Hey ShoutOut readers. It’s the last post of the semester and I find myself looking back on my previous posts. It’s a bit difficult to figure out what to write about now but I shall endeavor to keep you interested. Today, I want to talk about chivalry. I am guilty of wanting men to be […]
Read More Chivalry is DeadHey ShoutOut Readers! Today, I’ll be sharing some of my own culture with you! I am an Asian-American (specifically, I am Korean). Recently, my friend and I were talking about Korean-pop singers and how shocked we were at some of the dances that the female singers were doing. However, once we started talking about this, […]
Read More Sensual Content in Korean Music VideosWarnings: Mentions of rape, abuse, and violence Last night, I attended a presentation in memory of Yeardley Love, a teenager killed by her ex-boyfriend. Since her murder, there have been more efforts to raise awareness of dating/domestic violence. The National Center for Victims of Crime defines dating violence as controlling, abusive, and aggressive behavior in […]
Read More Remembering Yeardley Love: How to Protect Yourself from Dating ViolenceHello ShoutOut readers. Today, I want to bust one myth that I had not really considered until it was brought up on a show that I had been watching. I was recently re-watching a few episodes of one of my favorite shows, Reba, where Reba’s teenage daughter, Cheyenne, gets pregnant at seventeen. Her principal tries […]
Read More Mythbusting Mondays: Women Must Think Safety of FirstWomen really seem to have it hard. The socially constructed ideas of beauty, sexism, and the unequal pay are all problems women have to face. There also seems to be one more: the decline of women’s sex appeal as we get older.
Read More Aging: Women’s SexualityI have heard a lot of things about becoming a mother. Many people say that is the most rewarding experience in the world. I think that’s wonderful… for them. I personally have no intention of ever having children. I’ve felt this way ever since I was a child myself and it hasn’t changed. The adults […]
Read More MotherhoodThe topic of my blog today will probably bring back fond memories for most of us. Recently, in my psychology of women and gender class, we discussed Disney movies and the negative messages they send girls. We already know the damsel-in-distress stereotype. However, has anyone noticed that some of the villains tend to be beautiful […]
Read More Beauty in DisneyI was recently browsing through Bed, Bath and Beyond with my mother this past weekend. She was attempting to refurnish our new house and we were wading through shower curtains and bathroom racks when I saw something that irritated me. I was thinking of buying a shoe rack/shelf for my apartment and I was staring […]
Read More Gender Bias in Home Decor ItemsI spent a lot of time pondering about what I should write about for this particular blog. I thought that most of the popular myths had already been written about. Then, I ran across this particular myth and decided that it must be exposed. The site posed it like this: If you’re a TRUE feminist, […]
Read More Mythbustin’ Mondays: REAL FEMINISTS HAVE NO EMOTIONSTrigger Warnings: Bullying Suicide Over winter break, I read a very interesting book, targeted towards young adults, called Thirteen Reason Why by Jay Asher, published in 2007. It touches on many different subjects that I feel really need to be brought up more in our society. This novel hits on many important issues that people […]
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