Guns Still Allowed After Terror Threats Against Feminist Speaker

*Content warning: contains email describing violence against women Anita Sarkeesian is the creator of Feminist Frequency, a video webseries that explores the representation of women in pop culture. According to the website, Feminist Frequency “largely serves as an educational resource to encourage critical media literacy and provide resources for media makers to improve their works […]

QUICK HIT: A little positivity on this gloomy day

Check out these illustrations about gender stereotypes by illustrator Carol Rossetti! http://lgbtfeed.com/post/no_more_gender_prejudices

Quick Hit: Laverne Cox Presents: ‘The T Word’

This Friday at 7 p.m. is the premiere of Laverne Cox’s documentary series on MTV as well as Logo TV. The show follows the lives of transgender young people and details the often difficult journey they face. “We live in a world where people are often judged for being different, but this is a celebration of those […]

QUICK HIT: The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Winners

This year, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Kailash Satyarthi of India and Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan. Both were awarded the prize “for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education”, which is HUGE in the countries of India and Pakistan. In India, boys and girls are often […]

“The Spinning Plate Theory”- Counter feminists’ guiding principal to the sexual economy

Have you ever heard of a counter feminist? I hadn’t until I stumbled upon the community through the subreddit r/TheRedPill. As I started digging through posts and blogs and articles, the amount of material I was able to find surprised me. A cursory google search of “counter feminist” returned an astounding 6.5 million hits. While reading […]

QUICK HIT: Register To Vote… TURN OUT FOR WHAT?!

Here’s the deal: Election day is coming up. The General Election in Virginia is on Tuesday, November 4th! Hoever, if you want to vote in this election, the registration deadline in Virginia is TOMORROW, October 14th! Click here to register! I highly recommend voting in this year’s election (and every election), especially in Virginia! This […]

Is being “Basic” a bad thing?

Hi, I’m a girl. I love big sweaters and cozying up on the couch with a cup of tea. I love going to the pumpkin patch and lighting fall scented candles. I’ve been known to watch various MTV and ABC Family original TV series. I am literally wearing yoga pants and a cable knit scarf […]

Carry That Weight: An Open Letter Demanding Change

Anna at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Emma Sulkowicz at Columbia University. Sarah Butters at James Madison University. In the past year, several survivors of sexual assault have come forward and spoken about the mishandling of their complaints by their respective universities. In particular, Emma Sulkowicz gained a lot of media attention earlier this school […]

The Problem With Sarah Silverman’s Penis….

So this past week the National Women’s Law Center released a video staring Sarah Silverman to bring awareness to the gender pay gap. Now, the NWLC is a great organization that works hard to get laws passed that aid in the protection and advancement of women, and makes sure these laws are enforced. So I bet right […]

Too Controversial: A Participator’s Insight

Last night I went to an event titled, Too Controversial for Class: Why Relationships Fail Dating, Marriage, and Divorce. I would first like to say that these kind of events are important, because it gives students a chance to talk about things that impact them on the daily. Also students get to gain insight from […]

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