As I was walking on campus this afternoon in search of something quick to eat for lunch, it came to me: CHICK-FIL-A! Yes! Chick-fil-A would be the perfect midday meal to eat at a speedy pace before my next class. But just as I began to imagine the taste of their scrumtiddilyocious chicken nuggets in […]
Read More Chick-fi-NAYRecently, TBS and E! have been playing re-runs of the popular HBO series Sex and the City. I’ve been watching the show in syndication on and off since high school, but lately I’ve become more aware of the show’s anti-feminist tendencies. While many critics of the show claim that it gives a glimpse into the […]
Read More Sex and the City: Friend or Foe?On Saturday, I finally saw Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan. In my opinion, the hype surrounding the movie was well deserved; it was an amazing film. In its aftermath, the film not only instilled a haunting sense of paranoia in many of its viewers, but also stimulated countless feminist interpretations that dig even deeper than the […]
Read More Black Swan: A Feminist CommentaryHey readers! Just wanted to let you know that ShoutOut! JMU will resume regular posting through the semester starting Monday, January 24th. In case this message didn’t rouse enough excitement out of you, here’s an inspirational little number to get you pumped!
Read More WE’RE BACK!Myth: A ragtag group of misfit feminists can’t make a difference in the blogosphere. FALSE. When the bloggers of ShoutOut! JMU first assembled, we all had high hopes for the sort of posts we could make and also the readership that we would acquire. We did not foresee, however, the fact that our blog would […]
Read More Mythbustin’ Mondays: A Ragtag Group of Misfit Feminists Can’t Make a Difference in the BlogosphereAs a future teacher, I am always looking for ways to incorporate feminism into my classroom. While working on a project for one of my education classes, I stumbled across two awesome young adult novels that could help teachers and parents introduce feminist ideas to their teens. The first novel is Speak by Laurie Halse […]
Read More Introducing Feminist Thought Through Young Adult LiteratureHello again friends, lovers, confidants. The time has come again for your favorite post of the week, the beloved Bitchin’ Table. Sitting in to bitch about TLC’s hit show What Not to Wear are bloggers BlondeRedhead and Lauranium. Buckle up, or should I say BELT IT UP, and enjoy the ride!
Read More The Bitchin’ Table: What Not to Wear, Friend or Foe?The Daily Swarm has announced that on December 11th The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn will be hosting “Rah! Rah! Replica,” a benefit/show/project/EXTRAVANAGZA to honor Riot Grrrl goddess Kathleen Hanna. ‘Bout time, am I right? Or am I right?
Read More “Rebel Girl, You Are the Queen of My World”A 43-year old woman named Amy-Erin Blakely is suing her former employer, the Devereux Foundation, a non-profit health organization dedicated to helping children and adults with emotional, developmental, educational, and cognitive disabilities, for firing her in 2009 after she filed two complaints about gender discrimination. Blakely claims she was told her breasts were distracting for […]
Read More CAUTION: Distracting Breasts in the Workplace!Stay-At-Home Mom, definition: A mother whose main job is to stay home and take care of her children. We’ve all met this type of mom, right? Many of my friends’ mothers I knew growing up were “stay-at-home moms” and many were awesome parents, but it seems the term has a rather negative connotation. Why is […]
Read More Mythbustin’ Mondays: You Can’t Be a “Stay-At-Home Mom” AND a Feminist
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