*Trigger Warning- Will Be Discussing Rape Culture* “Love your body the way your mother loved your baby feet.” When I walked into Memorial that Saturday night, I had no idea what to expect from Mary Lambert’s performance. I was excited to see this woman beyond Macklemore, because I knew she had so much to give. […]
Read More Mary Lambert: The Musician & Activist*Trigger Warning: Sexually Explicit Content “To be clear: My experience in porn has been nothing but supportive, exciting, thrilling and empowering.” With that statement in her interview with XOJane, the Duke University student, with an active career as a porn star, made jaws drop. Her story is every tabloid magazine’s dream: a female student at an elite […]
Read More Porn Stars Have Rights TooBody image is no new topic to ShoutOut!. I know it has been discussed a hundred times, but that should only reflect the strong persistence of growing stigmas and standards that our society’s media is still promoting so ridiculously hard. It’s difficult enough being a young person trying to find yourself, but add to that […]
Read More Body Image and Confidence Lessons from Classic Hollywood StarletsFor the longest time, my roommate has been trying to get me to read Jessica Valenti’s The Purity Myth. The book talks about the myth of virginity and the implications it has for culture. After now reading it, I can’t believe it had taken me so long to sit down and do so. Valenti’s witty and […]
Read More The Purity Myth*Trigger Warning for sexual assault and rape* Two weeks ago, former NFL football player Darren Sharper was charged with rape on multiple accounts. According to court files, Sharper drugged 11 people and raped 7 women. The scenarios described by the victims suggests the met Sharper at the bar, gave them a drink, and then […]
Read More “He wouldn’t need to rape someone- he is hot” and misconceptions of sexual assaultTrigger Warning: Eating Disorders One of our professors for ShoutOut! suggested that the class check out Tri Sigma’s, “Leslie George Speak Out,” which addressed eating disorders and created a venue for people to talk to an audience about their inexperience or experience with eating disorders. The event was in memory of Leslie George who lost […]
Read More My Prejudice to Eating Disorders: Shout Out to Tri Sigma, Kathleen MacDonald and the George’sRedheadfemme found an interesting article on Feministing about Arizona’s new discriminatory legislation. lfleetwood loves that a Tucson Pizzeria is showing support for LGBT rights when such a discriminatory bill has just been passed. If you’re in the area, this is the place you might considering eating discrimination-free!
Read More Sunday Night SpotlightFor my quick hit this week I wanted to provide a new resource that I was introduced to by a colleague. In one of my previous posts I talked about my experience with bad sex. More women than you would think are known to experience intense pain and discomfort during intercourse. Furthermore (and I can attest […]
Read More Quick Hit: Center for Vulvovaginal DisordersI am just so baffled by this invention I came across on huffingtonpost.com. It’s an alarm clock that doubles as a vibrator! So you set the alarm, put it in your pants and in the morning, how does it wake you up? Yep, you’ve got the idea. I just don’t know how I feel about […]
Read More Quick-Hit: New invention – Wake-up Vibe-Alarm? Ya, exactly what it sounds like.The masculinity based online blog “Return of Kings” blasts that it is a blog for the promotion of masculinity. Read: for implementing the patriarchy. The bloggers once announced in an interview that “feminists are the foot-soldiers” for their website, allowing for writing that is atrocious, and borderline abusive in language to receive more reads than […]
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