*Trigger Warnings: Rape and Spoilers I myself and many others are Game of Thrones (GOT) fans. I have never read the books, but I have read all the summaries of what has happened. A major digression between the book and television show of GOT is that the creators of the hit series have turned consensual […]
Read More Game of Thrones Twincest: And the Glamorizing of RapeEarlier this week, my newsfeed was covered in links to the quiz “Are You a Feminist?” Others talked about how great it is and the positive conversations it brought up with people who may not be usually talking about feminism. However, earlier when I went to Buzzfeed and searched “feminism” for the quiz I ran […]
Read More Are You A Bad Feminist? Why I Won’t Qualify Anyone’s WorthJane [Note: name has been changed] is a 16 year-old transgender girl. She has been in and out of the foster care and juvenile justice systems since early childhood, surviving unthinkable trauma and demonstrating resilience and strength. As a ward of the Department of Children and Families (DCF), DCF is her legal parent and guardian, […]
Read More Connecticut Department of Children and Families: Abuse 16 year old Trandsgender GirlAs a self-proclaimed major TV buff, I’m not above the occasional hate watch or simple guilty pleasure (read: my undying commitment to both Teen Wolf and The Bachelor). But this week I watched something so appalling I cannot, in good conscience, continue to subject myself to it. Although, I must admit I never had any […]
Read More MTV’s New Show Faking It Completely Drops the BallYesterday, Lupita Nyong’o became the third black woman to be named People’s “Most Beautiful” person of the year–but she’s the first woman of color with dark skin to earn the label. In 2012, People magazine named Beyoncé the most beautiful woman of the year; in 2003, it was Halle Berry who was on the cover of the annual list.
Read More Quick Hit: Lupita Nyong’o is Third Black Woman on People’s ‘Most Beautiful’ Cover, But She’s the First Dark-Skinned WomanI was reading Jezebel and found an article that discusses how a recent survey in the United Kingdom has found that more women then ever are completing doing it yourself (DIY) work in the home. This post interested me because typically men do the work around the house or a professional who is usually a […]
Read More Quick Hit: More Women Are Participating in DIY HouseworkSometimes it is accidental, sometimes it is on purpose, but either way you look at it we are constantly overhearing other people’s conversations. Most of the time it is just benign conversations they are going to be eating, what they drunkenly did that weekend, or complaining about their classes. Mostly they are harmless conversations, but […]
Read More OverheardSoon after Senate Republicans unanimously blocked a vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act, Phyllis Schlafly took to the op-ed section of Christian Post and went all anti-feminist on us….again. The article itself makes me a sick to my stomach.
Read More Phyllis Schlafly Meets Her Match: A 12 Year Old GirlAccording to Aljazeera America, one of the most common maternity related deaths globally includes unsafe abortions complications. Charities and organizations based around women’s health emphasize that 800 women a day die from pregnancy or childbirth related death. They fail to note however, that 1 out of 8 of those women die from unsafe abortions. Yet, […]
Read More Quick Hit: Unsafe Abortion Practices Are Leading Cause of Maternity DeathsAs I make my way through my feminist journey, I have come to notice that many people believe that gender issues and race issues have almost completely vanished. I have to say I felt like this before I read article after article about inequality seen today. It is interesting to me that many people choose to […]
Read More You really think racism no longer exists??
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