Test tubes and makeup rules
A Modern Feminist?
We have been taught to think, from a very young age, that an intelligent person, a scientist, looks a certain way, which often isn’t very feminine.
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True colors of performative Western feminism
A Modern Feminist?
As feminism becomes increasingly performative, “activism” becomes no more than passively liking or re-sharing a post.
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This one’s for “the good guys”
A Modern Feminist?
If men truly want to be “the good guys,” they must first realize the power of their privilege, then pay it forward. There is still much work to be done.
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The girl who knows better
A Modern Feminist?
When victims are held responsible for the actions of perpetrators, violence becomes the norm; the focus shifts from solving the problem to avoiding it.
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A fear of porn
Sex on Tuesday
With the resources I needed to escape the toxic world of women’s debasement for male enjoyment, I could enter into my own porn world.
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Sorry, can’t take a joke
A Modern Feminist?
Our laughter has the potential to transform what’s acceptable in comedy, and in turn, what’s taken seriously in our society.
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Media’s the real womanizer: ‘Framing Britney Spears’ opens deeper conversations
The media is able to create an image for a person that takes on a life of its own: There’s Britney Spears and there’s “Britney Spears.”
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Editor’s Note: International Women’s Day 2021
It’s been a tough year, to say the least, yet women and gender-nonconforming folks have continued to persevere, fight back and overcome the odds stacked against them.
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Challenging stereotypes: Embrace whatever kind of woman you are
It’s a simple idea that a woman should be able to be whomever they want to be, yet I feel pressure from all around me to be a certain kind of woman.
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The hookup hypocrisy
A Modern Feminist?
As a feminist, I believed in women’s free sexual expression, and that included their participation in the same hookup culture that I had a problem with accepting for myself.
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