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Local Harrisonburg Safe Haven, The Collins Center fights to end sexual assault and its impact on the local community.
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Give The World A Love Slap
As most of you have probably seen, a new trend started last week. This trend consisted of women posting on their Facebook and Twitter pages saying “me too.” If you wrote this, it meant you had been sexually harassed or assaulted at some point in your life. The meaning of this trend was to give […]
Read More Give The World A Love SlapPress Play: A Critical Analysis of ’13 Reasons Why’
**TW: Mentions of sexual assault/abuse and suicide** For fans of the popular YA novel, Thirteen Reasons Why, March 31st was an exciting day. Netflix released the much awaited televised adaptation of the book. At first, viewer response was overwhelmingly positive. The storylines and characters are complicated and complex, making it difficult to truly— in the […]
Read More Press Play: A Critical Analysis of ’13 Reasons Why’Sorry, Maroon 5, But Getting Drugged Isn’t a Party
At the end of freshman year, I went out with a group of friends. The night started innocently enough— we tried on different outfits, played our favorite songs and took millions of Snapchats and Instagram photos. It was supposed to be a final hurrah before finals week started, a night of unadulterated fun before we’d […]
Read More Sorry, Maroon 5, But Getting Drugged Isn’t a PartyThe Importance of Wanda Sykes
5-days after the election, comedian Wanda Sykes was performing in front of thousands during the 22nd Annual Comics Come Home Fundraiser. Sykes, on the topic of consoling people after America elected The Annoying Orange stated; “This is not the first time we’ve elected a racist, sexist, homophobic President. He ain’t the first one, he’s just […]
Read More The Importance of Wanda SykesLooking Forward to Trumpsgiving
As we pack our bags and make the drive home for a much-needed break from the stresses of academia, many of you might be thinking what I’m thinking: “Sh*t, how am I going to sit across the table from racist Uncle Dave for an entire two hours on Thursday?” Well, earlier this week, one of […]
Read More Looking Forward to Trumpsgiving“Trump Won. Get Over it.”
TW: brief mentions of sexual assault/rape “So,” she said with a heavy sigh, “do we want to talk about it?” It was the day after the election, and my normally lively class was silent. As a political science minor, this election was fascinating to me on an academic level. Nobody saw this coming – not […]
Read More “Trump Won. Get Over it.”An Open Letter to the American Public
It has been almost two full days since the gross results of the Presidential election were announced and I have been struggling for the words to adequately express how I feel. Yesterday, one of my fellow bloggers wrote a beautiful letter to Secretary Hillary Clinton, so now I think it is time I address the […]
Read More An Open Letter to the American PublicA Feminist Response to: “I Am A Female And I Am So Over Feminists”
Image Source: Flickr Creative Commons TW: brief mentions of rape, sexual assault For the past several months, I’ve been seeing an article floating around my Facebook feed – one disturbingly titled, “I am a Female and I am So Over Feminists.” While I’ve been forced to read this line many times from all the “shares” it’s been […]
Read More A Feminist Response to: “I Am A Female And I Am So Over Feminists”A Letter to My Professor: Why You Need to Use Trigger Warnings.
***TW: This post contains explicit language on topics of sexual violence, rape, gang rape, abuse.*** I am currently enrolled in a class that covers topics related to humanitarian aid and crises, including a history of international aid, natural disasters, epidemic diseases, and affects of war on civilians. Last week, we were covering the impact of […]
Read More A Letter to My Professor: Why You Need to Use Trigger Warnings.