This week at ShoutOut!: shieldkt saw this on fbomb blog. This caught my attention because she thought it was so insane that somewhere else in the world is having worse trouble with eating disorders then the US. devystation says that Beyonce can get away with ALMOST anything…. ElFeminissto found this post on Secretary of Defense’s […]
Read More Links Round-UpIt’s December 3rd, which means that this is the final week for the blog before winter hiatus (make sure to keep checking for quick hits and content though). As I write the final feature post of the semester, I thought I’d take time to think about how writing for the blog has changed my relationship […]
Read More Reflections of a Novice BloggerFor this week’s post, I wanted to write about a book I recently finished. I picked up Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday, written by Robert O’Meally, for my Women’s and Gender Studies 300 course. For those of you who don’t know (and/or are looking for a class next semester) WMST 300 is […]
Read More Feminist Book Review: Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie HolidayI’m an avid sports fan, particularly when it comes to the NFL. Like most other fans, I frequent both watching and browsing ESPN. Recently, I stumbled upon an interesting offshoot of ESPN.com—ESPN W. Yes, tucked away at the far right of the browsing bar of ESPN.com is the link to ESPN Women.
Read More A Site of Their OwnI recently saw this article discussing an untitled movie that is in the works which is best described as the female version of the Expendables. I personally hated the Expendables—the movie was complete garbage from the perspective of acting, story, dialogue, and even action. As much as I’d like to bash the movie, this post […]
Read More The “Female Version” of MoviesThis year, Northern Arizona University students decided to change tradition. Though this particular university ritual permeates many campuses during Homecoming, it is not without questionable elements. Because of a forward thinking student body, the NAU campus was able to challenge embedded gender roles. I’m talking of course about changing the tradition of homecoming king and […]
Read More Challenging TraditionOn November 9th, the new James Bond movie, Skyfall will be released. Early reviews are incredibly positive, and the movie is receiving buzz as potentially one of the year’s best. Despite all of the hype, I remain a bit skeptical. Some of that comes from the terrible last film (Quantum of Solace). However, one of […]
Read More Sexism: Shaken, Not StirredRecent Monday posts have explored some of the Shout Out! writer’s feminist origins or introduced us to some amazing women who are making a difference in the Harrisonburg community. The efforts and contributions of these individuals help us realize that feminism’s work is far from over, and that there are great people willing to do […]
Read More Feminist Roots: An Incredible Story of ActivismI was recently shown this video of a local news anchor taking a stand. If you haven’t seen the clip, I would highly recommend it. In the news segment, Jennifer Livingston, morning anchor for LaCrosse, Wisconsin’s CBS station responds to a letter which criticizes her appearance of being overweight. The letter states “surely you don’t […]
Read More Media Portrayal and BullyingThe difficult part of being an idealist about an issue is translating those ideals into practice. It’s easy to say that something is wrong, but to take a stand or hardline can lead to many complications. The toughest part of being a feminist is that rejecting everything that has elements of sexism means rejecting tons […]
Read More Idealism versus Practicality
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