Dialogue and Opinion
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.”
6 Barriers to Education People of Color Face
May 28, 2015
6 Barriers to Education People of Color Face
Everything we do - all of our potential success - is dependent upon the quality of our education system.
An Open Letter to Supreme Court Justice Scalia
May 23, 2015
An Open Letter to Supreme Court Justice Scalia
I would like to tell you about something that greatly disturbed me during the argument of Obergerfell v. Hodges, the…
W is for Weddings
May 14, 2015
W is for Weddings
When I get married, in the next 10 years, I will absolutely not be married in white nor will I…