As an aspiring musician, it is easy to admire the living daylights out of Jack White. The man is a genius. His recent proclamations about sexism in the music industry, however, have given my enraptured heart new reasons to sing his praises. During an interview with Pearl Jam’s, Mike McCready, White talks about the massive […]
Read More Jack White Speaks Up: Music Industry SexismOctober is Domestic Violence Awareness month, so in honor of that, I would like to highlight how we as a society can address the problems of dating violence and how we can stop it, together. It is important to raise awareness, but it is also extremely important to know how to act if you see […]
Read More Be an Active Citizen – If You See Something, Say SomethingThis new Republican ad campaign created to cater to college-aged women aims to convince undecided voters to choose the GOP candidate in the upcoming gubernatorial elections. The ads are based the popular TLC show Say Yes to the Dress and present the candidates as two different styles of wedding dresses. The Republican candidates is presented as […]
Read More Say Yes to the GOP?Did I read that correctly?? YEP. Today, the US Supreme Court decided to deny hearings for all marriage equality cases before it, meaning that Same-Sex marriage is now LEGAL in Virginia as well as Utah, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Indiana. Marriages can take place in these states immediately, bringing the number of states to legalize gay marriage up […]
Read More QUICK HIT: Same-Sex Marriage Is LEGAL In VA (And 4 More States!)I don’t think anyone that has read the entire Twilight Series would call it a work of Feminist literature. Or, if you do, I would seriously like to hear your explanation. In fact, a blog post has already been written on ShoutOut about Twilight’s anti-feminist qualities, which can be found here (written by amyguzz in November […]
Read More The Twilight Saga Launches New Feminist Project—Wait, Really? Twilight?Check out this rad short film, directed by Indrani Pal-Chauduri, documenting girls playing soccer in Jodhpur: It’s a part of this Pepsi ad campaign called “Beats of the Beautiful Game,” which is cool and all but is REALLY cool because of all the underlying messages supporting female empowerment. This girls kick some serious ass…and soccer […]
Read More Quick Hit: Girls in Jodhpur Kick AssWhen I signed up for classes for my first semester of senior year, I decided to sign up for a stage makeup class. I was excited to make myself look like a monster or an old person, but I never thought that I would face those difficulties that have been presented to me within the […]
Read More The Struggle is Real: Buying Makeup as a Biracial Woman*trigger warning: discussion of stalking and sexual violence* Every time I turn on my radio to the latest top 40 station, I feel like I hear the same songs over and over again. Recently, “Animals” by Maroon 5 has been added to that overplayed list. When I first heard the song, I loved it. So […]
Read More Baby I’m Preying On You TonightThe Carnegie Science Center offers workshops for Girl and Boy Scouts so they can earn science badges, while being introduced to more complex concepts such as chemistry, engineering, astronomy and….wait for it….makeup.
Read More Carnegie Science Center Teaches Girl Scouts Chemistry….of Makeup?ISIS in Syria was bombed by a woman. That’s right. A WOMAN. More specifically, the Emirati Air Force’s very first female pilot, Major Marium Al Mansouri, led the airstrike mission—this remarkable woman is described by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador as a, “fully qualified, highly trained, combat-ready pilot.” Mansouri achieved a feat that shattered […]
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