Hello ShoutOuters! It’s time for your weekly dose of Feminist news (in case you missed out on some). Here we go! #FreeKesha This hashtag blew up the Internet, and rightly so. Popstar Kesha was denied the right to record songs outside of her contract with Sony during the suit she filed against her producer Dr.Luke, […]
Read More Your Weekly DoseHey friends, instead of crafting a cheeky introduction to kick off this week’s blog topic, I’ve decided to skip right to the part where I begin ranting uncontrollably. Cool? Cool. Here’s what’s been on my mind for the past few days: Kesha’s court case. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the basics of […]
Read More Kesha’s case matters a lot more than you might think.When I first started writing for ShoutOut, I was scared. I felt that because I barely knew anything about feminism, I was betraying my gender in a sense. I was surrounded by all of these other bloggers who seemed so confident in their feminist identity, whereas I didn’t feel like I was doing the feminist […]
Read More What I Learned In Feminism Class Is…Why is there this idea that in 2015 women are physically weak? Why do people just assume that women need the help of a man to carry something, or to do something physical? That makes no sense. I am not a tall person. So often when I am carrying something or doing something that requires physical […]
Read More Yeah, I got it . . .As a blogger for ShoutOut!, I am constantly using the internet to engage with other feminists from around the world, and I love it. Online activism is al amazing too; for feminist issues and more: it helps spread awareness/advocacy, it helps organize and mobilize, and it’s a great tool to view action and reaction. The most unique thing about this [relatively] […]
Read More So, you want to be an online activist?
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