A common phrase that all of you have heard before is “Save the Tatas”. I don’t know about you, but personally when I think about a woman fighting a life-threatening illness, her boobs are the last thing that I think of. Objectification of women’s bodies is something not uncommon in society today. You can see […]
Read More Cancer is NOT sexy.Lately I’ve found myself really jammin’ out to some songs on the radio. As I scream out the lyrics, I stop myself midway through and realize what exactly is coming out of my mouth. A lot of these songs have become so popular because they are so catchy, but I don’t think people really pay […]
Read More Lyrics: Learning the Real Meaning Behind the LingoJust a few days ago, Demi Lovato released pictures from her most recent photo shoot with VanityFair for her new album. Her only restrictions for the shoot were – no clothing, no makeup, and no retouching whatsoever. The results from her photographer Patrick Ecclesine were absolutely unbelievable. The shoot, being named CONFIDENT after her highly anticipated […]
Read More Demi Tackles Body Image with VanityFair“You don’t ask for the truth. You pound it out of them, relentless in your pursuit of the answer you want.” How to Get Away with Murder, Annalise Keating These are the words of the character Viola Davis has helped bring to life and enrapture audiences across the board on ABC’s tv show, How to Get Away […]
Read More How to Get Away with Murderous BeautyThis week I attended Madison Equality’s Out on Campus Panel (If you’d like to know more about it, check out FlyAwayWithMe’s article about it). While I was there, something really stood out to me: gender fluidity and the gender spectrum. Before I continue, I would like to note that the words gender and sex are […]
Read More Male, Female, and Everything In BetweenTuesday, October 6th, Madison Equality–JMU’s only LGBTQ+ student run organization on campus– held it’s first semester event, The Out On Campus Panel. The Out On Campus Panel reaches out to individuals involved in Madison Equality, as well as the general student body. It brings forth a number of educational aspects by providing JMU’s own student […]
Read More Sexual and Gender Identities within the JMU CommunityDisclaimer: This writing is comprised of my own opinions of the show. Additionally, this post contains spoilers to the show if you are currently or plan to watch ‘Steven Universe’ at some point. For most adults cartoons are seen as juvenile and below them. I was always like this and strayed away from them. That […]
Read More Why I love ‘Steven Universe’… and you should, too!DISCLAIMER: This post is going to be an organized rant. The first day of Shout Out I was asked, why are you here? Why did you decide to apply and be a part of this class? As the quirky person I am I said something silly, but it was not the real reason. I entered this […]
Read More Through Unseen EyesSo often do we call people out for what is known as fat-shaming, the act of bullying someone because they are considered overweight or obese. But do you ever stop and notice all of the skinny-shaming that happens? What is it that makes skinny-shaming seem okay but fat-shaming not? As a girl with a slightly […]
Read More Fat-Shaming vs. Skinny-ShamingWait, you said what now? Using inclusive language isn’t always the easiest thing. Society socializes it’s members with specified roles and pre-determined mindsets, beliefs, and attitudes that it can often just feel normal and comfortable to talk with vocabulary that doesn’t really do the most for the diversity gap. Language, verbal and nonverbal, is such a […]
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