Man v. man leaves the women where?
It was pretty clear who had the mainstream woman’s vote a few weeks ago. All Clinton had to do was reference her anatomy and link it to some historical happening almost a century before, and bam, she was a feminist in a pantsuit.
But then what happens when she’s out? Where do these women turn? Is […]
E-race-r
College is so wonderful with all of its lovely diversity-teaching.
The semester, for me, is over, completing my third year of my undergraduate degree. For one particularly feministy class, I had to do a final project with a focus on “feminism and magazines.” My partner and I, unlike the rest of my class of 60-something people, […]
Mothers of the future… are you sure?
I often experience a phenomenon that comes up in a lot of classes. Teacher asks, “how many women in here are planning on being mothers?”
The context of when this question comes up is not important; however, I am usually shocked because almost all of the women in my classes raise their hands.
This, to me, […]
Reflection
As the year ends, truths come out.
One of my professors asked me, “____, why do you hate men?” I responded with, “I don’t hate men; I disagree with people who hate women.”
He responded, “So you just don’t like bad people?”
Couldn’t have said it better.
The stigma surrounding feminism is astounding. I started reading “Getting off: Pornography […]
The pornography diaspora
Porn is so important that blind and deaf people must have it, according to some subliminal societal current grabbing at my ankles and threatening to drown me in my own disgust.
It’s not that porn is bad. It’s that people make porn bad. Try going to your nearest porn shop. They will definitely have the video […]
SPANX leaves a mark
Does anyone feel awkward watching a technologically advanced corset being advertised on television?
Or maybe feel awkward when advertising refers to “what’s on the inside” as the fat that it wants you to pay to hide from everyone?
And what else is a little off-the-heezy awkward is that inventor Sara Blakely is supported by powerful women (Oprah) […]
Where’s the good part?
AP released a story about contraceptives being more available to women over 40 nowadays.
Well I mean, what did you expect in comparison to the other majority of age groups who just can’t afford it, and or don’t need it? My grandma probably doesn’t care (I hope) and I’m sure my colleagues all feel that shelling […]
Which first is first: black man v. white woman?
Maureen Dowd’s opinion piece, “Duel of Historical Guilts,” in today’s NY Times alludes to the divide of the Democratic party after a win by Clinton yesterday in our great state of Texas.
“With Obama saying the hour is upon us to elect a black man and Hillary saying the hour is upon us to elect a […]
What is it about the “f-word?”
Bra-burning, man-hating, lesbian-loving… myth.
The f-word is a word I hesitate to use. I can almost feel the whispers behind me, “She’s a feminist…” “Oh, how tragic.” The idea has zombied into an undying reputation since I wrote about it in a column my sophomore year of high school for the school newspaper.
All though I had […]
How to transform West Campus garbage into urban art
Today in recess, an accomplice and I did a fun activity to target fraternity-affiliated acts of masculinity gone array. The particular case on stairwell 21 at the Croix included peculiar and unnecessary destruction, completed only by the cornucopia of old takeout smothered on the cool wooden steps. By countering these uh-ohs (boys will be boys, […]
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