In light of this article promoting traditional, heterosexual, 1950’s style marriage, here’s a few thoughts on why you should marry or not marry anyone you want to: 1. Breadwinner: If you choose to commit to a nontraditional man or woman, they’ll likely be totally fine with you keeping your job. They will expect you to […]
Read More 11 Reasons to Commit (or not) to Anyone You WantThis week, Hannah Grace was surprised to learn about the prevalence of online homophobia in this study done by the Institute of Sexual Minorites and Services. She wants to remind everyone to choose their words wisely and not call something gay unless it’s truly queer. Femistorian was seriously disappointed by this new ad campaign featuring Katy Perry. […]
Read More Sunday Links Round-UpMaybe it’s because I’ve been beyond stressed out lately. Maybe it’s because I haven’t slept much in the last week. Maybe it’s because I’m struggling to juggle a full-time job, a full course load, and still maintain some kind of social life. Whatever the reason is, I am sick and tired of being a feminist. […]
Read More Sick and Tired [TW: Racism, Rape, Homophobia]Like 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.
Read More Support in Unexpected PlacesI don’t think it’s any secret that I had some serious beef with The Breeze last year. But lately, Breeze, I’ve been really optimistic about our relationship. Especially after you published a fantastic editorial about empowering sexual violence survivors a few weeks ago. So when I looked at the front page of your paper this […]
Read More When Will We Learn? Or, yet another open letter to The Breeze. [TW: Rape]That’s right readers, we’ve reached the end of our first full week of blogging here at ShoutOut!, and that can only mean one thing- it’s time for the links round-up! Each Sunday, our bloggers will tell you about some of the stories they’ve found interesting this week. Eszenyme is obsessed with the hottest thing on […]
Read More Sunday Links Round-UpOver the past year, my Facebook has become a dumping ground for the hoards of links to political and feminist articles that I find interesting. On my list of Facebook likes I’ve followed the NO H8 Campaign, Transgender Student Rights, SlutWalk, and Planned Parenthood Action. My newsfeed is often overflowing with feminist activism, full of enlightening and fascinating information […]
Read More A Feminist and Her FacebookWhile I enjoy a good football game now and then, I’ve never been a huge fan of the sport. In particular, I don’t really care for the machismo, misogynistic culture that it tends to perpetuate. But now, there are two NFL athletes who deserve a lot of praise. Recently, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendan Ayanbedjo spoke […]
Read More Quick Hit: Praise for the NFL….wait, what?Here at ShoutOut!, we’re always thinking of new and exciting ways that we can discuss feminism in the blogosphere. As with any website, we realize how important it is to keep things fresh and exciting. So this year, we’ve decided to scrap our old features, Mythbustin’ Monday and The Bitchin’ Table, and start a new […]
Read More Feminist Roots: Dr. Jessica DavidsonHi Everyone! Along similar lines as the Dominion Lecture series is the upcoming Bad Girls Re-Shape/Shake the Academy. Mayock and Radulescu have both co-edited Feminist Activism in the Academy essays. It is a part of the JMU Visiting Scholars Program. Event info is below! Wednesday, September 12, 6:00 p.m. Miller Hall 1101
Read More Quick Hit: Ellen Mayock and Dominica Radulescu
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