My love of art has grown over the years because it can be political, moving and simply stunning. But, I fell love when I saw underlying feminist messages. I want to share my favorite feminist artist and maybe they will give you perspective too. Frida Kahlo (yes, Frida Kahlo, I do not care how clique it […]
Read More Get Hip to Art and FeminismPhoto courtesy of Flickr.com There’s good news and bad news. If you’ve never watched “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” a reality show about drag queens competing to become “The Next Drag Superstar,” then you’re in for a treat, but you’re also likely to experience some confusion over all of its cultural appropriation. Drag Race appears on Logo and […]
Read More RuPaul’s Drag Race: Breaking or Reinforcing Cultural Stereotypes?What makes a man stronger? Showing that he cares. This is the message of the new #RealStrength campaign by Dove, which promotes the involvement of fathers in their children’s lives. It has become more common for fathers to play a prominent role in children’s lives, which is a huge step in the right direction towards gender equality. […]
Read More Daddy Day CareThis Thursday, Shout Out! JMU will be hosting a benefit reading of A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer: Writings to Stop Violence Against Women and Girls. Similar to The Vagina Monologues, this reading shares the experiences of women and men from around the world, and engages us all in the conversation about gender based violence. […]
Read More V-Day JMU 2015: A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A PrayerOnce again, Kim Kardashian has made headlines for yet another magazine cover. This time she poses in an editorial spread for the Spring/Summer 2015 edition of LOVE magazine. The spread is centered on Prada’s most recent shoe collection but has instead gained its attention because, aside from wearing the latest designer heels, Kim is nude […]
Read More Kim Kardashian & the Patriarchal BargainDon’t worry—this isn’t another blog post about 50 Shades of Grey (although I definitely recommend keeping up with the current conversation regarding the movie). This post is about the many many shades of grey that come with a seemingly simple idea: consent. The definition of consent with regards to sex seems pretty straightforward in theory: […]
Read More 50 Shades of ConsentIn honor of Valentine’s Day, I’m going to write a post about something I’ve never blogged about: Love and relationships. I am in a relationship, and I love talking about love, watching lovey-dovey movies, listening to love songs (especially Taylor Swift), but I didn’t think it was necessarily a feminist topic. However, most people deal with […]
Read More Need relationship advice? Ask a married couple!Intersectionality. This is a word that was brand new to me this past year when I began my work with the LGBTQ* community. Intersectionality is the study of intersections between forms or systems of oppression, domination, or discrimination. For example, there are many similarities to the civil rights movement for African-American individuals, and the Human […]
Read More Creating Change: IntersectionalityEver wonder about how you can hashtag your social media to show off your feminism? Well guess what, there are some pretty amazing and witty hashtags out there, and I want to point out just a few hashtags!
Read More #Feminist HashtagsRecently, accusations of white washing of women of color by magazines have flooded social media. Fashion and beauty publications like Vogue, Instyle, and Vanity Fair are some of the alleged perpetrators of white washing. The alleged cases in beauty and fashion magazine include covers and spreads of: Mindy Kaling, Gabourey Sidibe, Lupita Nyong’o and the latest accusation involves prime […]
Read More Skin Lightening in Magazines: Reccurring Accident or Endless White Washing?
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