I thought that I’ve reached a point in my life when I was done hearing sexist jokes. Obviously I’ve just refrained from befriending the ass holes here at JMU. For the first time in a while, I was sitting down and relaxing on campus when I heard a guy talking to a group and he […]
Read More Sexist Jokes that are just NOT OKAY (aka all of them )Like the majority of American children, I grew up watching, and loving, Disney. The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Tarzan, and Pocahontas were just a few of my favorites. Little did I know, that aside from getting me to stop bothering my parents for an hour or so, these movies had larger implications on my […]
Read More Not So Happily Ever After, DisneyAs many of you may have heard, one of the most popular gay hookup/chatting apps is called grindr. On grindr, you see all sorts of interesting people, many who are super ignorant. A lot of times, reading a blank profile, I’ll see it saying “Masc for masc only” or “No Fats, no Fems”, and in […]
Read More Masc 4 Masc ONLY.To start off, I just wanted to say, bisexuality is a real thing. It’s real, there are people who identify as bisexual, so I don’t know how some people could simply say “no, they don’t exist, it’s not real.” The definition of bisexuality given on Bisexual.org is someone who has the romantic and/or sexual attraction to more than […]
Read More Misogyny Behind Bisexual Stereotypes“Yeah, she can hang. She’s chill.” I’ve heard this phrase used over and over again towards me and other girls. And chill means… what exactly? Starting in high school but continuing through college, I’ve noticed people using the word “chill” (or sometimes cool) to describe a certain unique something that apparently means someone is “okay” […]
Read More Is She Chill?I came across an article on prdaily.com that explained the current crisis surrounding Old Navy and the price of their female, plus sized clothing. As a public relations student and major feminist advocate, this particular incident has got me heated! But first, let me explain the crisis to you.
Read More Old Navy’s Body Shaming CrisisI was at work this morning, having a laid back conversation with a friend, when I stumbled upon the Facebook page for The Dean’s List calendar—a publication centered around, “12 beautiful and intelligent James Madison University women.” I was originally going to write about how this calendar is a STELLAR exemplification of society’s pervasive objectification […]
Read More Feminism = Sexism? Ahem, Dictionary Please!Last Tuesday night’s episode of The Daily Show made me want to marry Jon Stewart. Stewart devoted an extended-length segment of the show to highlight the media’s portrayal of women in politics. While emphasizing the sexism faced by female politicians, Stewart also shed light on the blatant double-standard shown in news coverage featuring male politicians. […]
Read More Jon Stewart, Will You Marry Me?Sadly, sexist remarks directed towards women are typically seen as light-hearted or “compliments” and are commonplace in our society. But what would happen if women started cat calling at men? What if the comments that we women have had to endure were reversed? Would the effect be the same? Leah Green went undercover for The Guardian to find […]
Read More What Happens When Sexist Statements Are Reversed?I was reading a quick hit by one of our bloggers and I was reminded of a situation that happened to me recently. The quick hit discussed over protective dads and their daughters, while my story is kind of the opposite situation and involves fathers overexposing their sons to sex. There’s a company I work […]
Read More Parenting and Hooters: An Awkward Combination
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