Dialogue and Opinion
Aunt F.L.O. Tackles the Stigma on Menstruation While Helping the Homeless Population
December 1, 2015
Aunt F.L.O. Tackles the Stigma on Menstruation While Helping the Homeless Population
Aunt F.L.O., otherwise known as The Fundamental Labial Organization, is a local group of mainly girls who take away from…
Beating Around the Bush: The Stigmatization of Pubic Hair on Women
November 23, 2015
Beating Around the Bush: The Stigmatization of Pubic Hair on Women
In this article, I’m going to be talking about a Bush that’s very controversial, and no, I’m not talking about…
Sexualization of Girls
November 23, 2015
Sexualization of Girls
There is nothing more eye opening as to how women are objectified than when looking at how young girls are…
THE REIGNING (AND REINED) ANTI-HEROINE: An analysis of the treatment of female anti-heroines in popular culture
November 22, 2015
THE REIGNING (AND REINED) ANTI-HEROINE: An analysis of the treatment of female anti-heroines in popular culture
The anti-heroine is a product of change: this article analyses the outcomes of the change, and its implications.
I Accept My Body. When Can I Love It? The Self-Love Story the Internet Forgets
November 19, 2015
I Accept My Body. When Can I Love It? The Self-Love Story the Internet Forgets
The more we acknowledge the fact that women of color receive the tail end of body-positivity, the more dimensions we…
Always Use the Buddy System! Or, Sexism in the Bike Industry
November 17, 2015
Always Use the Buddy System! Or, Sexism in the Bike Industry
The socks featured a pair of women facing away from the viewer, arms around each other, both wearing red thong…
SXSW Cancels Panels on Anti-Harassment and Diversity in Video Games, Putting Progressive Play on Pause
November 15, 2015
SXSW Cancels Panels on Anti-Harassment and Diversity in Video Games, Putting Progressive Play on Pause
This choice by SXSW had the exact opposite of its intended effect. If some of those involved find even the…
Call It Like It Is: Taking culture out of the explanation for violence against (all) women
November 12, 2015
Call It Like It Is: Taking culture out of the explanation for violence against (all) women
The West has successfully avoided framing the violence against women in our countries as “culturally motivated.”
Y is for Yes
November 12, 2015
Y is for Yes
California’s new sex education bill attempts to challenge rape culture by moving beyond “no means no,” and teaching that “yes…
Sex Ed or Sex Med? The Infiltration of Sexism into the Medical Sector
November 5, 2015
Sex Ed or Sex Med? The Infiltration of Sexism into the Medical Sector
“If I would have listened to them, I’d be dead.”