TRIGGER WARNING, sexual assault This year, a good friend of mine decided to sign with the United States Army. I was scared for her, she would be changing her entire life, her body, and would have to ship out to who knows where. I was nervous a war would break out with Syria, or she […]
Read More Military Justice Improvement ActA few years back, my grandmother had a stoke. It was minor, and she’s now truly okay, but it scared me. Truly freaked me out to the point that I was now certain one morning I would wake up and all my female loved ones would have to face this, as well. I never considered […]
Read More New Stroke Guidelines Will Save LivesHi all! Lfleetwood here and it’s fantastic to be back in action this semester after the winter hiatus, and with a new year comes new resolutions. I still have quite a few things going through my mind from last semester, and I am beyond excited to continue writing with ShoutOut! My own story has dragged […]
Read More #Readwomen2014 #tweetaboutit*TRIGGER WARNING* Last semester I delved into my own thoughts about anti-rape underwear being marketed towards individuals worried about random encounters in unsafe situations. You can view my thoughts here. Just recently, Amulya Sanagavarapu, a student at the University of Waterloo, has put together a kickstarter campaign promoting her new line of consent-themed underwear.
Read More Quick Hit: Consent Panties?The Representation Project released a video Tuesday titled “How the Media Failed Women in 2013,” Which I hope you will all take the time to watch and heavily enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NswJ4kO9uHc
Read More We Have a Long Way to GoI suppose it never hit me that my mother instilled feminist ideals in my mind from the womb. She was already setting rules and regulations for her marriage long before I was ever born. It took a true instigator and woman with a voice to inform my father that she would not be cleaning up […]
Read More My Mother, the FeministAs I was growing up, it was clear to me that many of my male friends were named after their father. It was custom to know many as “junior” or as the sillier “trey” (which was a ridiculous play on the french “tres” for third). Everyone wanted a way to be someone different in the eyes […]
Read More The South is Deeply Rooted (In Patriarchy)In a recent interview via Cosmopolitan magazine, I learned a thing or two about what is considered “feminist porn” and where to find it. I was just as surprised as I came across the Cosmo spoof, as the magazine has never been one to flashbulb in my mind as inherently “feminist” whatsoever. Granted, it is […]
Read More Feminist Porn*TRIGGER WARNING* Imagine a world without the option of rape. Men and women are educated from an early age that forcing someone to have sex without consent is very wrong, and should never happen. Everyone abides by all aspects of this rule, including the least known: intoxicated consent is not consent. I’m also imagining a […]
Read More AR Underwear or Chastity Belt?It does not amaze me to find my e-mail blasted with information about the Virginia Governor race between Ken Cuccinelli and Terry McAuliffe. Just this week McAuliffe and former president Bill Clinton glided onto James Madison’s campus, with lines bursting from the door as everyone held onto their ticket firmly to their chests. It amazed […]
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