Picture this. It is November 2019 and Boston Pride, an LGBTQ+ hockey team, takes to New York City to play in a game against the New York City Gay Hockey Association. Now the story really begins when Greg Sargent, Boston Pride’s team president, began to chat with a member of the New York team, Aidan […]
Read More A place in the gameAs we all know, social distancing has become the new norm, and we have started to quarantine in various spaces. Within social media, I see a fear of weight gain, and to dive deeper, I see fatphobia.
Read More Fatphobia During the Corona PandemicThe laws created echo the continuous struggles of women and other marginalized groups. Laws are the culmination and the realization that our patriarchal society has created from its inception. The laws that have been created by our society came into being during the revolutionary war and the subsequent creation of the Declaration of Independence. These […]
Read More Women and Controversial TopicsMovies portray Greek life as a community solely focused on getting drunk and having the “college” experience. Most of JMU’s community outside of Greek life believes that this is true, but it is not. There are some women these various stereotypes, however, Greek life at JMU has so many more things to offer beyond parties. […]
Read More Buckle up feminist, It’s Rush Week.Like most college students, I sometimes need some extra cash. Let’s face it: higher education is financially burdensome, which explains why 85% of American university students work on top of school. My position is more privileged than most. Without working during the semester, I could get by thanks to my scholarship and my family’s college […]
Read More Sharing the Table with Sexism: Let’s End Discrimination in Food ServiceA lot is happening in the news – both nationally and globally. Here are a few key stories this week… Green Book wins “Top Feature Film” The 2018 comedy-drama won a “Top Feature Film” award! Green Book is based on the true 1960s story of a blue-collared Italian-American bouncer and an African American classical […]
Read More Your News for THIS WEEK!It is 2019, and women no longer care to see the idealistic, flawless, photoshopped models that litter their Instagram feeds. In recent years, the fashion industry has finally begun taking steps toward inclusivity in advertising. Now, major clothing brands are promoting diversity by featuring models of different sizes and skin tones, challenging society’s idea of […]
Read More Challenging Beauty Standards, One Shirt At a TimeWhelp, it’s that time of year again! Time for football, pumpkin spice flavored everything, bonfires, and picking up that hammer to smash patriarchy! Well, for some of us we never let the hammer go, but we’re just now blogging about the experience again. I’m very excited for another semester working with ShoutOut! and expanding that […]
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