While everyone is blabbing about the Miley Cyrus’s, the “big” pop star names, and the so-called “feminists” of our generation that are dominating the media’s attention, I would like to take some time to point the spotlight toward other, relatively unexplored, views held by contemporary artists—such as, Krewella’s Jahan Yousef.
Read More Making Feminism “GET WET”On Jezebel I found out some somewhat big sports news, women can now compete in the Tour De France, but they will have an event known as the “La Course.” The article is a little bit confusing, but I think the term alongside is not a proper one in regards to the idea that women […]
Read More Quick Hit: Women Coming Soon in the Tour De France?“There is no such thing as a perfect feminist.” Last year, in our Sociology of Gender class, our professor reminded us of this on more than on occasion. In a gender class, feminism is an inevitable core of the discussion, and for better or for worse, feminism is often expected to be an all-or-nothing identity. […]
Read More Moving from all-or-nothing feminism toward an every-little-bit-counts movement***TRIGGER WARNING*** The other day one of my good friends from high school, who currently attends William & Mary, sent me a quite angry text with a link to a very interesting article titled, “William & Mary Sigma Chi Sends Out Most Bizarre And Disgusting Email About Vaginas Ever Written.” So I then continued to […]
Read More “Save the Sluts” mass email sent out by a member of William & Mary’s Sigma Chi fraternityDisclaimer: I am not using this post to attack the JMU students, faculty, or administration, I am using two personal accounts from housekeepers who work at JMU to critique the way our society treats housekeepers and custodial staff as a whole. This post will be broken up into two parts, one focusing on possible solutions […]
Read More Let’s Do a Little Housekeeping Pt. 1There are only a few songs that no matter where you are, who you’re with or what mood you’re in, if it starts playing, you will break out dancing and singing along with every word. One is Fresh Prince theme, the second is…well, anything by Destiny’s Child really, and the last is no surprise– Baby […]
Read More Baby Got…SELF RESPECT: Sir Mix-a-lot Demeaning or Empowering Women?*TRIGGER WARNING* There was an article I read by Robert Jensen called “Tired of Hot Sex?” Now, sex is such a complicated thing, and I’ve learned that there is so much you can say regarding it, sociologically speaking. However, Jensen pointed out a critical truth in his paper that really struck me. He writes, “Men […]
Read More Let’s talk about bad sex.Good Evening wonderful people of the internet! Since I’m new here I thought you all should know something about me. I LOVE to dance. I love it. I’m not trained in any way, in fact, I’m more of the dancing down the isle of a store that starts playing a song I like, type of […]
Read More Turn Around and Get Your Feminist OnHomophobia on college campuses is nothing new unfortunately. With instances of homophobia happening almost instantly, it can be hard to find outlets and organizations that promote equality across campuses, involving both LGBT and ally students. One organization, though, is getting real about the problem. The Get REAL campaign is open to any and all that […]
Read More Get REAL: How to Promote Equality on College Campuses*trigger warning: sexual assault Last Saturday, Dylan Farrow, adopted daughter of director, actor and writer Woody Allen published an open letter where she speaks about an alleged sexual assault she experienced perpetrated by Allen. Farrow writes: “Last week, Woody Allen was nominated for his latest Oscar. But this time, I refuse to fall apart. For so […]
Read More Quick Hit: Separating the Art from the Artist
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