Dialogue and Opinion
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January 28, 2014
“Boys Will be Boys…?” Please Excuse the Sarcastic Eyeroll
Whistling on the street, cat calling, not taking no for an answer. Boys will be boys right? Nope.
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January 23, 2014
Redefining Rape
A sexual encounter that is unwanted, no matter what organs, objects, or individuals involved, should be evaluated on a case-by-case…
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January 21, 2014
A is for Abortion
On Wednesday, Jan. 15, the Supreme Court began to hear arguments about a Massachusetts law that is being challenged as…
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November 5, 2013
Am I a Slut?
What is a slut? This loaded word has an empty meaning to me. I have been called a slut, sure.…
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June 9, 2013
Reclaiming Words: CUNT
As women, we need to accept the term cunts exist, they are ours, they are our sexuality. As long as…
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May 3, 2013
Building a Community of Sluts by Unslutting
The rationale that my friends used to slut-shame me seemed like an easy fix to a pressing problem, under the…
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April 16, 2013
Sometimes I Don’t Wear Makeup and Also I Have Eyebrows
It means if we respected a woman’s right to bodily autonomy, if she controlled the conversations about her body, if…
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April 14, 2013
We Are Not Apologies
As my body has been broken up into portions of my face and little pieces of my anatomy, the clothing…
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March 1, 2013
Could You Laugh at Rape?
The resounding laughter that accompanied the word rape, spewed out of at least five mouths. It was a threatening chorus…
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January 21, 2013
Watchful Fatherly Eye
The double standard that girls are supposed to show less skin to exemplify discretion and dignity, while at the same…
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