Let’s set the record straight: I have just as much of a celeb-centered mind as the next person. The Kardashians are my guilty pleasure, and you know I am watching Beyoncé’s every move. For me, it’s about their fashion choices, but for others, it may be something else; to each their own. But there is […]
Read More The Problem with Belly WatchingI’d be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t remember the #KimExposedTaylorParty hashtag from summer 2016. Ever since then, I’d been planning to write what I had referred to as a “Taylor Swift takedown.” Not just because of that one isolated incident, but because of a long history of disagreements I’ve had with who I […]
Read More My Complicated Relationship With Taylor SwiftI don’t know about y’all, but I am always on the hunt for a new podcast to listen to on my morning commute, one that isn’t stagnant or boring, something that makes me laugh while also making me think. Here are five Podcasts that I wholeheartedly recommend to you to fuel your inner intersectional feminist […]
Read More Five Intersectional Podcasts You Should Be Listening To.Not Just Products. “Okay, please facilitate this conversation.” My professor allowed them to just.. Lead. Privilidge. Of course. Where is she? My only other Black friend. The only other sister. Not here, I guess. And here we have it; The facilitators. One two three, all white. Let’s discuss, class. They say. The barbershops. Let’s […]
Read More Not Just Products; a poem for white people.When I was ten years old, a boy in my class relayed a discouraging message from his parents. “Boys are better at math and science and girls are better at writing…and history I guess.” Funny how a seemingly innocent comment stayed with me. At the time, I did not believe him, but allowed the generalization to be an excuse […]
Read More Let’s Get Physics, Girl (and other sciences)Why would you stay in an abusive relationship? Just Leave! This is the common expression that many men and women hear who are in abusive relationships. From the outside, getting up and walking out the door sounds like an easy task. It is not always as simple as packing your bags and walking away. One […]
Read More The Cycle of Domestic Violence #WhyIStayedMy first thought for a Valentine’s Day post was just a pure rant. Valentine’s Day is a day that I haven’t really cared about since elementary school when there were classroom parties and we all got candy. But I feel like there’s enough of that (such as this one, or this other one) so then i decided […]
Read More Valentine’s Day: A Pros and Cons ListThis is a recap of the ShoutOut! Newsroom this week! Hilary Clinton Fights for Women in a Trump America At a women’s empowerment conference Monday, Hillary Clinton tells women to “dare greatly and lead boldly.” She persists to say that “Despite all of the challenges we face, I remain convinced that yes, the future is […]
Read More Newsroom Round Up!Over this weekend, a bromance bloomed between President Trump and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but not for the reason you would expect. Despite chronically ridiculing President Obama’s number of golf rounds over the past eight years, Trump is now determined to form personal connections with foreign dignitaries through… wait for it… golf! Unfortunately, Trump […]
Read More Three Men, One Missile: For the First Time, Trump Does Something RightMe and Valentine’s Day don’t get along. It never washes the dishes, does the laundry or pay the rent and yet I still let it sleep in the guest room. Every time the day that’s named after the patron saint of happy marriages and epilepsy rolls around, I feel lower than Hillary on election night. […]
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