Do any of you out there use the (amazing) music application Spotify? Well I do and I’m slightly (okay, very) obsessed. I just became a Campus Influencer for Spotify here at JMU and while I was thinking of potential events and organizations on campus that I could partner with, it got me thinking about ShoutOut! […]
Read More Spotify Playlists: Empowering Women One Song at a Time!*Disclaimer: Video Contains Crude Language* So I was browsing through Facebook the other day when I found a video that caught my eye. The title read “Dude In Yoga Pants Catches Guys Staring at His Butt.” (link) I have to say I was intrigued because as a woman, who loves wearing leggings/yoga pants, I sometimes […]
Read More Don’t Stare at My Butt!!!Our consumer dollars are powerful, we as a society have the potential to change the standards around us, just by choosing where we decide to spend our money. This might be the only advantage of a capitalist society, if people refuse to spend money on items then it forces those producing it to either fall […]
Read More Why I Don’t Eat At Chick-fil-A or Shop At Wal-MartI firmly believe in the truth and validity of everyone’s experience. Perception constitutes reality. That is why I have chosen to discuss this issue. I am fully aware of the #MinoritiesAtMadison movement, and I am also aware of the article that my fellow blogger, truequeerlatte, has written for ShoutOut. Let me be clear: It is […]
Read More Diversity at JMU: IT EXISTSGendercide: the systematic killing of members of a specific sex. While the United States and North America still have gender issues, this inhumane phenomenon is one aspect of gender inequality we do not face on a daily, monthly, and yearly basis. This widespread practice of killing or aborting females, strictly on the premise that the […]
Read More Gendercide: An issue all of us should be aware of.Yesterday, US Magazine featured an interview with the host of The Bachelor Chris Harrison about the future of the show and potentially spicing up the cast. When asked if they would ever consider a “less hunky, chubby guy”, Harrison was quick to say no. And not just a simple no– that wouldn’t be fat shame-y […]
Read More No “Fatties” for The Bachelor? Why TV Only Wants to See Skinny PDAHappy Snow Day Everyone! I don’t about you all but I am still jammin’ to Beyonce’s latest album which made me think about music with a message. Music is moving and I always love a good song that has more than a catchy beat. Music has inspired movements such as James Brown, who made black […]
Read More My Top Ten Girl Power Anthems**TRIGGER WARNING** Issue of rape addressed **SPOILER ALERT** Novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson discussed in full detail I recently re-read one of my favorite books ever written, Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, and realized it’s strong feministic values and life-lessons that I felt obligated to write about for ShoutOut! Speak is about a girl […]
Read More Speak Up! for Speak – Inspiring Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson*Trigger Warning* My ex-boyfriend and I went through many complications throughout the course of our relationship but it was hard for me, on many occasions, to end things. I felt that I was obligated to stick around. I cared for him. Shouldn’t I have tried harder?
Read More Gender and Emotion Work in RelationshipsFrom Hattie McDaniel sitting at a segregated table at the back of the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, to Lupita Nyong’o being asked about her dress and role on the red carpet, we have come a long way. Hattie McDaniel was the first black actor (male or female) to receive an Oscar for her character, […]
Read More And the Oscar Goes To….. Hope for the Future!
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