Author: somethingbeany

What is it with girls and horses?

My fourth graders have been hard at work composing 500 words on their favorite activities.  They range from kickball and golf to watching 5 consecutive episodes of Sponge Bob Square Pants on TV. Clearly, I work with a very dynamic group of children. Interestingly though, I had several girls writing about their love of horses […]

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Quick Hit: Charity Ball

What are YOU doing Friday night!?  Mmk great.  Cancel all your plans.  You are now cordially invited to: Madison Equality’s 4th Annual Charity Ball THIS FRIDAY from 7-11pm in the Festival Ballroom Tickets are $8 at the Warren Box Office and $10 the night of the ball Theme: Fire and Ice Attire: Formal Charity: The […]

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There’s a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking.

Beautiful, isn’t she? For those of you who don’t know, you’re looking at a picture of Christina Hendricks. She’s a bombshell, there’s no doubt about it.  And the groundbreaking thing about Hendricks is that she’s a bombshell in Hollywood who’s got a body, and everyone’s talking about it. I think that’s great, I really do.  […]

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Do I really need this?

Here’s a shocking statistic: Only 1% of EVERYTHING WE BUY is still in use six months after we buy it. ONE.  PERCENT. Okay, I know this video’s kind of a doozy, but it’s worth watching, I promise.  Scouts’ honor. The point is: we’re buying things we don’t need.  And it especially effects us as women.  […]

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Goodnight, Gracie.

Missing the mark, are we? Recently, I was chatting with a particularly charming, beautiful and intelligent friend of mine who’s currently enrolled in a Gender & Justice class here at JMU. The class was discussing the subject of rape, and took a frightful turn in the direction of victim blaming.  My charming, beautiful and intelligent […]

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A Feminist Guide to the Holidays

Alright guys, you know the drill.  It happens in almost every household from sea to shining sea: You’ve eaten the turkey, you’ve polished off the last your mashed potatoes (and your brother’s, too…), so you bring your dishes to your mom/aunt/grandma/other-well-established-female-family-member in the kitchen as all the men sit on the couch and watch the […]

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FGM, FGC…

No matter how you spell it, it still makes me cringe. Wikipedia defines Female genital cutting (FGC), also known as female genital mutilation (FGM), female circumcision, or female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), as any procedure involving the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs “whether for […]

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Hip to be gay?

I actually watched this video for the first time on mute in the library, which I think actually worked to it’s advantage.  Because, you know… it’s Rihanna. Musical talent aside, this kind of LGBT inclusion in the media is controversial, regardless of which side you’re on. As a feminist, one must raise an eyebrow at […]

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