I’ve often heard the argument from feminists that video games are sexist because of the blatantly-sexualized images of women that are projected in many mainstream games. I hear the backlash from gamers (mostly men, but not exclusively so), saying “it’s not sexualization; it’s a marketing strategy. Skin sells.” Oh, well, a huge pat on the […]
Read More Surprising Sources of Sexism in Video GamesHello, loyal readers! After a semester off from a full immersion in feminist rhetoric, I’ve come to learn a few things. While in the midst of a supportive, academic environment, it was easy for me to voice my feminist politics. My first semester writing for ShoutOut! was marked by a period of intense personal growth, […]
Read More Feminist Girl Meets WorldHello, Shout Out! readers! Today marks our first day back for the semester. Be sure to tune in often to read some fabulous feminist posts by our bloggers, and if you aren’t yet, follow us on Twitter @ShoutOutJMU, and like our Facebook page, ShoutOut! JMU. Feel free to connect with us and tell us what […]
Read More Shout Out! ReturnsIt’s hard to believe that after four months of weekly posts, I’m drafting up my final ShoutOut! blog entry for the Spring ’13 semester. It’s been a semester of intense personal growth for me, and I’ve learned a lot—and changed my mind a lot—as a result of writing, blogging, researching, coffee dates and wine nights, […]
Read More Insights from a Lipstick-Wearing Feminist Part II: What I’ve LearnedLast Wednesday afternoon, I sat down at my kitchen table to do some homework. Like any normal, procrastinating college student, I headed straight for Facebook, momentarily disregarding the mountain of work silently pleading with me to get busy. After logging on, my initial intention of posting stupid pictures with cryptic captions was immediately sidelined, as […]
Read More Boys Will Be Boys*Warning: some foul language is used in this post and in one of the images. Last week while I walked to work in downtown Harrisonburg, a group of men in a truck drove past me, honked, hooted, hollered, and whistled quite obscenely at me. My initial reaction was one of fear—I quickened my pace to […]
Read More Lookin’ Good, GirrrrlI read an article about a month ago by Fox News contributor Suzanne Venker, entitled, “To be happy, we must admit women and men aren’t equal”. Uh, what? While many of my peers rolled their eyes and gave me that “what did you expect?” look when I told them about it, I still maintain that […]
Read More Why I need feminismI recently wrote a post on whether Pinterest is killing feminism, and stipulated that Pinterest isn’t necessarily a bad thing. After all, it can be used to promote pro-feminist (or, at least not anti-feminist) sentiments. More fundamentally, Pinterest is a user-generated platform, meaning it is reflective of what the users themselves choose to pin. And […]
Read More Constrained Choice: More power to us?A friend of mine recently introduced me to the concept of “crab mentality.” This concept refers to a common occurrence in buckets of crabs: if one crab attempts to escape from a bucket of live crabs, the other crabs will pull it back down, rather than allowing it to get free. Often, the crabs will wait until […]
Read More Crab Mentality: How women hold each other backI recently read an article on how Pinterest is “killing feminism.” When I first discovered the article, just a couple of weeks ago, I knew immediately that I wanted to do a blog entry on it, as I’ve felt pretty strongly about the issue since Pinterest’s inception in 2010. I’m surprised at myself as I […]
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