It is hard to believe it, but this is it. My 41st and final post for ShoutOut JMU. We have shared three semesters of avid blogging my dear readers – but let’s take one last journey together. I want to reflect on my blogging experience, talk about the transformative power of the blogosphere (and how you can be a […]
Read More My 41st PostWhile in class the other day, I overheard two girls talking about fat shaming, and one parroted to the other the old standby for empowering women who feel like they are too big: “real women have curves.” As glad as I was that the conversation was aimed at making one person feel good about her […]
Read More “Real Women Have Curves”: Why Understanding Transphobia is ImportantSo if you don’t attend James Madison University you probably don’t know what Madipalooza is. To give you a little background I am going to tell you how Madipalooza started. Madipalooza started the Spring of 2011, many people think that it was created in place of what JMU used to hold which was called Spring […]
Read More Madipalooza from a Feminist PerspectiveAt James Madison University, a gender dialogue course is offered in which 6 females and 6 males are asked to participate to promote dialogue between the two sexes. I was able to attend the final presentations for this class, and I thought the premise of the class, the topics of the presentation, and the banter […]
Read More The DialogueFor those of you who have not seen the following Dove campaign ad, please take a moment to watch it before reading any further on this post! I saw this video at the start of this week and I have seemed to be thinking about it ever since then. The campaign holds such honesty and truth […]
Read More A beautiful woman should break her mirror earlyThis semester I have been exposed to more and more feminist rhetoricians and not only has this expanded my mind, but it has helped me come more self-aware. One such wonderful author that has helped this growth is the work done by Nomy Lamm, specifically her piece “It’s a Big Fat Revolution”. It is this […]
Read More Things I Should Have SaidI’m a gamer and damn proud. You won’t catch me toting a DS waiting to update my Animal Crossing town or feed my Nintendogs. I won’t spend hours in front of my tv wasting the brilliance that is the outdoors. And I will never pass up time with friends, to finish that last level of […]
Read More No Damsel In Distress Here: Anita Sarkeesian and Her Kickstarter StoryI don’t know if its the warm weather or the abundance of pollen plaguing the air but I can’t help but think about the summer which in turn makes me think of swimsuit season. UGH the dreaded words, the thoughts of self-loathing, the images of women that are prettier than you, skinnier than you and […]
Read More Tis the Season to Be…CriticalLast Wednesday afternoon, I sat down at my kitchen table to do some homework. Like any normal, procrastinating college student, I headed straight for Facebook, momentarily disregarding the mountain of work silently pleading with me to get busy. After logging on, my initial intention of posting stupid pictures with cryptic captions was immediately sidelined, as […]
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