I understand this is a Women’s Studies blog, believe me after writing for this blog for two semesters, I know. However, I’d quickly like to share this NY Times Opinion piece by Nicholas D. Kristof of “Half The Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, ” along with two other articles on our recent budget crisis. […]
Read More Goverment ShutdownI shared earlier this semester my abstract for the conference I will speaking at in Richmond, today. Below is my speech I’ve worked on and have flushed out all week. God, I’m tired. The Reconstitution of Women’s Studies Today I will discuss current issues in how the department of Women’s Studies is constructed. A) To […]
Read More Dick, Jane, and Everything BetweenIt’s not being a woman; it’s being your own women. It’s not the word; it’s the sentiment behind the word which affects an individual negatively. Cunt. Own it, why not? Female readers, you have one. Cunt: a woman’s vagina. I must ask why ‘cunt’ is the worst vocabulary expression used against women? Most women don’t […]
Read More Cunt: It’s Not the Word You’re Upset With, It’s that You Don’t Know Why You’re Upset About the WordI once heard a joke from one of my gay guy friends who said, “Bisexuals, they’re just greedy!” Well, I thought it was funny at least. To play off a post from last semester on Rihanna’s music video “Te Amo,” I want to explore a little of what bisexuality actually is. Because there I have […]
Read More Bisexuality, Musicians, Dilemmas, QuestionsA funny, little cartoon on recent national health issues.
Read More Humor Really is The Best Medicine…Happy Sunday! I will be speaking at the Associated Colleges of the South Women’s and Gender Studies Conference at University of Richmond, April 1-2, 2011. I want to share my abstract, and then comment further on Reconstituting, Redefining, and Integrating Heterosexual and Homosexual Males into the Women’s Studies. Abstract: Defining Women’s studies as an area of […]
Read More The Reconstitution of Women’s StudiesHere is a BBC News article, reporting on gay marriage where the president will no longer uphold DOMA in courts. Just another tiny step closer towards equality. Also, a NY Times article.
Read More Quick Hit: US gay marriage ban: US government drops defense of lawYou may have heard or read that CBS chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan has recently arrived in Washington, DC to be treated after being sexually assaulted and beaten by a mob in Egypt. The question I would like to pose is if women should report news in situations where mobs have broken out? In areas […]
Read More Should Women Report in Confliciting Areas?Here’s a topic that hits home. Home, because last December I underwent a breast reduction surgery. I was hesitant last semester discussing this because I put this blog on my resume. However, after my last blog on masturbation, I don’t think I can get much “worse” than that. So, I am discussing my surgery now.
Read More Breast Reduction SurgeryI’ve been contemplating if I should write this piece or not. Speaking or writing about this topic is an absolute no, no. Academically, I may be shooting myself in the foot right now. But I think women and men need to talk about it. It’s apart of life, or rather it should be apart of […]
Read More Should She or Shouldn’t She? : The Masturbation Dilemma
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