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 RatioI 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?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 […]
Read More Women of Downton Kick AssThis week, I am going to dedicate my quick hit to a truly inspiring individual. The person (who I will keep anonymous) sent me this message three days ago:
Read More Quick Hit: Female Empowerment: Paying it ForwardNot only did Beyoncé Knowles-Carter create a media frenzy when she “out of the blue” dropped her latest album with no PR, advertisement or prior announcements (which no other artist had done before), but also through the specific feminist thoughts her lyrics spoke and continue to speak. Although there has been much controversy over some […]
Read More Beyonce, Queen Bey, Yonce, Feminist.Shockingly, when I was growing up I was a huge Disney princess lover. Just as thehouseofadoll described in New Perspectives on Disney a couple of weeks ago, Disney is and always will be a huge fan favorite. Belle, Cinderella, Ariel, Pocahontas, Jasmine, Snow White, Mulan…these were all pretty common household names when I was growing up. In fact, Disney’s princess movies […]
Read More Ladies, We Can Rescue Ourselves!In my humble opinion, nothing brings folks with seemingly varying backgrounds all together quite like the topic of sex. Aside from breathing and eating, and setting aside any wise crack on potty humor, what’s more universal than human sexuality? The feminist view on sex adds another interesting element to the already juicy conversation. So when […]
Read More Feminism and Porn: Mutually Exclusive?I’ve often heard the argument from feminists that video games are sexist because of the blatantly-sexualized images of women that are projected in many mainstream games. I hear the backlash from gamers (mostly men, but not exclusively so), saying “it’s not sexualization; it’s a marketing strategy. Skin sells.” Oh, well, a huge pat on the […]
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