If you’re still looking for a Halloween costume that is sure to win you first place for scariest ensemble, just go as an empowered woman (Elizabeth Warren or Viola Davis are among many great options). With the latest drama from Trump supporters being a Twitter trend to #Repealthe19th over polls showing that Trump loses pathetically […]
Read More Female Empowerment is Terrifying Or How To Win At Halloween“Woooah there, little missy! I could see that beautiful smile of yours from a mile away!” If you’ve ever worked in the service industry and you identify as a woman, this type of comment may seem all too familiar to you. “Ah, Stanley,” you say, masking your responsive cringe behind wide eyes and a vibrant […]
Read More “I’ll have the Broccoli, Fried Okra and a side of women empowerment, please.”Featured Photo Credit here I’m for all women feeling empowered in everything they do. I’m also all for women feeling absolutely empowered in what they wear. Why shouldn’t I? I’m a woman too. So when it comes to this fashion phenomenon, “butt cheek shorts”, i.e. butt-less shorts, I’m forced to question how this article of […]
Read More Empowering or Sexualization?A few months ago, I found myself in the middle of a conversation about gender stereotypes and whether or not assigning a preconceived notion of masculinity or femininity to a particular sport or activity was detrimental to all who were involved. I argued that it was. After the rebranding of femininity as something positive as […]
Read More Banking On Ignorance— The Sexist Issues With Wells Fargo’s Newest CampaignHey there feminist friends! As the school year kicks off to a great start, I am incredibly stoked to be returning to the ShoutOut crew for another semester of thoughtful and moving feminist discourse. Before diving into anything super serious (like Lady Gaga’s newest single “Perfect Illusion”? Check it out) I’d like dedicate this post […]
Read More Lucille is on the ball: The Plan for this FallI am one of the many humans that follow loads of hipster mom’s and dad’s on Instagram, purely to catch a pic of their kids in outfits usually resembling models in an Urban Outfitter’s spread (creepy? probably). Alongside their adventurous parents they go hiking, farmer’s markets in the city, strutting around in matching Ray-Bans, both […]
Read More The Ever-Impossible (and Worsening) Standards of ParenthoodSunday night, beloved celebrities took to the red carpet for the Academy Awards. Chris Rock hosted and provided laughs and jokes that criticized the Academy and the lack of people of color as nominees. He also let his daughters sell Girl Scout cookies to the audience. It was a fun night filled with excitement and […]
Read More Why Lady Gaga Won the OscarsSexual assault is something people don’t like talking about. It’s not a fun or nice topic. But the fact is that 1 in 5 women and 1 in 71 men will be raped at some point in their lives and 1 in 2 transgendered individuals will be sexually abused or assaulted at some point in […]
Read More Sexual Assault: Let’s Get Some Things StraightThe other day I was asked to share three aspects of my life that I think contribute to my overall personality. So, after taking a quick inventory of my noggin, I came up with three distinct, pretty odd-ball qualities: I’m a hard-core equality lovin’, female powered feminist (obvi) I’ll eat anything if it’s smothered in […]
Read More Lucilleontheball, you’ve got some splainin’ to do!I used to have a friend back in high school who was always surrounded by more guy friends than girl friends. She was into ALL sports, ate whatever she wanted, and rarely got angry or upset over anything. All of the guys wanted to date her and pretty much all of the girls wanted to […]
Read More Why “She’s a Cool Girl” isn’t the compliment you’re looking for
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