For my final shout out post, I thought I could say goodbye to fellow fem bloggers by sharing what I learned from this experience and highlighting the good times we all had together this semester – with some gifs!
Read More Giffy Goodbye Friends!**TRIGGER WARNING** Body image and eating disorders discussed So sorry in advance… this is a bit of a rant. I was not originally planning on writing bout this topic, but after a conversation began on a comment I left on this HuffPost Women article, I realized I had to share with you my feelings and […]
Read More My Reaction to the Comments against the New Anti-Photoshop Legislation**TRIGGER WARNING** references to eating disorders So the other day on the radio, I heard a ridiculous statistic that I couldn’t believe, so I had to go on the internet and look it up for myself. Well, I found it. And boy, am I infuriated. According to a recent study: over 1/2 the females between […]
Read More You Can Never Un-See these Outrageous Body Image StatisticsThis world, is a crazy, horrific, and depressing place – or at least, it is if you watch the news, which I just did! And I’m now very sad and angry with people… just, in general. SO! I decided that today, I’m not going to post any rants about the world going to shit as […]
Read More Quick hit: How ’bout a little pick me up? – Ridiculous-invention style.I was reading up on the current feminist news the other day, when I came across an article that highlighted Helena Bonham Carter’s response to the “Ban Bossy” campaign. If you haven’t heard of this campaign, it’s a movement created by Sheryl Sandberg (and promoted by stars like Beyonce and Jennifer Garner) to wipe the […]
Read More My Alternative View of the Ban Bossy CampaignWhen it comes to diversity in the workplace, there is commonly a lot of controversy. The stereotypical business office one typically pictures is one filled with a majority of white men in business suits and a few women splattered here and there with tight buns and even tighter smiles. However, there are many businesses that […]
Read More QUICKHIT : DiversityInc.’s Top 50 List of Diverse CompaniesRecently, my friends and I have become obsessed with the Myers-Briggs personality test. If you’ve never heard of it, it’s a test that was created to identify and determine a person’s specific personality type based on four character defining foundations. Within each of these bases, which are: where you focus your energy, how you take […]
Read More How the Myers-Briggs Test Helped Me Understand Myself as a Feminist!*TRIGGER WARNING* regarding rape in terms of alcohol consumption So we all just got back from spring break (and I hope everyone had an amazing time!) but seeing as how I spent my week in the craziest of the crazy SB vacation spots – Panama City Beach, Fl! – my week was a little… crazy! […]
Read More Stream of Consciousness: Drunk Sex = Rape?**TRIGGER WARNING** Issue of rape addressed **SPOILER ALERT** Novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson discussed in full detail I recently re-read one of my favorite books ever written, Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, and realized it’s strong feministic values and life-lessons that I felt obligated to write about for ShoutOut! Speak is about a girl […]
Read More Speak Up! for Speak – Inspiring Novel by Laurie Halse AndersonBody image is no new topic to ShoutOut!. I know it has been discussed a hundred times, but that should only reflect the strong persistence of growing stigmas and standards that our society’s media is still promoting so ridiculously hard. It’s difficult enough being a young person trying to find yourself, but add to that […]
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