“Three things happen when they [females] are in the lab. You fall in love with them, they fall in love with you, and when you criticize them they cry.” – Tim Hunt Developments in science and technology have catapulted to new heights, and only continue to garner momentum. Yet, the progression of inclusion of diversity […]
Read More It’s Not Rocket Science: Women in STEMLast year, the video 10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman, was released by the non-profit, anti-street harassment group Hollaback, to make a statement on street harassment. Since then, various other videos have been produced to show the presence of street harassment, otherwise known as cat- calling, in our society. Cat-calling is understood to be […]
Read More “Okay, now I’m getting pissed off.”Bad feminist, a book by Roxane Gay, is a collection of essays that explains real first accounts of people having bad feminist moments. So…I know what you are thinking, how can someone possibly write a post on a feminist blog about being a bad feminist. In truth, it is so easy. Instead of just sitting […]
Read More Confessions of a Bad FeministThroughout all of time really, our vernacular has changed and sculpted itself to the society it is used in. That ranges from the words “ain’t” and “yolo” being added to the Oxford Dictionary, to the transformation of common words we use today from their original meanings in previous centuries. For example, “awful” used to mean […]
Read More Normal or Common? Using the Words in Their Correct ContextsUnless your name is Patrick Star and you live under a rock, then you are well aware that election season is upon us. The candidates have stepped forward and both the Republican and Democratic debates have passed. All eyes have been on these politicians and all ears have been ready to hear their stances on […]
Read More Politics and Planned ParenthoodI took piano lessons when I was younger. I also played the violin and the flute. I always had my homework completed on time. I’m good at math. I love group work. I have strong ambitions and a deep resolve in succeeding my goals. But I also have other interests and other aspects about me. […]
Read More “But You’re Asian…” | An Expose on the M3We’re only two weeks away from my all time favorite holiday: Halloween! I mean, who doesn’t love endless candy and awesomely creative costumes. You actually get to pretend to be someone for a night, and I think that’s pretty cool. Before coming to JMU though, I had never noticed how Halloween was really treated in […]
Read More Do You Know What You’ll be for Halloween?“On Oct. 11, 1987, half a million people participated in the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights” stated in the HRC website. National Coming Out Day has since been an annual event in which the LGBT community is encouraged to take pride in their identities and, as the name suggests, come out. While this […]
Read More Come out, come out, wherever you are…Why do we live in a society where calling someone crazy is normal? Lets just say that you’re seeing someone and when you try to tell this person why something is upsetting you, instead of them trying to understand why you’re upset they say “You’re just being CRAZY”. Excuse me? NO! Last time I checked, I […]
Read More Don’t Call Me CrazyWhite feminism has been a concept before contemporary society. White feminism is socially defined as the focus on the issues effecting white, cisgender women. White feminism implies that inequality only effects white, cisgender women and disregards various intersections which create marginalized identities. As a woman of color, I am simultaneously reminded of the inequality that […]
Read More White Feminism: Your Feminist Faves are Problematic
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