I once had a friend who told me she would sometimes have unprotected sex with her boyfriend for “special occasions” and would just “pop a Plan B” afterward. I had never heard of such a thing, but it made me wonder how commonly people were using Plan B almost “just for fun” and not realizing […]
Read More “It’s Fine, I’ll Just Pop A Plan B”Men are not a monolith, and their opinions on feminism range significantly. A common sentiment among men who are anti-feminist is that feminism is not for them. Some argue that feminism actually harms them. Feminism is not what harms men, patriarchy is. For the past few weeks, my YouTube, Instagram, and Reddit feeds have been […]
Read More How the Patriarchy Harms Men: The Jalen Hurts SituationWho the h*ell is Pete Davidson anyway? Seriously though? Actor? In what… Comedian? Not a very good one… I know him better as Ariana Grande and Kim Kardashian’s ex. You girls dodged a bullet! In Variety’s “Ask a Local” interview, Pete Davidson went on a rant about how “people do really crazy shit on the […]
Read More Who The H*ll is Pete Davidson Anyway?The Pitt is a 10 time Emmy Award winning HBO Max show about an emergency department in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Season 1 premiered January 9th, 2025 and Season 2 on January 8th, 2026. Season 3 is set to come out in January 2027. The show is critically acclaimed for its inventive episode style where each of […]
Read More Dr. Santos vs. Dr. Langdon: Sexism and The PittWhen the video “Nerf for Girls Was Beyond Ridiculous” popped up on my YouTube feed, a wave of nostalgia hit me, and I instantly clicked. I owned a crossbow and a gun from the Nerf Rebelle line, on top of the collection of Nerf guns I inherited from my brothers. Nerf Rebelle was a line […]
Read More Feminist Nerf GunsI’m a very expressive person when it comes to my emotions. Maybe it’s because my astrology sign is Cancer or it’s just in my blood. If you ask any of my friends, they will for sure tell you that I’m constantly telling them how I feel. Whether I’m excited, overwhelmed, anxious, or sad, my friends […]
Read More Men’s Mental Health Matters TooThe immediacy with which most people feel uncomfortable when a woman expresses anger is almost laughable. A man can slam a door and most people will think nothing of it, but if a woman were to increase her voice by just one notch, suddenly the all contacts are looking at her as if she has […]
Read More Women Aren’t Allowed to Be Mad, Apparently.The term “body count” is something women on college campuses seem to hear often. We hear it from potential romantic partners, friends, or even random people attempting to create a conversation. Although it is meant to ask the number of people one has had sex with, the phrase and its meaning reinforce the judgment and […]
Read More ‘Body Count’- Slut Shaming RebrandedThere’s something deeply powerful about a table, not just as a piece of furniture, but as a space where identities take shape and roles are put to the test. On March 29th, at Noche de Sabor: De la Misma Mesa (Night of Flavor: From the Same Table), I watched a play organized by the Latinx […]
Read More From the Same Table: A Feminist Reflection on Noche de SaborVirginia is my soul state. I was born and raised here, went to K-12 up in NOVA before moving to JMU to complete my undergrad, and God do I love it here. The small town feeling of Harrisonburg, with its rolling countryside that feeds into the Blue Ridge Mountains and the kindness shown to me […]
Read More It’s the little things.