Breast cancer is scary. The number one predictor for having breast cancer known thus far is just being a woman. Though this may sound obvious to some, the fact that we do not know enough about this disease to be able to find any other conclusive causing factors is strange, given the amount of time […]
Read More What’s So Scary About Breast Cancer?I have to admit, I had a hard time writing a post this week. It’s not that I feel apathetic—ok, I am graduating soon and it suddenly turned Spring here in Virginia after what felt like a very long winter, but that really isn’t the problem. For the first time while writing for Shout Out, […]
Read More Triple Threat–Rapid Fire BloggingThis week at Shout Out!
Read More Links Round-UpSo while enjoying my daily dosage of Friends before bed, I had come across this scene of Monica and Chandler. The scene is in regards to the couple arguing about Monica flirting with other men. Hearing Chandler’s character and response to this argument made my mind begin to wander. And so I ended up in a […]
Read More So you can flirt, but I can’t?*Warning The Video That Is Attached Is Extremely Violent, Viewer Discretion is Advised* This past week I’ve had two different conversations with two different groups of people about the life of Transgenders, and the difficultly that they face in our society. Our society, as a whole, still views them as abnormal and more often than […]
Read More Man, I Feel Like A WomanUnless you’ve been living in a cave or the Midwest, you’ve noticed spring (weather) is finally here! Yes, the beautiful time of year when the birds are back, flowers are blooming, and the thaw of winter is behind us. With the return of the sun comes the return of outdoor recreational reading. There’s nothing I […]
Read More Book Recommendation: The Guy’s Guide to FeminismI’ve been considering doing a throwback post, taking something of the of the past and reevaluating it through a feminist lens. For some of you this may be a throwback but for me, my past was void of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and her female empowerment. Granted I was six when it first aired so […]
Read More Buffy: We Can Slay It*Warning: some foul language is used in this post and in one of the images. Last week while I walked to work in downtown Harrisonburg, a group of men in a truck drove past me, honked, hooted, hollered, and whistled quite obscenely at me. My initial reaction was one of fear—I quickened my pace to […]
Read More Lookin’ Good, GirrrrlWelcome to my fourth installment of Imposed Cultures, a series that takes a closer look at common societal practices and beliefs to reveal that what we often think of as “natural” is anything but! Today we are going to explore the popular idea that “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.” While many people use the […]
Read More Imposed Cultures: Men Are From Mars, Women Are From VenusWith yesterday being the first beautiful spring day in Harrisonburg, students flocked outside to relax and soak in the sun. However, with the spike in temperature came a parallel spike in my desire to avoid the well-populated areas where my peers were talking about classes, summer plans, and inevitably, summer fashion. I have been dreading […]
Read More It’s Finally Here! Summer Body Shaming
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