You live in a world where, from a young age, girls are taught that their appearance is valued above anything else. Girls must live up to this standard or the ridicule that follows will be a deserved c...
Big. Small. Fat. Ugly. Moles. Flat. Round. Mediocre.Voluptuous.
I’d say I think about my body and my body size at least 10 times a day. After all, any time I go out (or stay in my house) I see images...
I'm fairly new to this space called the "feminist blogosphere". My blog is just shy of being six months old and has recently become a tad bit famous over the last month or so. With this e-fame (howeve...
Man Hater. Lesbian. Outspoken. Beautiful. Overtly Sexual.
In my young life, I have been called many of these things. At first glance, it's not easy to see how man hater fits with beautiful, or overtl...
I have always thought the Jewish coming of age ritual for a girl was a Bat Mitzvah, the grasp of the Torah in ceremoniously manicured hands a rite of passage. Rachel Papo's photographs show me that th...
I grew up in an old school family. I am a second generation Hungarian immigrant, and first generation Canadian immigrant. Our family unites all of central Europe: Hungary, Croatia, former Yugoslavia, ...
Almost all creation myths feature women. Their roles and their natures, be they good, evil, or neutral, vary from myth to myth. However, one theme seems to be consistent through a variety of cultures....
The occasions that constrain us the most to exhibit normative femininity are occasions of great ceremony and often solemnity e.g. weddings and funerals. –Sandra Lee Bartky
Hi there, my name is Mi...
Here is my story.
When you draw a timeline, it looks pathetic. Because the majority of my life, when marked off on a timeline, has been devoted to being what every feminist is afraid of becoming. Wha...
A little over a month ago, The Huffington Post put up an Associated Press article entitled “Sarkozy: Burqas Are ‘Not Welcome’ In France.” The gist of the article was that French President Nicolas Sar...
God, I love Jezebel. Last week, they addressed the hub of my own internal religious debates, by asking what being a "half jew" means.
As a technical "half jew" myself -- probably more complicated tha...
So apparently there are no clothing options for me that are both ethical purchases and not something my grandma would squeal over.
Over at jezebel they posted about the Urban Outfitter's Ethics Surv...
Okay, take a deep breath. This post is not about my feelings for Miley Cyrus. I will comment on neither her talent nor her personal life. What I'm going to comment on is the generation that worships...