On Saturday, I finally saw Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan. In my opinion, the hype surrounding the movie was well deserved; it was an amazing film. In its aftermath, the film not only instilled a haunting sense of paranoia in many of its viewers, but also stimulated countless feminist interpretations that dig even deeper than the […]
Read More Black Swan: A Feminist CommentaryHey readers! Just wanted to let you know that ShoutOut! JMU will resume regular posting through the semester starting Monday, January 24th. In case this message didn’t rouse enough excitement out of you, here’s an inspirational little number to get you pumped!
Read More WE’RE BACK!Tomorrow, Thursday Jan 20 MILLER 1101 @ 6:30 p.m. In commemoration of the anniversary of Roe v. Wade day, filmmaker Angie Young is coming to JMU to lecture about film, activism, and reproductive justice. She will also be screening her amazing documentary The Coat Hanger Project. More information & RSVP at the facebook event link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=191007550925145
Read More THE COAT HANGER PROJECTSo to say that I’ve been obsessed with the accusations of rape against Julian Assange and all of the rape apologism/slut shaming/blaming-the-victims which have been born out of it would be a drastic understatement. I’m pretty sure that my break has been split 50-50 between laying in bed sniffling and coughing (I simultaneously have a […]
Read More On Assange, Naomi Wolf, and progressive rape apologismA friend of mine recently sent this link to me. It’s sad. It’s what all of have heard over and over again, rape, gang rape, she was drunk, they were drunk. She’s to blame, she’s the victim. Same old, same old. Read it all again. And again. And again. Keep reading it. Just because we […]
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