Hey, Man! Lay Off My Junk!

Okay, everyone, so I’m sure you’ve heard about the new TSA regulations at many U.S. airports that require passengers to go through a full-body scan. Well, if you haven’t, here’s a photo of the type of image that the scanner creates for TSA officials:       Now, for those passengers who find the scanners […]

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Sexual Violence: The JMU Edition

Posts by other blog members including ihavemythings and aliasmitch (as well as campus headlines about the harassment of Alpha Phi sorority members) have inspired me to write a little about sexual violence, and more specifically rape culture at JMU. Rape culture is a term used in women’s studies and by feminists to describe a culture in which rape and sexual violence against women […]

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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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Mythbusting Monday: If A Feminist Is Ticked Off, It’s Always Because Someone Offended Their Feminist Beliefs

I must tell you, if you run into me and piss me off, I am mad because of what you did not because I am a feminist.  Let me explain because this is unclear.  I had close friends over one night recently.  At one point of the night, I was outside with two friends, one […]

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