To start off, I just wanted to say, bisexuality is a real thing. It’s real, there are people who identify as bisexual, so I don’t know how some people could simply say “no, they don’t exist, it’s not real.” The definition of bisexuality given on Bisexual.org is someone who has the romantic and/or sexual attraction to more than […]
Read More Misogyny Behind Bisexual StereotypesHave you ever went on a late night search for specific feminist content and end up 30 page deep in an archive because the previous button was so tempting? As feminists, we all go the stage of craving to know more about women’s issues varying from intersectionality and feminist viewpoints in pop culture. I am […]
Read More Get Your Feminist FixWe did it. We made it through the holiday season. As January comes to an end, the days of crowded shopping malls and family gatherings are but only distant memories. As we fade away from the holiday season, I cannot help but wonder about the reality of the story of Santa Claus. You may be thinking, but wait, […]
Read More Say What Now, Santa?The ratio of women to men on campus is one of the first things I learned about when I was applying to JMU. The first thing people usually said was “wow, that’s such a party school”, quickly followed by “wow, there are so many girls there.” While the comment about JMU’s reputation as a party school […]
Read More Stop Complaining about the Female to Male RatioDid I read that correctly?? YEP. Today, the US Supreme Court decided to deny hearings for all marriage equality cases before it, meaning that Same-Sex marriage is now LEGAL in Virginia as well as Utah, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Indiana. Marriages can take place in these states immediately, bringing the number of states to legalize gay marriage up […]
Read More QUICK HIT: Same-Sex Marriage Is LEGAL In VA (And 4 More States!)I don’t think anyone that has read the entire Twilight Series would call it a work of Feminist literature. Or, if you do, I would seriously like to hear your explanation. In fact, a blog post has already been written on ShoutOut about Twilight’s anti-feminist qualities, which can be found here (written by amyguzz in November […]
Read More The Twilight Saga Launches New Feminist Project—Wait, Really? Twilight?Did you know there are options for male contraception other than condoms? Let’s talk about it. One of the most up-and-coming options for male contraception is something called Vasalgel – a non-hormonal, reversible form of birth control that blocks the vans deferens, aka blocks sperm from being released. Non-hormonal means it won’t mess with testosterone […]
Read More Male Birth Control: Let’s Start the DiscussionThis weekend, Emma Watson gave a speech at the U.N. Headquarters in New York, and it has the potential to change the future of feminism. Emma Watson is known for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies, and earlier this summer she was named United Nations Women Goodwill Ambassador. If you have […]
Read More Emma Watson Launches HeForShe, a Gender Equality Movement Aimed at MenLet’s face it: the word “feminism” has quite a big stigma attached to it. Even in today’s society, some people still think that feminists are bra-burning, men-hating, humorless women who want to destroy everything regarding traditional femininity and “the patriarchy”. Clearly I’m exaggerating a bit, but you get the point. I believe that this stigma […]
Read More Stand Up (and Shout Out) for FeminismIn writing yesterday’s post, I stumbled upon this article from The Daily Beast talking about Shailene Woodley’s remarks in a recent Time Magazine interview on why she doesn’t consider herself a feminist. When asked if she identified with feminism: No because I love men, and I think the idea of ‘raise women to power, take […]
Read More Quick Hit: Shailene Woodley and the F-word
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