Dialogue and Opinion
Feminism 101: What is Consent?
April 14, 2016
Feminism 101: What is Consent?
Sex is about feeling good, but should also be about making your partner(s) feel good. For that to happen, there…
Feminism 101: What Are Microaggressions?
April 3, 2016
Feminism 101: What Are Microaggressions?
Making the effort to learn about and recognize microaggressions for what they are when they occur is a crucial first…
Feminism 101: What Is Internalized Misogyny?
March 30, 2016
Feminism 101: What Is Internalized Misogyny?
Every woman, regardless of whether she was aware of it, has likely felt the self-hatred that comes with being female…
You Are Not Colorblind
March 2, 2016
You Are Not Colorblind
What white people claiming colorblindness don’t seem to realize is that their claim is ignorant and dangerous, and just as…
Why Your Oppressor Doesn’t Need Social Justice
February 26, 2016
Why Your Oppressor Doesn’t Need Social Justice
In every crack of the internet and in any vaguely political conversation, there seems to be a certain type of…
Hello, Selfie! Kate Durbin on Selfie Culture and the Girl Gaze
February 24, 2016
Hello, Selfie! Kate Durbin on Selfie Culture and the Girl Gaze
Why is it that every time a woman looks at herself or just takes a picture or dresses in a…
Feminism 101: What Is Feminism?
February 22, 2016
Feminism 101: What Is Feminism?
“Feminist” is less an adjective and more an identity, and the people who self-identify as feminists are diverse, and all…
Kesha’s Struggle For Freedom
February 21, 2016
Kesha’s Struggle For Freedom
The recent court ruling that Kesha may not be let out of a six album contract with her producer and…
Suffering in Silence: Uncovering Emotional Abuse
February 17, 2016
Suffering in Silence: Uncovering Emotional Abuse
How do we know what emotional abuse is? Where do we draw the line between abuse and a partner just…
Girl-on-Girl Crime: How “Supporting All Women” Can Be Problematic
February 13, 2016
Girl-on-Girl Crime: How “Supporting All Women” Can Be Problematic
It does not make you a bad feminist to be unsupportive of another woman’s ignorance. It does not make you…