (born May 16, 1977) is an Icelandic singer, best known for her 2009 single Jungle Drum, 1999 album Love in the Time of Science and for performing "Gollum's Song", during the endin...
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Saturday Vids: White House Correspondents' Dinner
In case anybody hasn't yet seen the speeches from the White House Correspondents' Dinner - now is the time. Both President Obama and Seth Meyers brought their A-game.
President Barack Obama
Seth M...