It’s been a week since I’ve seen Janine Latus and her testimony is still at the forefront of my mind. Now the first thing that comes to my mind when I think of partner violence is a man hitting a woman, but the whole concept of partner violence is way more complex then my first […]
Read More Don’t Ever Tell pt. 2“Thou shalt not be a victim, thou shalt not be a perpetrator, but, above all, thou shalt not be a bystander.” – Yehuda Bauer I had the honor of witnessing a heart wrenching testimonial from author and activist Janine Latus last night. Latus uses her own stories of partner abuse and the story behind her […]
Read More Don’t Ever Tell Pt. 1Okay so you have probably heard enough about Miley Cyrus, but it would be a shame for me to leave this video alone without pointing out the obvious. Beyond the chewing money, the kissing of dolls and the hot dog ravaging, there’s even a worse visual image that I must discuss. If you forward […]
Read More Bodies Put on DisplayI hate JMUmakeouts. I’m sorry to be so blunt, but I have never witnessed something so grotesque in my life and I don’t know if I’m more disgusted that it’s a form of social media or how connected the whole student body is to this twitter page. Honestly I don’t understand why anyone would feel […]
Read More #getalifeIn a deep personal conversation I had with a male, I ended up finding out more about him then what I needed to know. One line that stood out within this conversation was when he blatantly told me, “You’re a hot black chick, and I have no complaints.” In that moment I thanked him for […]
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