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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 […]

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The Sex Wars

Patriarchy 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 […]

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Real Talk: Ellen DeGeneres

As 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 […]

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“Swap for Good”

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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