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February 11, 2011 | Josie T | Arts and culture, Body image and body standards, Feminism, Media

I came across this video while researching performance poetry for a competition I'm involved in at school, and I was floored by how truthful and beautifully written and performed it is. ...

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February 06, 2011 | Alana M | Education, Feminism, Girls, Media, Misogyny, Online harassment, Science and tech

"Smack A Slut Week" is No Laughing Matter

These days, the only way I can get my friends together is through Facebook. That handy little "Events" section has really helped organize my social life. So, imagine my surprise when I logged on tod...

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February 05, 2011 | Brian C | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media

Support Women Artists Sunday: Neko Case

Neko Case is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her solo career and her contributions as a member of the Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers. Case recorded and toured for s...

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February 01, 2011 | Rosamund C | Feminism, LGBTQIA, Media, Misogyny, Race/Ethnicity, Sports

What Penalty For Sexism in Sport?

Anyone living in Britain at the moment would have to be hiding under a rock to have missed the current Sky news sexism row. It hasn’t quite got its own ‘-gate’ suffix yet but it’s surely only a matte...

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January 29, 2011 | A. | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media

Support Women Artists Sunday: Nellie McKay

"Feminists don't have a sense of humor Feminists just want to be alone Feminists spread vicious lies and rumors They have a tumor on their funny bone..." These brilliantly satirical lyrics com...

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January 28, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Media

Saturday Vids: "Boys Will Be Girls"

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January 27, 2011 | Jenae S | Feminism, Media, Misogyny, Science and tech

Girls and Geekdom: The Team Unicorn Conundrum

The girls of Team Unicorn just can’t seem to win. They are hot girls and nerds, yet they find themselves rejected by both women and nerds. Team Unicorn’s video Geek and Gamer Girls made its way thro...

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January 24, 2011 | Talia | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media, Misogyny, Violence against women

Boycott "Monster"

When I first read this article on Experimentations of a Teenage Feminist, the first thing I said to myself was “good God.” It wasn’t a good “good God.” It was a BAD “good God.” A REALLY, REALLY, REALL...

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January 22, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media

Support Women Artists Sunday: Kellee Maize

Kellee’s mother always said, she “was dancing and singing before she could walk and talk”. She started singing and writing poetry and songs at a young age to entertain herself and escape reality. ...

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January 21, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Girls, Media

Saturday Vids: Kids Interviewed About Gender

*Sigh* looks like gender stereotypes aren't exactly being alleviated with the next generation. I mean, seriously, the parents who let their child wear safety goggles to the TV interview weren't open m...

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January 19, 2011 | Cherokee S | Body image and body standards, Economy, Feminism, Girls, Media, Science and tech

Get Thin or Die Trying

In outrage, my mum showed me an article in UK newspaper The Evening Standard and told me to read it. More or less, after finishing the article, I was in shock. I couldn’t believe what I had just read....

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January 18, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Body image and body standards, Education, Feminism, Girls, Health, International, LGBTQIA, Media, Violence against women

Beauty Pageants: What You Should Do Instead

I usually don't pay attention to beauty pageants anymore. My reasons for hating them are pretty obvious and I've written about them here before. They blatantly objectify women. If they're boosting "se...

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January 15, 2011 | Brian C | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media

Support Women Artists Sunday: Chairlift

Chairlift formed in Boulder, Colorado in early 2006 to make live music for haunted houses. Frequenting the Broker Inn on the edge of town for empty late-night jazz shows, Caroline Polachek, Aaron Pfen...

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January 14, 2011 | A. | Body image and body standards, Feminism, Media

Saturday Vids: Modern Lady on Bridalplasty

As soon as I heard about the new reality show "Bridalplasty" on E!, I knew I had to share its absurdity with other rational beings. On this show, engaged women compete in various wedding-themed challe...

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January 13, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media

Snooki: An Emblem of Female Polarization

There is probably nothing that depresses me more than walking into a bookstore - to me, a sacred institution - and coming face to face with the most recent attempt of a starlet to write a book (becaus...

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January 10, 2011 | Cherokee S | Arts and culture, Feminism, Media, Misogyny, Violence against women

Music Video Girls: Exploitive or an Industry of Independence

UK TV Channel BBC3 once in a while produces something worth taking a look at, and the minute I saw an advert for their latest one-off documentary endeavour - "Music, Money and Hip-Hop Honeys" - explor...

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January 07, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Girls, Media

Saturday Vids: Eve Ensler - I Love Being A Girl