Results for: Feel good
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We Have Lots of Noise, We Need Lots of Solutions: Preventing Sexual Assault at (Every) American University
The recent scandal surrounding the disturbing messages leaked from American University’s Epsilon Iota is a national story, and sheds light on a national problem. The response of AU students shows us something, too — how students can organize as a community to force their administrations to take action against campus sexual assault.
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San-Diego Comic Con Uses Minor Policy Changes Against Sexual Harassment: It’s Super Ineffective
“This is what happens when the patriarchy dons a cape and a cowl.”
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Anti-Trans Radical Feminists Team Up With Conservatives to Harass Colorado Trans Teen
The Pacific Justice Institute issued a press release titled “Nightmare: Teen Boy Harasses Girls in Their Bathroom, Colo. School Tells Girls They Have No Rights.” The problem with all this is that the story is largely fabricated.
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Underneath His Bustle: An Insider On How Everyone’s Most Resented “Feminist” Website Actually Began
“So what makes you qualified to work for me? No offense, but you don’t look like someone who will cry if she can’t get her hands on the latest Gucci purse.”
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Hello Flo’s Adorable Tampon Ad Is Cute and Funny, Free of White Yoga Pants
“For these campers, I was their Joan of Arc. It’s like, I’m Joan, and their vag is the ark.”
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How Do We Make Sense of This? Breaking Down Our Campus Rape Problem
A former campus activist explains why universities are getting away with not seriously addressing rape on campus, and why they need to start.
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EU Wants To Fix Gender Inequality… By Banning Porn?
The European Parliament is set to vote March 12th on a proposal that seeks to ban all forms of “pornography” from “the media” without really specifying to which pornography or media they’re referring.
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Negotiating the Gender Wage Gap for Fun and Profit
Equal pay for equal work? What a novel idea!
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Spice Up Your Life: The Olympics Closing Ceremonies Remind Us Girl Power Is Forever
The closing ceremony for the 2012 Olympics happened last night, and all I really really want is to talk about the Spice Girls.
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Michele Smith Makes History: A Love Letter to Title IX and Women in Sports
Ladies, you are now welcome in the wide-world of baseball analysis, at least according to one broadcasting booth. And if you are as awesome as Michele Smith.
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Dr. Ben Barres Knows That Misogyny in the Sciences Is Real
The problem is that not everyone knows women aren’t biologically limited to washing dishes. Dr. Ben Barres studies brains, is trans, and shares his unique perspective on this un-news.
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Brave’s Unconventional Heroine: What Doesn’t Queer You Makes You Stronger
“This is the kind of movie that needs to be made more often. It’s like Tangled on feminist steroids.”
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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Bill C-38 is an Affront to your Feminist Sensibilities
So if Romney wins you’re going to move to Canada? You should probs read this before you pack your Prius.
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My Little Pony: Lesbianism is Magic
The “brony” fandom is a lot more Sapphic than you’d think, at least as far as their fanfiction goes.
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Seventeen and Vogue Magazine Have Issues, Like Body Image Issues
Maybe one day, Vogue will publish a spread called “You Do You.”
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Obama Supports Planned Parenthood, Trusts Women
“If you really value families, you shouldn’t play politics with women’s health.” — President Barack Obama
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Santorum, Fox News Add Women in the Military to List of Things They’re Wrong About
In which people are irrationally insulting to female servicemembers.
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It’s Black History Month! Here’s Five Of My Favorite LGBTQ Black Women
A history lesson, a poetry lesson, and a some famous queer black ladies.
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Ms. Brown Dubbed a Feminist Based on Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Quote
M&M launches Ms. Brown campaign leaving me to wonder if Ms. Brown is a feminist, why isn’t Ms. Green?