As Women’s History Month comes to a close, I’ve been thinking more and more about women, not only in the past, but in the present and future. With the 2016 elections quickly approaching, a lot of women’s issues will be present in political dialogues, including equal pay and reproductive rights. Here’s my prediction: unless the republican party changes, […]
Read More Why Are Women’s Rights Not Bipartisan?The ShoutOut gang has returned from a weekend in Washington DC full of education, inspiration, knowledge and most importantly, fun! The National Young Feminist Leadership Conference 2015, hosted by the Feminist Majority Foundation was filled with endless opportunities to inform and educate attendees about multiple different avenues of feminism. I am personally a social media junkie, so […]
Read More Making Feminist Voices Heard Through MediaToday, March 6th is #BlackOutDay. The campaign aims to celebrate black beauty and fight against negative and damaging stereotypes that are often perpetrated by the media. “We’re asking black people to share pictures, videos and GIFs of themselves to celebrate our people coming from all different walks of life. It’s a celebration of black beauty and […]
Read More #BlackOutDayThis past year, social media sites were making many progressive strides in social justice. Specifically, Facebook made a lot of people very happy by expanding their options for gender from two possible selections to more than fifty different options. For those people out there who thought fifty was a lot, I’m happy to let you know […]
Read More Facebook’s New Gender OptionsTIME magazine has an online poll asking readers to vote on which word should be banned in 2015, describing the words on the list as cringe-worthy. The list includes words and phrases such as “bae,” “om nom nom nom,” “yaaaas,” “turnt,” “kale,” and “feminist”…. Wait what? Time is trying to ban the word feminist? But, why? Here’s their […]
Read More QUICK HIT: Should the word “Feminist” be banned?Hi, I’m a girl. I love big sweaters and cozying up on the couch with a cup of tea. I love going to the pumpkin patch and lighting fall scented candles. I’ve been known to watch various MTV and ABC Family original TV series. I am literally wearing yoga pants and a cable knit scarf […]
Read More Is being “Basic” a bad thing?I don’t think anyone that has read the entire Twilight Series would call it a work of Feminist literature. Or, if you do, I would seriously like to hear your explanation. In fact, a blog post has already been written on ShoutOut about Twilight’s anti-feminist qualities, which can be found here (written by amyguzz in November […]
Read More The Twilight Saga Launches New Feminist Project—Wait, Really? Twilight?We are all familiar with the scene in Snow White when the Evil Queen asks, “Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who is the fairest of them all?” But in the 21st century, that mirror has transformed into videos. Welcome to the world of YouTube- a place where young girls turn to an interactive mirror to […]
Read More Pretty or Ugly? Issue of Teen Girls Self EsteemHi there readers! For this blog post I want to focus on a particular body image that has recently been given much attention, the thigh gap. This past week in one of my communication classes, a classmate of mine brought up how it has become an obsession for many young women. I myself have heard […]
Read More The thigh-gap obsessionI recently read an article on how Pinterest is “killing feminism.” When I first discovered the article, just a couple of weeks ago, I knew immediately that I wanted to do a blog entry on it, as I’ve felt pretty strongly about the issue since Pinterest’s inception in 2010. I’m surprised at myself as I […]
Read More What’s So “Pinteresting”?