I’m sure everyone has heard of stereotypes like “the crazy cat lady” and “the boy-crazy fangirl”. While stereotypes like these have become a normalized part of our society, they’re harmful, sexist, and completely objectify women and their interests. Starting with the “crazy cat lady”, “it represents a sad and lonely [single] woman who uses felines […]
Read More The Crazy Cat Lady & The Wild Fangirl“I can’t believe how much muscle she is building, does she want to look like a man?” “It is crazy how even though you are a woman, you are able to lift more than him.” “She should probably lift lighter weights so she gets toned, rather than getting bulky.” These are just a few of […]
Read More Let’s talk about female weight-liftersWho pays for the first date? What’s asserting dominance and what’s being a gentleman? Am I a BAD FEMINIST?!! Do you have dating advice?
Read More Is Chivalry Dead?When you sit down to play a new game, that has garnered a lot of attention and accolades there is a lot of excitement and anticipation for that title screen to first greet your eyes. As I got older a lot of the excitement and anticipation for new games has dwindled, I kept asking the […]
Read More Connecting with a CharacterI was going through my Facebook feed the other day, procrastinating instead of writing a six page paper, when I came across an interesting link that an acquaintance had posted on her wall. The phrase “gender expectations” was what initially attracted my interest…and so naturally, being all procrastinate-y, I clicked the link. It was a […]
Read More There’s Nothing to “Outgrow”So I have this fear of zombies, which I know isn’t really unusual since they’re super freaky but if you knew me personally, you would know that I typically don’t fear things like zombies. I mean come on, they’re dead people who for some very unexplainable reason ( I mean really now, I still have […]
Read More My new obsession with… The Walking Dead
ShoutOut! James Madison University 