Warning: A fair amount of foul language is used in this post. I’m going to echo a sentiment shared by any rational, free-thinking human being capable of reason and common sense: I fucking cannot stand Rush Limbaugh. In light of his recent slam against women who voted for Terry McAuliffe, I thought it would be […]
Read More An Angry “Feminazi’s” Attack on Rush Limbaugh’s Most Offensive Attacks on WomenLady Gaga criticized her airbrushed photo on the cover of Glamour magazine, and says that the image doesn’t represent “what I really look like.” Learn more about the buzz here.
Read More Mother Monster Calls for Culture ChangeHello, loyal readers! Check out what our bloggers found interesting in the world of feminist news this week: ElFeministo found this amazing look on the scarring effect childhood bullying can have on the psyche from an adult who still relives the haunting taunts from 4th grade. Luckily growing up is a blessing and parenthood changed […]
Read More Sunday Night SpotlightLast week, I wrote a piece on why unchecked chivalry should be dead. I’ll spare you a re-hash of my points in that post, but essentially, I asserted that an agent of a chivalrous act should consider the agency of the individual receiving that action. While some men assume that chivalry is an archaic, albeit […]
Read More I’m a fighter, not an oppressor.Hello, faithful readers! Check out what our bloggers thought was all the rage in feminist news in this week’s Links Roundup: Ladylikesailormouth loved the argument this artist made about how Disney princesses are drawn. He explains that the same glossy brush for every princess. So he not only shows how ridiculous the princess image can […]
Read More ShoutOut’s Sunday Night SpotlightAs I engaged in another nightly ritual of procrastinating on homework and letting an endless stream of unanswered emails shamelessly pile up, I turned to my ever-trusty Facebook account to provide me with a lazed alternative to productivity. Ironically enough, I was so roused by an article I stumbled upon during my Newsfeed-stalking session that […]
Read More Why (Unchecked) Chivalry Should be Dead: Beyond “I Can Hold the Door Myself”Virgin-whore dichotomy: It’s an old, run-of-the-mill, jargon-y term used quite frequently among feminists with intense lexicons. It’s defined pretty well in Stephanie Stroud’s post on cultural stereotypes on Miss Representation: “The virgin-whore dichotomy…details that women fit neatly into the role of either an innocent, passive, selfless good girl or a hedonistic, morally-void, sensual bad girl. Unsurprisingly, these roles do […]
Read More Sluts on Halloween: The Virgin-Whore DichotomyCheck out our bloggers’ picks of the week! El Feministo enjoyed listening to this HuffPost Live battle on feminism and masculinity. Wait until the end to hear law professor Mary Anne Franks lay it into Vice co-founder and leading “alpha male” Gavin McInnes. One of Feministo’s favorite takeaways came from psychology professor Michael Aldis: “See how ‘masculinity’ […]
Read More Links Round UpI recently delivered a group presentation on the role of women in politics for my Political Communication course. For my part of the presentation, I covered the historical context of feminism, discussing the three waves of feminism, and talking a bit about the role of consciousness raising and the idea that “the personal is political.” […]
Read More Ramblings from a Disgruntled FeministCheck out our bloggers’ picks of the week! hearmeroar12 says to check out this interesting ad for the United Nations Women Campaign. These Google searches really shed some light on why we STILL need feminism. The fight for equality is not over, by any means. Women from all walks of life need feminism, because there […]
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