Recently, it has come to my attention that I tend to over analyze many aspects about guys and what they may or may not be thinking. HA! Who am I kidding, I have always known this about myself but it has become more apparent as I talk to different guys and try and start relationships […]
Read More Girls vs Boys: Are they that different?!Mary Pilcher-Cook; feminist extraordinaire! Except, is she? For starters, this Kansas Republican, responsible for the proposed bill SB 302, aims to impose a law that would fine ANYONE involved in surrogacy in the state of Kansas up to $10,000 and one year of imprisonment. That includes hospitals, agencies, surrogates and the surrogate parents. Reasons? Well […]
Read More Surrogacy; crime against humanity?As the nation’s largest retailer, second-largest corporation, and largest private employed (with 1.3 million workers), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (Walmart) made headlines this past year at an unprecedented rate. And, all too often, those headlines revolved around Walmart’s infamously rampant questionable employment practices. According to Workplace Fairness, stories persist about Walmart’s wage law violations, inadequate health care, […]
Read More Not Cool WalmartHIV/AIDS: A topic that is not on the forefront of young minds, especially if they do not have the disease or personally know someone who is affected by it. Many people, young and old, assume that because they’re not gay, there is no way they can contract this disease. They may also think HIV/AIDS was […]
Read More “Being Positive”: A motto I embrace thanks to the Madison HIV/AIDS AllianceDuring a recent hearing, a bill’s sponsor Rep. Chuck Gatschenberger made his case by drawing on his suggestion that decisions about ending a pregnancy need to be considered for the same amount of time as decisions about purchasing a car or remodeling a home The Missouri legislature is considering an ultrasound bill that would triple the waiting […]
Read More Missouri lawmaker compares getting an abortion to buying a new car or re-carpetingCovering Dove’s and Veet’s terrible marketing strategies, femme invisibility, selfies, and more. Check out what our bloggers want YOU to read this fine Sunday evening! Bestlittlelion92: Kirsten Dunst is “bringing it on” in her latest comments talking about gender and the absence of femininity. Cpowell92 is horrified at some of these attempts at a selfie. […]
Read More Sunday Night SpotlightWAGATWE post her story on how when she shared that she had been a victim of sexual assault that everyone wanted to focus on their decision not to report to the police. “This, unfortunately, sets the stage for survivors who come forward to be judged and attacked for yet another reason: deciding not to report.”
Read More Quick Hit: Stop telling survivors they must report to the policeWhen I ended that last post about Kirsten Dunst, I said it’s getting me hot and bothered. Well as it turns out I was so bothered I had to keep writing, so here’s the impromptu part two of my earlier post! You see, I started realizing what gets me more upset about this whole situation […]
Read More Kirsten Dunst, Gender Roles and Femininity: Part 2Hello friends! I hope you all are enjoying your Sunday. Maybe the weather’s nice and you’re getting some warm spring sun. Maybe you’re getting some long needed errands out of the way. Maybe you’re like me and are happily catching up on the news that may have slipped your radar the past few days. I […]
Read More Kirsten Dunst, Gender Roles and FemininityThis past Tuesday, April 8th, marked Equal Pay Day, the symbolic day marked each year as a representation of the day that women will finally catch up monetarily to how much a man in the same position made the year before. It takes 3 months and 8 days for a woman to catch up, for […]
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