TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of rape/ sexual assault. Due to the recent publicity of the Steubenville rape case (and the horrific way it has been handled in the media), I have decided to write a blog series about rape culture to better explain how it is upsetting yet unsurprising that this rape happened, and that it […]
Read More Rape Culture and the Way Women Dress“I was always interested in social change but never actually did anything about it.” ~ Ben Rattray I’m returning for one last installment of the Millennium trilogy posts. Again without spoilers, I will explore author Stieg Larsson’s explosive series with The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest. In the final installment, we find Lisbeth Salander […]
Read More The Millennium Trilogy: The Man Who’s Fight Lives OnWith the recent publicity regarding the UNC student who has spoken out about her sexual assault, there has been a spotlight on the way that the University has handled her attack, and the consequent discussion that she had led about it. Because she hasn’t used the name of her attacker in her public outcry, it […]
Read More What’s in a Name? Why the Word “Rape” is ImportantFire is contradicting in almost every sense. While it brings warmth and comfort, it can also be destructive and deadly. Historically, fire was a sign for life and sustenance. Being so difficult to capture in its early discovery, fire was often sacred and used in ceremonies to appease Gods of all religions. Today fire is […]
Read More The Millennium Trilogy: Firing Up the UpheavalThe conception of this post was one part luck and seven parts desperation. Last week I experienced for the first time in my life, an extreme case of writer’s block. Having gone through seven drafts of ideas, each of poor enough quality or caliber to warrant dismissal, I was at my wits end. With hours […]
Read More The Millennium Legacy: Dragon Tattoos and Social TaboosThe rape culture that we live in requires us to intensely think about how we are going to raise our children within it. This week Imagineherstory found an article that talks about how to raise our daughters, but we should also keep in mind how to raise our sons. Devystation wonders why there aren’t more […]
Read More Links Round-UpI’ve never been one for activist groups. I remember sophomore year in high school a teacher horrified and enraged all of my friends and I at the atrocities being committed in Darfur. Under the idea we could actually end it, (yes we did actually believe we could,) we began holding awareness meetings, which turned into […]
Read More Hope Springs – Men’s Feminism Activist GroupsI am a radical feminist. And I always hear the sounds of a happy parade when I read that sentence, complete with fireworks and elephants trunks blasting towards the sky. I really LOVE being a feminist! I doubt any of this surprises those of you who have been reading my blogs for three semesters, but […]
Read More Feminist Roots – How I Became A RadicalLast night, my faith in humanity was restored. After feeling like I couldn’t even call myself a feminist anymore, after questioning all of the beliefs I have held dear since childhood, and after feeling like humanity was nothing but a bunch of assholes, I was proven wrong. Last night, so many of my friends, professors, […]
Read More Gratitude.Just a quick reminder for all of our readers in the Harrisonburg/JMU community: Tonight at 8 PM on the Commons, we will be holding a vigil along with other student organizations and the Women’s and Gender Studies Program in response to the many sexual assaults against JMU students this semester. To get more information, check […]
Read More Signal Boost: Stand Against Sexual Violence TONIGHT!
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