Yesterday, the Huffington Post reported that a JMU student was sexually assaulted only to find that her attackers would be “expelled after graduation”. Two of her three attackers graduated on time and one will be returning in the fall to finish his degree. The student found a video of her being sexually assaulted by the […]
Read More James Madison University Fails to Properly Address Sexual Assault and ConsentOften, we focus on the benefits of feminism for women but don’t always see how others can benefit as well. Men involved in feminism not only support it because they recognizing everyone should be treated equally, but also helps to redefine gender norms for both femininity and masculinity. Vlogger Connor Manning talks about men and […]
Read More Quick Hit: Why This Dude Needs FeminismYesterday when I was surfing around Buzzfeed, I found an article that stopped me dead in my tracks. This beautiful woman popped up on screen, but she wasn’t your average America’s Next Top Model. Chantelle Brown- Young (who also goes by Winnie Harlow) is a sensational model and a woman with vitiligo.
Read More This Model With Vitiligo Is InspirationalEarlier this week, my newsfeed was covered in links to the quiz “Are You a Feminist?” Others talked about how great it is and the positive conversations it brought up with people who may not be usually talking about feminism. However, earlier when I went to Buzzfeed and searched “feminism” for the quiz I ran […]
Read More Are You A Bad Feminist? Why I Won’t Qualify Anyone’s WorthAccording to Aljazeera America, one of the most common maternity related deaths globally includes unsafe abortions complications. Charities and organizations based around women’s health emphasize that 800 women a day die from pregnancy or childbirth related death. They fail to note however, that 1 out of 8 of those women die from unsafe abortions. Yet, […]
Read More Quick Hit: Unsafe Abortion Practices Are Leading Cause of Maternity DeathsThis past Thursday I went to TDU for an open mic night. There were people performing poetry, singing, and a few stand up acts. One girl, however, went up to do stand up and took the joke a little too far.
Read More Sexual Assault Jokes: When Stand Up Comedy Isn’t FunnyWhenever I am in a new place where I don’t know anyone I sometimes find it hard to start a conversation. Shocking to those who know me and my loud personality, but I never quite know what to say to a complete stranger if I need to make conversation but we have nothing in common […]
Read More I Love Your Shoes! How to Compliment Women Without Resorting to AppearanceSo last night while I was I was working on homework, my roommate handed me his computer and said, “Just look at this…” The video he had pulled up was the advertisement below from Veet, a hair removal product company saying that we need to be “womanly around the clock”. Because the video is already receiving backlash, […]
Read More Quick Hit: Dear Veet, I Can Embrace As Much “Dudeness” As I WantRecently, I was walking from Market One toward the Quad and decided to cut through the breezeway when I saw it. I had never really noticed the handicap accessible sign before, but this one caught my eye. The sign behind Wilson featured a person leaning forward in their wheelchair, showing movement, which contrasted the old, […]
Read More New Look, New Meaning- Have You Seen the New Disability Icon?As Women’s History Month comes to a close this week, we need to not just recognize the women who we are familiar with in history, such as Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, and Marie Curie, but women who are unsung heroes. When I logged onto my computer yesterday to Google’s home page, the Google Doodle intrigued […]
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