My heart has been hurting this past month. Every headline, from 16+ victims coming forward saying that Bill Cosby sexual assaulted them to the UVA gang rape featured in Rolling Stone to Darren Wilson’s non-indictment, seems to give me less and less faith in humanity. While seemingly unrelated, the three stories have one major theme […]
Read More Conversations about Power and the Power of ConversationIt’s all over the news, and it’s all over your social media. Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown, was not indicted over the killing of Brown, as the grand jury decided this past Monday evening. As a human being, what can you do? Educate yourself on the situation. Below […]
Read More QUICK HIT: Ferguson & Michael BrownIn 2010, Rutgers University professor Kevin Allred created “Politicizing Beyoncé”, a course that pairs U.S. Black Feminist texts, both historical and contemporary, with Beyoncé’s music and career in order to discuss current U.S. race, class, gender, and sexual politics. I had the opportunity to interview Kevin Allred about his class, and here’s what he had […]
Read More Q&A With Beyoncé Professor Kevin AllredI came across an article on prdaily.com that explained the current crisis surrounding Old Navy and the price of their female, plus sized clothing. As a public relations student and major feminist advocate, this particular incident has got me heated! But first, let me explain the crisis to you.
Read More Old Navy’s Body Shaming CrisisFor my post this week, I was asked by a friend of mine if she could write a guest blog about her experience being followed home from school earlier this year. This story was also posted on the breeze (JMU’s newspaper), but I think it’s such an important story to share, so we’re posting it on ShoutOut […]
Read More A JMU Student’s Story About Being Followed Home (GUEST POST)Scott Turner Schofield asks us if we want to hear a funny story. We as the audience are ready to listen to a story that is not only hilarious but eye opening. Scott discusses that he had to attend a debutante ball, but his friend requested that he would go the ball as a woman. […]
Read More Transgender Day of RemembranceThis man explains how a religion that preaches “love” and “acceptance” has persuaded its followers that sexual orientation is an ailment that needs to be “healed.” Read more of this interesting article on The Good Man Project: http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/im-gay-man-married-a-straight-women-try/comment-page-1/#comment-1901233
Read More Quick Hit: I’m a Gay Man Who Married a Straight WomanDear Friends, Peers, and Internet Strangers, With Thanksgiving and the holidays rapidly approaching, this time of year lends itself nicely to reflection. Personally, this has been a trying semester for me– a full course load, two jobs, multiple organizations, health issues, trying to figure out what the hell I’m going to do after graduation, and […]
Read More Giving Thanks: An Open LetterHark! Kim Kardashian’s moon is quite *ahem* full tonight… Your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit feeds have probably been drowning with photos of Kim Kardashian’s sizable derriere and very naked body for the Paper magazine cover and spread in its campaign to “break the Internet.” Many reactions to the marketing ploy echo shouts of disdain and contempt, demanding […]
Read More #BreakTheInternet: Kim K Full Mooning Her Way to the TopOn Thursday, November 7th, I attended the It’s On Us student-led roundtable event, where I listened to JMU students and faculty discuss campus efforts to promote healthy, consensual relationships, and ways for all of us to prevent sexual assault. Why is this a huge deal you may ask? For many reasons.
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