Shelby Knox first gained notoriety in 2005, after the release of the award-winning The Education of Shelby Knox, a documentary chronicling Knox’s fight for comprehensive sex education and gay rights in her small, conservative Baptist town of Lubbock, Texas. Currently, she is touring around campuses and organizations, discussing sex education and youth activism, and last […]
Read More Shelby Knox and the Education of JMUHey y’all, just wanted to take a break from our Spring Break hiatus to wish all of our lovely readers a happy International Women’s Day! Celebrate by taking a look at this list of awesome stuff women have done. Why? “Because women have done more in the past 10,000 years than just pop out babies […]
Read More Happy International Women’s Day, Everyone!Dubbed “The Super Bowl for Women” for its focus on fashion and glamor, the Academy Awards is a one of the biggest nights in Hollywood. But what does the show really tell us about the values Hollywood is selling us? After all, calling the show the “Super Bowl for Women” specifically for the fashion essentially […]
Read More Who Are You Wearing: A Feministy Break-Down of the Academy AwardsI’ve never really had anything against PETA; as an activist myself, my hat goes off to people who are willing to stand up for what they believe in by using peaceful and non-violent means. In fact, I tried going veg in high school because of the horrendous treatment of animals in the food industry (it […]
Read More PETA: Respect Animals, Not WomenMaybe you all have heard about the recent uproar over Justin Bieber’s anti-choice comments in his recent interview with Rolling Stone. In case you haven’t here’s the important quote: “I really don’t believe in abortion,” Bieber says. “It’s like killing a baby?” How about in cases of rape? “Um. Well, I think that’s really sad, […]
Read More Quick Hit: Justin Bieber Weighs in on AbortionHello, readers, and welcome to this special (almost) holiday edition of The Bitchin’ Table. Today I’m bitchin’ around with my good friend and blog extraordinaire Lauranium to discuss everyone’s favorite semi-holiday, Valentine’s Day. After all, what other day of the year do you feel so much unnecessary pressure to prove your love to your significant […]
Read More The Bitchin’ Table: Valentine’s Day BluesQuick, think of your top five favorite movies. Go on, do it, I can wait. Got them? Beautiful. Now, think about the characters in those five movies. We’re going to do a quick test to find out how woman-friendly your favorite films might be by using a simple measure known as the Bechdel Test. Developed […]
Read More Would Your Favorite Movies Pass the Bechdel Test?As we’ve mentioned before, the H.R. 3 is an act seeking to redefine rape in order to limit the abortion coverage available through Medicare and Medicaid. If you’re against the atrocity that is this bill, and want to help protect women’s rights, you should consider signing this online petition, which will be sent to your […]
Read More HEY! Are You Against H.R. 3?H.R. 3, also known as the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act”, is a horrendous new piece of legislation that not only aims to make provisions like the Hyde Amendment permanent, but also wants to redefine what the government considers rape all together. Under the new law, women would only be able to seek an […]
Read More Pending Abortion Bill Seeks to Redefine RapeWell, dearest readers, it’s that time of year again. That time when we’re all pulling out our hair, sleeping in the library, and amping ourselves up on countless pots of coffee and five-hour energies. That’s right, it’s finals week here at JMU, and with the end of the semester comes the end of this batch […]
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