After I wrote about my experience at Planned Parenthood last week, I realized that there is so much more to be said. So, here we are again. First, I wanted to address why I had to go to the Silver Spring clinic while staying in D.C.. At the time of my appointment this summer, there […]
Read More Back At It Again With That Health EducationIf you’re still looking for a Halloween costume that is sure to win you first place for scariest ensemble, just go as an empowered woman (Elizabeth Warren or Viola Davis are among many great options). With the latest drama from Trump supporters being a Twitter trend to #Repealthe19th over polls showing that Trump loses pathetically […]
Read More Female Empowerment is Terrifying Or How To Win At Halloween“Woooah there, little missy! I could see that beautiful smile of yours from a mile away!” If you’ve ever worked in the service industry and you identify as a woman, this type of comment may seem all too familiar to you. “Ah, Stanley,” you say, masking your responsive cringe behind wide eyes and a vibrant […]
Read More “I’ll have the Broccoli, Fried Okra and a side of women empowerment, please.”Last night, the JMU Feminist Collective hosted Project Condom (like Project Runway) at Grafton-Stovall Theatre. The event consisted of trivia, games, and a fashion show. The fashion show involved Madison Equality, REACH, and the Sociology Club in addition to the Feminist Collective displaying costumes they’d fashioned out of at least 80% condoms (donated by ONE Condoms). […]
Read More Why Events Like Project Condom are ImportantFeatured Photo Credit here I’m for all women feeling empowered in everything they do. I’m also all for women feeling absolutely empowered in what they wear. Why shouldn’t I? I’m a woman too. So when it comes to this fashion phenomenon, “butt cheek shorts”, i.e. butt-less shorts, I’m forced to question how this article of […]
Read More Empowering or Sexualization?Here’s what our fem-fab bloggers discussed in the newsroom this week! Politics: Donald’s latest horrible comments about women “when you’re a star you can do anything…” But despite the long list of misogynistic comments, Female Trump supporters don’t care that he’s sexist?! Robert De Niro released a video exposing his feelings about the Republican candidate, saying “I’d like to […]
Read More What’s New in the Newsroom?“Shh, did you hear that?” “Can you believe it?” “She bled through her pants!” “I would die.” “I would change my name and move away.” “How embarrassing.” Photo by Angelo Bosco on Flickr, CC In light of Jenny Hval’s recent album “Blood Bitch”, I think it’s time to talk about periods. Media and society have […]
Read More Red Alert: You’re OVARYacting(featured image pixabay-Unsplash) I, You, He She: This one comes from I, You, He, She a 1974 feature by Chantal Akerman and as with the two scenes discussed in my previous post, the strength of the scene comes from what it says about the relationship between its characters, in this case a drifting misanthrope played […]
Read More How to Do Sex in Films (Part 2 of 2)(featured image pixabay-chopy) Sex and sexuality takes a certain craft to portray authentically in the movies without it coming across as gratuitous. Yet because the film industry tends to be dominated by a male-centric view i.e their dominance of almost every level from production design, writing, and directing, whenever it comes time to portray sexuality […]
Read More How to Do Sex in Films (Part 1 of 2)Hypermascunlinity. It’s everywhere. It dominates our culture. Just when we thought the new generation was ushering in an era of humanitarianism, 2016’s Republican presidential candidate is the very essence of the word itself. Hypermasculinity, the quality or exhibition of exaggerated masculine behavior or traits especially strength of those of a violent, dominant or sexual nature […]
Read More Why hypermasculinity isn’t masculine at all
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