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The spring semester may be coming to a close but don’t worry the good ol’ feminist fight will continue on. If you’re interested in reading more…
The spring semester may be coming to a close but don’t worry the good ol’ feminist fight will continue on. If you’re interested in reading more…
Every year James Madison University hosts “The Clothesline Project” somewhere on campus. The event is put on to bring attention to how prevalent sexual assault is…
Project Condom was hosted last week by JMU Feminist Collective. Full disclosure, I am an executive board member, but let me tell y’all what went down.…
If you haven’t been able to keep up with the news for the past few weeks or so, I’m about to do a quick update on…
Angela Davis has been a feminist icon since the 70’s. As an author of over a dozen books, she is still fiercely involved in activism within…
Here’s a fact: the world gets better when women thrive. When our mothers, sisters, and girl friends do well, society improves. When women get involved in…
Another busy week kept you from the newsfeed? Don’t worry, I got you covered. Here’s what happened this week: [CN: violence, SA] Donald Trump is sending…
A few weeks ago, I attended a Healing, Pleasure and Sex After Trauma workshop hosted by Sarah Brynn Holiday. I wanted to write a post about…
As sort of a ~part 2~ to my last post, I’d like to dive deeper into women in positions of power. We all know the…
If you are going to be a feminist, be a good one; don’t just look out for the feminists that look and live like you. Look out for the women (and all humans) at every corner of your society. Justice for all, not just for some.
Calling all writers, advocates, and feminist leaders! ShoutOut is now accepting applications for next semester, Fall 2018! If you are interested in learning more about current…
Misogyny is defined by Merriam-Webster as “the hatred of women.” It comes in many different forms. When I think of misogyny, a plethora of things come…
Every year, The National Young Feminist Leadership Conference gets better: more intersectionality, more interesting panels, more useful workshops. This year was definitely the best, and here…
As I was finishing my last semester of my freshman year at JMU, I was taking a class dedicated to the subject of creating a sustainable…
Hey there feminists! Did you have a long week? No idea where the month of March went? Don’t worry, here is what you missed this week:…
Welcome back feminists! If you’re keeping up to date with Shout Outs blog posts, you’ll know that few of our bloggers took a trip and attended…
Hey all, Lucilleontheball here with some exciting news! This weekend, your favorite bloggers from ShoutOut are headed to Washington D.C. for the National Young Feminist Leadership Conference!…
For those of you who didn’t watch the Oscars, Frances McDormand won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Three Billboards Outside…
It’s Women’s History Month! Instead of telling you about famous historical American figures, I want to talk about a girl making history today. Her name is…
In the past few weeks, I have been privileged enough to observe and admire strong and powerful women come together to discuss the issue of inequality.…
Today marks one week until the 90th annual Oscars ceremony! As a person who lives and breathes all things cinema, I’m extremely excited to tune in…
If you’ve ever watched Sex and The City, you’ve most likely associated yourself with a particular character. You may have even take handfuls of online quizzes…
Travel back with me, if you will, to a chilly evening in the year 1995. It’s December 24th and for one woman, Christmas is about to…
Okay, we’ve all heard why the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) is like the Gestapo. Videos and articles will explain to you why, as well…
This weekend, hundreds of thousands of movie-goers across the country lined up to get a taste Hollywood’s most thrilling and provocative film of the year. And…
Today is a special day for many. Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate your loved ones, and the perfect time to talk a little bit…
If you are a uterus owner, chances are you have experienced the discomfort and inconvenience of a menstrual period. We all know about the pink tax,…
Last week, news broke out that former Glee star, Mark Salling, was found dead due to self-induced asphyxiation. Twitter blew up following the news, and reactions…
Therapy can be a pretty sensitive topic. People often talk about it in a whisper, and that can make starting a conversation about it very difficult.…
The #MeToo and #Time’sUp movements have been overwhelmingly positive. Women have opened up about their stories of sexual harassment and assault, and men have been outed.…
Your masculinity can be defined in a healthy way. I don’t expect you to take away my femininity from being a feminist, and I won’t take away your masculinity for being a vegetarian.
I like violent video games. Assassins Creed is easily one of my favorite franchises. In it you get to play as assassins from various points in…
In a perfect world, we wouldn’t need to debate about abortion, because in that perfect world we wouldn’t have abortions.
We are so excited to introduce the new bloggers and their voices. We will begin posting this upcoming Sunday, and will post every day aside from Tuesdays and Fridays! Mark your calendars, y’all. We are comin’ in hot.
The immorality of voting someone with such low regard for integrity and respect into office would be a loss for Alabama and even the Republican party. Many republicans today have been thanking their stars that he did not win, knowing that it may be losing a battle but not the war. The disappointing factor is that he won by such an immensely small margin.
I am eternally grateful that I chose JMU, not necessarily because of the school itself, but because of this city. Harrisonburg has been the first city…
Hi friends! Sadly this is my last post for the semester but I wanted to end on an interesting note by talking about the shuffling going…
Alright folks, I’m sure we’ve all heard about women who don’t identify as feminists. I’m sure we’ve read the articles where women criticize feminism and the…
I would like to believe that everyone has heard of bell hooks, but the truth is, a lot of people have not. And if you asked…
Shaving is trendy mostly because it makes us look more like the 11 year old versions of ourselves, which stated like that sounds quite repulsive… So let’s let Mother Nature’s handiwork do it’s job. Let’s not let the trends get the best of us. I can hop on the avocado toast train, or even the winged eyeliner boat, but let’s make sure that the things we’re doing still satisfy our needs for self care and personal hygiene.
Hi friends! This week’s post is inspired by a lot of reflecting I’ve done recently. Last week was Thanksgiving and in the spirit of that I…
A few months back, I attended a lecture given by Loretta Ross on JMU’s campus. For those of you who don’t know her, let me give…
Crystal Valentine is a black, queer, woman and award-winning slam poet from the Bronx, New York. Crystal is a recent graduate from NYU and is the…
Did you know pregnant women of color are four times more likely to die during child birth than white pregnant women. It is a phenomenon in…
Right now, in Yemen, there is a huge crisis going on. The people are facing severe consequences and it is causing deaths across the country from…
Hi friends, if you couldn’t tell by the title of this article, I’m a little dumbfounded that we have to discuss this topic and explain basic…
What’s up my friends?! In my previous post, I discussed the idea of the “love slap.” To me, the love slap comes from a place of…
Hi friends! Today I’m debunking my least favorite bullshit argument against trans* people; “there’s only male and female, humans don’t exist on a spectrum.” This is…
I was having a discussion about gender-neutral restrooms recently and several questions came up that I would like to answer, or attempt to. A question that…
Language and diction are very important to me, but not just because I am a woman and a communication studies major, but because language and diction write our stories. Our communication cultivates our adventures, interactions, and experiences.
What is up my favorites femmes?!!! Your girl SheFire is sad to say that this will be my final blog post as a writer for ShoutOut!…
Since the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements began, they have sparked a wave of women speaking out against abusers, harsher punishments for said abusers and a string…