Since a young age, Emma Watson has enchanted me, and much of the public, with her wit, charm, and genuine nature. I know I am not alone in my admiration of the British actor, as the public has watched Emma grow from a curly-haired adolescent to an eloquent and striking woman. It seems that in a mutually […]
Read More Feminism, my dear WatsonThe scope of a woman’s role in most cultures, surrounds her femininity. She is seen as a symbol of motherhood, nature, fertility, and the like, while the man is often attributed with inherent machismo and titles like, “breadwinner”, even if these roles are not so. In recent years and months, issues surrounding women in the […]
Read More The Working Woman1 in 5 girls in India drop out of school due to menstruation. Menstruation is a natural process and to think that some girls cannot get educated because of their monthly cycle is horrendous. When I heard about this incredible story on the news, I really wanted to share it. Arunachalam Murungantham, the son of […]
Read More The Menstruating Man of IndiaOne of my favorite movies of all time is Agnes Varda’s “Vagabond”, a film about an 18-year old woman escaping the constraints of her 9 to 5 office job to wander the French landscape. She lives off of the goodwill of strangers and exalts in the freedom from responsibility by sleeping in dilapidated mansions […]
Read More Agnes Varda: The Feminist Maverick FilmmakerFrom Trump’s elitist policy to Hollywood honoring the right movie at the right time, here is a recap of what the ShoutOut! Team discussed this week; Donald Trump Policy President Trump rescinded an Obama-Era Executive order that allowed transgendered individuals to utilize the bathroom representative of the gender they identify as. Interestingly, we discussed a […]
Read More Shout Out! Newsroom Update February 27th 2017I once had a long conversation with a man who proudly hung confederate flags from his house and his truck, and belonged to the Sons of the Confederacy. On his fridge there was a magnet that said, “A government that’s big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take away everything […]
Read More How to be free, P.C., and remember historyHave you ever blown bubbles in a plate of instant mashed potatoes without any gravy? That is the United States Congress. With the House and Senate both being around 80 percent male, House being roughly 79 percent and the Senate being 90 percent white, the 115th Congress will be the most diverse in American History. […]
Read More Ways to Increase Women’s Political RepresentationReality TV is addictive and a majority of television viewers have found themselves ten episodes deep into a marathon of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Bravo darlings such as Vanderpump Rules and The Real Housewives, or this season’s favorite show to hate, The Bachelor. It’s difficult to deny the temptation of watching as the lives […]
Read More The Real Consequences of Reality TVI don’t know about y’all, but I am always on the hunt for a new podcast to listen to on my morning commute, one that isn’t stagnant or boring, something that makes me laugh while also making me think. Here are five Podcasts that I wholeheartedly recommend to you to fuel your inner intersectional feminist […]
Read More Five Intersectional Podcasts You Should Be Listening To.Not Just Products. “Okay, please facilitate this conversation.” My professor allowed them to just.. Lead. Privilidge. Of course. Where is she? My only other Black friend. The only other sister. Not here, I guess. And here we have it; The facilitators. One two three, all white. Let’s discuss, class. They say. The barbershops. Let’s […]
Read More Not Just Products; a poem for white people.
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