This past weekend I had the pleasure of taking part in a discussion of feminism with a large group of friends. The catch is this friend group consists entirely of Christian Hipsters who, for the most part, don’t know anything about feminism! How did this real-life, sitcom-like experience happen? All because a few of us […]
Read More Education is Key: A Personal NarrativeIdentity is important. Each of us as individuals, yearn to be recognized as a valuable part of society. We identify ourselves through our values, beliefs, and attitudes. Personally, I identify myself as female, a feminist, Duke Dog, and pug enthusiast. Society, however, tends to focus solely on categorizing our identities by our race, gender, or economical status. Unfortunately, […]
Read More Quick Hit : Animated Short on Gender RecognitionHave you ever felt like your being sexually harassed and didn’t know what to do about it? Sexual harassment is any unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that tends to create a hostile or offensive work environment. There was a presentation about sexual harassment […]
Read More How to Deal with Sexual Harassment at WorkFebruary 9, 2014 was an ordinary day for most people across the nation. I’m sure many were sticking to their normal Sunday routine, which for us college students most likely consisted of doing homework, recovering from the weekend and getting mentally prepared for the busy week ahead. However for one individual, this day, this one […]
Read More Michael Sam: The first ever openly gay, active professional football playerAs I engaged in another nightly ritual of procrastinating on homework and letting an endless stream of unanswered emails shamelessly pile up, I turned to my ever-trusty Facebook account to provide me with a lazed alternative to productivity. Ironically enough, I was so roused by an article I stumbled upon during my Newsfeed-stalking session that […]
Read More Why (Unchecked) Chivalry Should be Dead: Beyond “I Can Hold the Door Myself”Please note that this post contains profanity and strong sexual content. In light of the recent outrage regarding the meaning behind Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” single, I’ve decided to weigh in on the hoopla. I’ll be upfront in saying that I’m challenging what I consider to be a strong instance of group-think that has gotten […]
Read More Blurred Lines of Interpretation, Part 1Hello world. I’m thehouseofadoll, a senior marketing major writing for the blog this year. I enjoy both piña coladas and getting caught in the rain. I’m not really into yoga, and I would definitely argue that I have at least half a brain. So to make this introduction short and sweet, I’m basically Jimmy Buffets […]
Read More Commit.*Warning The Video That Is Attached Is Extremely Violent, Viewer Discretion is Advised* This past week I’ve had two different conversations with two different groups of people about the life of Transgenders, and the difficultly that they face in our society. Our society, as a whole, still views them as abnormal and more often than […]
Read More Man, I Feel Like A WomanUnfortunately, the word feminism has gotten a bad rap over the years causing the subsequent attachment to the word to be seen as something negative. Often when I tell someone that I am a feminist I have to dispel false ideas that they have about me just because of my association. The negative stereotype is […]
Read More Things I’m NotLike the majority of Americans, I love the NFL. I follow all the latest news, blogs, and breaking stories. Naturally, I read the story that femistorian posted about recently in regard to recent player support of gay marriage. I was very happy to see this opinion adopted by NFL players. I was also fairly surprised.
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