I’m sure many of you were as shocked as I was to see the photos and read about the beach incident in Nice, France. Photos have been circulating of a woman wearing a burkini on the beach being approached by police and made to partially undress on the basis of the burkini ban enacted by […]
Read More The Burkini Ban: Why it’s still happening in France despite outrageWe hope you enjoyed our first week back blogging as much as we did! A crazy amount of stuff went on this past week. Here’s what we talked about tonight in the Newsroom: Hillary Clinton appeared on Humans of New York The blog shared two consecutive posts. In one, she recalled when she was a college senior taking […]
Read More From the NewsroomTW: Sexual assault/rape Earlier this year, a woman was put under disciplinary action at her high school for not wearing a bra. That’s right. The shape of her nipples could be vaguely seen protruding through the opaque fabric of her shirt, and so obviously, it was only right that she got sent home. After all, […]
Read More Cover Up, LadiesBrock Turner. His name insights my skin to crawl and my blood to boil. With his release from jail on September 2nd, after serving only three months of an already minuscule six-month sentence, we are all reminded of the unjust legal system in the United States, especially when it involves sex crimes. However, what troubles me […]
Read More A Response to People v. TurnerA few months ago, I found myself in the middle of a conversation about gender stereotypes and whether or not assigning a preconceived notion of masculinity or femininity to a particular sport or activity was detrimental to all who were involved. I argued that it was. After the rebranding of femininity as something positive as […]
Read More Banking On Ignorance— The Sexist Issues With Wells Fargo’s Newest CampaignHey there feminist friends! As the school year kicks off to a great start, I am incredibly stoked to be returning to the ShoutOut crew for another semester of thoughtful and moving feminist discourse. Before diving into anything super serious (like Lady Gaga’s newest single “Perfect Illusion”? Check it out) I’d like dedicate this post […]
Read More Lucille is on the ball: The Plan for this FallWelcome back readers! This week here at ShoutOut marks the beginning of our scheduled posts and we couldn’t be any happier to be back in the feminist grind. So buckle up, grab your designated patriarchy-smashing hammers and get ready for some thought-provoking feminist discourse! In the spirit of beginning a new semester, let us first […]
Read More Weekly News RoundupWELCOME BACKKKKK Today, you might have seen a glorious NEWS ROOM post by our returning blogger, Lucilleontheball. And yes, you’ve guessed it! WE ARE BACK. We have a new set of bloggers and a couple of ol’ timers too. This semester, we have in store more Newsroom Updates and more perspectives! Remember, our guidelines have […]
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