In the aftermath of the 2016 election results, I’ve seen one particular article being shared by many of my friends. The article is titled “What Do We Tell the Children?” In my particular case, a different question is weighing heavy on my shoulders. What do I, as an adult daughter, tell my mother? When my […]
Read More Mom, I’m Sorry.News broke recently about a study working that had developed an effective birth control shot for men (yay!) that was called off (womp). The reason for the standstill was that participants in the study had experienced negative side effects. These side effects included pain at the injection side, muscle pain, increased libido, acne, depression, etc… Does […]
Read More Male Birth Control: Why It’s a Big DealHey everyone! HeroineAddict and Littlefembot here, wishing you all a happy Halloween! We hope you all had a wonderful Homecoming weekend. Here’s what we discussed in this week’s newsroom: #NoDAPL Nationwide, people are showing their support and solidarity with those at Standing Rock protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline by checking in on Facebook. Celebrity Chris […]
Read More What’s New in the NewsroomI recently read a piece by a fellow feminist that got me thinking about the different ways different individuals feel empowered. And, in turn, whether or not certain people view those differences in a positive or negative light. I’m taking this opportunity to further the discourse surrounding the topic of “appropriate clothing” and emphasize that […]
Read More Stop Sexualizing My Body: A Response to “Empowering or Sexualization?”Featured image here. I would give a lot to be able to have a chat with my younger self. I’d tell her to take movies like The Notebook, Romeo and Juliet, Twilight, and even The Little Mermaid with a grain (or a spoonful) of salt. Because what she actually did was watch those movies and think, “Man, I […]
Read More Unlearning the Romanticization of Toxic LoveLast 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 Important(Featured image by Emma Thompson) This past summer, I had the privilege of studying abroad in London. I was able to travel somewhere that is so much more diverse than all the places I’ve called home. But something happened that snapped me back to reality—the reality that even though we were being exposed to a […]
Read More You Say Compliment, I Hear MicroaggressionIn May of 2014, a 22-year-old man decided to kill 6 people in Isla Vista, California and cited women’s lack of interest in him as a big part of the blame. And enough people found reason to pity him for being in the “friend zone,” that it started a pretty important conversation. When it takes […]
Read More The Friend Zone MythI’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 […]
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