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Saturday Vids: Shit Men Say to Men Who Say Shit to Women on the Street
In honor of International Anti-Street Harassment Week please enjoy these awesome guys demonstrating "Shit Men Say to Men Who Say Shit to Women on the Street." And if you know guys like this, please se...
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March 18, 2012 | Callie B |
Arts and culture,
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Gender-based violence,
Media
Why the Jersey Shore is No Longer On My DVR List
When I first saw Miss Representation it stunned me—in the best of ways. I didn’t immediately take the time to reflect on it, but then a few nights ago I was unlucky enough to witness the newest Carl’s...
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Saturday Vids: Meghan McCain On Media's Criticism Of Body
Political disagreements aside, I have to respect Meghan McCain's recent discussion about her body: specifically her criticism of the way the media has responded to her body and her refusal to change a...
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You Do Have A Voice
When I was 13 years old, I was raped by my then 15 year old boyfriend. For years, I held back from telling anyone except for some of my closest male friends. Why did I hold back from telling anyone? I...
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Saturday Vids: Dear 16-Year-Old Me
HEY EVERYBODY. Watch this video. And even if it might be around 25 degrees where you are, just remember the message is always important (and it also applies to tanning!).
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Why I Seriously Dig Katniss Everdeen
WARNING: Spoilers for the entire Hunger Games series ahead!
For months, three of my friends were begging me to get into the Hunger Games. “You’ll LOVE Katniss,” they all told me. “She’s such a strong...
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Saturday Vids: Awesome Teen On Relationships
densing11 on "our culture's expectancy of marriage & relationship and how it affects the self-worth of particularly younger girls." Some damn good advice.
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Saturday Vids: Representative Maureen Walsh Does The Right Thing
Representative Maureen Walsh was one of two Republicans in Washington who voted to pass the same-sex marriage bill on February 2nd. Here's a video of her moving remarks about her honorable decision.
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Saturday Vids: Brave
HOW PUMPED ARE YOU FOR BRAVE?
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Saturday Vids: The Gay Rights Movement
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Saturday Vids: I'm Feminist Enough
"Using video and still imagery, the I’m Feminist Enough… project seeks to visualize the fresh face of feminism and demonstrate to our young sisters (and brothers) the value of feminist thought in our ...
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January 13, 2012 | Julie Zeilinger |
Arts and culture,
Body image and body standards,
Feminism,
Media
Saturday Vids: Fotoshop by Adobé
"This commercial isn't real, neither are society's standards of beauty." - Jesse Rosten
Fotoshop by Adobé from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo....
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Saturday Vids: Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
So chances are if you have a pulse and an internet connection, you've seen the viral video "Marcel the Shell With Shoes On." But what you may not know is that it's the brainchild of Jenny Slate - form...
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Saturday Vids: Not Disappointed By President Obama
I don't generally like to get too overtly political on this blog, but I definitely think this video is worth taking a look at no matter what your political persuasion. Recently, a lot of my leftist fr...
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Saturday Vids: Maria Bamford's Christmas Special
I'm still a little obsessed with Maria Bamford and look for basically any opportunity to share her with the world. Because it's Christmas Eve, it seemed like the perfect time to post Maria Bamford's C...
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Saturday Vids: Dr. Pepper 10 is NOT FOR WOMEN
It's not sexism if they REALLY FUCKING MEAN IT.
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Agnés Varda
Agnès Varda (born 30 May 1928) is a French film director and professor at the European Graduate School. Her movies, photographs, and art installations focus on documentary realism, feminist issues, an...
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Saturday Vids: It's Time
AllOut.org writes about this video: When our friends at GetUp!, an Australian campaigning organization, launched this "Love Story" video, they hoped Australians would watch and raise their voice for m...
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Saturday Vids: How To Hit On An Asian Girl
It's sad that these things need to be spelled out, but there it is.
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An Interview with Jessica Valenti
A few months ago, I had the privilege of interviewing Jessica Valenti - founder of Feministing, author of Full Frontal Feminism and awesome person all around.
For those not in the know, Jessica is th...
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Saturday Vids: Women, War and Peace
Starting on October 11th, PBS launched a fascinating 5-part mini-series entitled "Women, War and Peace." As they describe it: "Women, War & Peace challenges the conventional wisdom that war and pe...
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The First Time: Glee or Not
There’s a first time for everything. Last night was the first time I watched a full episode of Glee from start to finish by myself. The fifth episode of Season 3 is all about first times. For those of...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Maria Bamford
So, I'm breaking the musician mold this week with something a little different...a female comedian! And not just any female comedian but one of my favorite comedians of all time. I present to you Mari...
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Saturday Vids: Really, Tide?
Props to my English professor for sending our class this video with the commentary: "(This) definitely got a "really?" from me...I find it hard to believe that they can get away with these kinds of ge...
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October 28, 2011 | Julie Zeilinger |
Media
Saturday Vids: Fifty People, One Question
Warm fuzzies abound.
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