**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 LegislationI’ll admit, I have not been to UREC ever since it was required for my freshman GenEd health class, but I was intrigued to learn about this class offering. In case, like me, you didn’t know, UREC provides women self defense classes here at JMU.
Read More Women’s Self Defense Classes @ UREC**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 StatisticsSpring break wasn’t too long ago, and with the reluctant emergence of spring here in the Shenandoah Valley, I desperately want to go back. This year my eight housemates and myself stayed at a friend’s house in Hatteras Village, NC, a sleepy town south of the famous Kitty Hawk dunes. With the beach and what […]
Read More Surfing Through Sexism: Sexualization in AdvertisingThe Maryland political system is making great strides to eliminate discrimination towards people who identify as transgendered. Once signed, SB 212 “Fairness for All Marylanders Act of 2014,” will “include gender identity in work place, housing and public accommodations.” But of course with great strides, comes great resistance.
Read More Equality For All Marylanders, Or Only For The Select Few?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 CampaignBestlittlelion92 and Ladychaotica21 found this article, showing that teenagers are changing the ideas of feminism, by simply proving they want to be part of it! Check out this link for more details. Truequeerlatte found this article defending HBCUs from claims that they are more homophobic than PWIs. Cpowell92 is shocked by this overt display of […]
Read More Sunday Night SpotlightOf course, not too long after I posted my last commentary on gender-defined Legos, I was informed that just within the past few months, Nerf launched a new line of gendered projectile toys. The new Rebelle line is reminiscent of blockbuster heroines like Katniss Everdeen of The Hunger Games trilogy or Merida of Brave, of […]
Read More No Really, Stop Genderizing Children’s Toys.I am hooked on Downton Abbey. It’s a British television series that follows noble family, and their servants, who struggle to navigate the changing norms of society during the early 1900’s. Not only is this series remarkably entertaining because of its plot twists and seemingly endless drama, it is also an unexpected feminist pleasure. Downton Abbey explores […]
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