Feminist Insecurities: Style Edition
I wish I could say that I was bold enough to be that feminist who doesn’t give a damn what people think. I wish I could be that proud woman who wears exactly what she wants, no matter how society says she looks, who ignores the stares or the raised eyebrows. I wish I could stop imagining the judgmental glances where there …
Read MoreElizabeth Smart Proves that Abstinence Education is the Worst Thing Ever
[TRIGGER WARNING for rape and sexual assault] Dirty. Filthy. A chewed piece of gum. These are words used by Elizabeth Smart to describe how she felt after being kidnapped, held captive, and raped for nearly a year back in 2002. These are some of the reasons that kept her from fleeing the moment she got the opportunity. Where would she …
Read MoreMichael Pollan Wants Women to Get Back in the Kitchen
The question isn’t whether Michael Pollan is a sexist pig, because at this point the feminist blogosphere has clearly deduced that he is, but what makes him a sexist pig. The back-to-the-earth movement may have its benefits, but at what cost to women?
Read MoreBro-Choice is Feminism for Bros Too Cool for Feminism
It really seems like putting “bro” in front of everything is the new, cool thing to do, doesn’t it? And by new and cool, I of course mean “totally obnoxious.” Now imagine someone taking the term “pro-choice,” adding a Keystone Light and a backwards baseball cap, and you have Bro-Choice.
Read MoreIn Defense of Betty Draper Francis (Kind Of)
Brace yourselves; the Betty Draper hate is coming. Wait, I think that’s the wrong show (even though I’d love to do a Cersei post). Anyway, it’s the Mad Men time of year again, which means it’s time to hate on everyone’s favorite ice queen, Mrs. Elizabeth Hofstadt Draper Francis! Naturally, this bothers me.
Read MoreApril is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, But That Isn’t Enough
[TRIGGER WARNING for discussion of sexual violence.] As you may have noticed, April is Sexual Assault Awareness month, and like with a lot of other awareness months, the focus is a little too narrow. Awareness isn’t enough when it comes to sexual assault. In order for things to change, we have to give equal attention (or even more) to prevention.
Read MoreJust When You Thought It Couldn’t Get Any Worse: North Dakota’s Newest Abortion Bans
Yep, just when we thought it couldn’t get any worse, North Dakota pushes into law what is undoubtedly the most anti-choice legislation to ever crawl from the bowels of uberconservative hell. Did they think that this week’s Supreme Court deliberations would mean that progressives weren’t paying attention?
Read MoreOn Being a Feminist Activist with PTSD
[TRIGGER WARNING for sexual assault, domestic violence, and bullying.] Being an activist is hard work even for the healthiest, most well-adjusted soul. Being a feminist activist is especially difficult given the number of threatening, misogynist messages we get on a daily basis from just about everywhere. But being a feminist activist with disabilities? Now that’s a challenge.
Read MorePinterest’s Burgeoning Feminist Community
Amidst all the “thinspiration” and “fitspiration” and links to tips on how to be a good wife to one’s husband, a burgeoning feminist community lurks in the depths of Pinterest…
Read MoreThe Complexities of Feminism: Taylor Swift, Amy Poehler, and Tina Fey
In recent celebrity feud news, Taylor Swift is out for the blood of feminist heroes Amy Poehler and Tina Fey and is invoking the tenets of feminism to do so. So who’s really in the wrong here?
Read MoreYahoo’s Telecommuting Ban and How it Affects Feminism
Yahoo seems to think that employees only want to work at home because they have ulterior motives like lying on the couch and browsing cat videos on YouTube. Have they completely forgotten the plight of the working parent?
Read MoreReeva Steenkamp and the Language of Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is an abomination, so why isn’t the media acting that way? Oh right, they’re a bunch of sexist hero-worshipers.
Read MoreThe Internalized Misogyny of Anti-Valentine’s Rants
I know, Valentine’s Day was yesterday. But every Valentine’s Day, I am internet-greeted by untold amounts of internalized misogyny under the guise of feminism or anti-capitalism or Radical Movement X, and yesterday was no exception. Every year, I roll my eyes and click past the judgmental essay or blurb or Facebook post and file it away in my mental complaint …
Read More“Fetal Heartbeat” Bills Are the Newest Anti-Choice Fad
The assault on women’s reproductive rights never stops. It never even slows down. If there’s one thing I can commend the anti-choicers on, it’s their perseverance! Except not really, because they are set on whittling away free will and all that nice stuff.
Read MoreThe Problems with “Mama”
I honestly think that the Number One thing that keeps me from enjoying horror films is my unavoidable and completely sincere tendency to view anything and everything through a feminist lens. Well, that, and glaring plot holes.
Read MoreCan We Please Stop Using the Term “Butthurt”?
Is the word horribly offensive? Kind of. Are there worse words? Definitely. Am I overreacting? Pshh, being an angry feminist is my job!
Read More