After a week long writer’s block, it was only the night before my post was scheduled that a paper I did my freshman year come to mind. I ponder over of why I never thought to use this for a blog before, but as I think more and more, this topic was hard for me […]
Read More 1 in 4Patriarchy perpetuates the sexual exploitation of women in all areas of society, specifically in the institutions of pornography, prostitution, and sex trafficking. These patriarchal driven institutions coincide with one another and consequentially create the sex wars. Continuous debates of solutions to end the dehumanizing, devaluing, violence against women occur between feminist approaches, within nation-states, and […]
Read More The Sex WarsHi again, welcome to another fabulous Bitchin’ Table. Each week 2 of your favorite and most beautiful ShoutOut! writers chew it out over any topic that comes to mind. This week we’re bitchin’ about Rape Jokes, they definitely don’t have us laughing. Because feminists haven’t got a sense of humor. That was sarcasm. KillerTofu: Hey […]
Read More The Bitchin’ Table: A Few Knock Knock Jokes I Don’t Want to HearSo last friday, I wrote a piece on Street Harrassment. By using our very scientific WordPress bar graphs, Venn diagrams and the Table of Elements, our team of mad scientists at ShoutOut! JMU have determined this article struck a nerve! (If you doubt their credentials, they wear goggles. So there!) Readers, we want you! We want you […]
Read More Call Out: Send Us Your Stories On Street Harassment.Today is the 12th anniversary of the vicious hate crime committed against Matthew Shepard. On the night of October 7th, 1998, openly gay Matthew, resident of Laramie, Wyoming, was coerced into an open, rural area, tortured and left tied to a fence to die by two men from his town. Matthew was found in the […]
Read More Revisiting Laramie: 12 Years After the Matthew Shepard MurderAs you may know, the tragic suicide of Tyler Clementi marked the fourth reported suicide of a gay student in the last three weeks. All four suicides were a direct result of the harassment the victims faced at school for being openly gay or gender deviant. In the video below, Ellen DeGeneres speaks out against […]
Read More Real Talk: Ellen DeGeneresOverheard near JMU: Slut Shaming! Street Harassment! (Insert more phrases from my title!) Is anyone shocked, surprised? Sadly, unless you live in some kind of crazy isolated dorm-cave, the answer is probably a predictable “No!” After an anecdote, we investigate!
Read More Slut Shaming and Street Harassment: At a Bar Near You!The October issue of Redbook Magazine captured my attention in the grocery store checkout line not only because the lovely Lauren Graham, actress of the television sensation “Gilmore Girls,” graces the cover, but also because it includes a poignant featurette entitled “10 Ways You Can Help Keep a Woman Safe” by Lindsey Palmer. The featurette […]
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