*SPOILER ALERT: HUNGER GAMES DETAILS* Femistorian and FemOnFire have just discovered that they share a passion for the Hunger Games. While discussing the recent release of the movie, Femistorian mentions the recent publicized reactions of fans who read the book, but somehow didn’t realize that Rue, a character the protagonist allies with and becomes attached […]
Read More The Bitchin’ Table: Hunger Games EditionA friend of mine was recently telling me about a situation in her practicum class where middle school girls were being verbally sexually harassed by a classmate and, much to the surprise of the faculty, were not speaking out about it. And even when they did, she told me, they did so in a way […]
Read More Mythbusting Mondays: Everyone Knows Their Right to Stop HarassmentI came across this blog post yesterday that was too good to pass up. This is a well-written, engaging post that explains to men why women need to be precautious to maintain our own safety, and gives some guidelines to guys so they can be sure to make a woman feel safe when they approach […]
Read More Quick Hit: “A Guy’s Guide to Approaching Strange Women Without Being Maced”This week at The Bitchin’ Table, Kaycorbs444 and FemOnFire are confused. Even with the growing sexual liberation of women, it seems that we can hardly go a day without seeing images and commentary that portray women’s sexual decisions as selfish or trivial. When Kaycorbs444 found an image online about the “irritating” denial of “backdoor passage,” […]
Read More The Bitchin’ Table: Why Do Women Complain About Anal Sex?Trigger Warnings: Bullying Suicide Over winter break, I read a very interesting book, targeted towards young adults, called Thirteen Reason Why by Jay Asher, published in 2007. It touches on many different subjects that I feel really need to be brought up more in our society. This novel hits on many important issues that people […]
Read More Thirteen Reasons Why – Book ReviewSo, I know that it seems obvious that sexism could rear its ugly head anywhere at anytime; but I found it extremely surprising to encounter it yesterday while playing the nerdiest online card game, Dominion. To preface the “situation,” maybe I should take the time to explain the game to the non-nerds in the house. […]
Read More Has Patriarchy Really Infested Every Area of Life?I wanted to take a break from criticizing (for the most part, but it’ll only be minor, I promise..) and focus, instead, on something rather positive I’ve seen happening. To be less vague, I enjoy playing a video game called Starcraft; it’s a competitive strategy game, but the details about it aren’t very important. What […]
Read More Girls Can’t Play Video GamesSo I was procrastinating on the interwebz the other day and I came across something that really got to me. An article taken from The Consumerist titled “We’re Sorry You Ever Came To Our Store & Wasted Our Precious Time,” writer MB Quirk describes a situation where a woman and her friends were shopping for […]
Read More GASP! Sorry your store got shut down…NOTSo I realize that the issue of street harassment is a frequently visited topic; there’s been plenty of discussion about it’s meaning, what it symbolizes, and how to deal with it. This past weekend, however, a comment was made to me on the subject that I hadn’t heard before. I was talking with a […]
Read More Street Harassment: It’s All in Good Fun!Now, this has happened twice thus far while driving on 81 in Virginia. The first time occurred while I was heading back to JMU from DC in the beginning of the school year. I use cruise control on these long travels, and yes, I am a left lane driver. However, a man was driving in […]
Read More Is it because I am female?