You know, I’ve been writing a lot about feminism and relationships on here lately. Maybe because I’m getting married in less than 3 months? I don’t know, just a guess… But whatever the reason, I think it’s a really important topic to cover. There are lots of us out there who identify as feminist or [...]
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cutting down oppression one small stroke at a time
Tag Archives: Feminism
Quick Hit: 10 Things Feminism Could Do Better
With all the talk I do on this blog about my issues with portions of the feminist community, I wanted to share this article about 10 things feminism could do better. It’s a really comprehensive article that takes a look at feminism’s shortcomings, but in a really positive and hopeful way. So check it out!
And [...]
A Feminist Wife
“Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.” – Lady Gaga (h/t mmmfeminism)
“I’m not much for the 9 to 5. I’m not much for the [...]
I Advocate Feminism
It came to my attention during my blogging break, courtesy of Emily Heroy – Founder of the Gender Across Borders blog and fellow Equality 101 writer – and Liza Donnelly – Cartoonist Extraordinaire – (If you’re not at least following these ladies on Twitter or reading their work, you should be. Now!) [...]
Bride-Bashing is Woman-Bashing: My Response to FMF’s Choices Campus Blog
This post at Feminist Majority Foundation’s Choices Campus blog has got me riled up. It was this type of bride-bashing that strongly contributed to my break from the feminist blogging community, and has definitely been at the root of my frustration with feminism. Women have choices. We should have the right to make those choices. [...]
Recommended Reading 4-28-2010
Color-blind racial ideology linked to racism, both online and offline by Phil Ciciora
Images from racial theme parties that are posted on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace not only elicit different reactions from different people based on their race and their attitudes toward diversity, they also represent an indirect way to express racist [...]
Now What?
I originally started this blog last summer as part of a grad school project. I wanted to join the feminist blogging community and study it. And I did. And then I wrote my thesis about it.
But I really had no vision beyond that project. I sort of figured if I liked keeping this blog [...]
Recommended Reading: 4-18-2010
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The Impact of Twitter on Feminism: Its Facilitations & Limitations by Emily Heroy
Feminism makes it way all across the internet–in universities all over the world, news articles posted online, in forums, on [...]
I Hate Being Wrong
Tim is going to read that title and laugh and then throw it in my face that I finally admitted it. But, really, I hate being wrong. And I hate it especially when that wrongness hurts someone else.
There is a lot to be said about language, and, most importantly about language, in my humble opinion, [...]
Sunday Recommended Reading
I’ve been bad about tweeting and blogging about good articles and blog posts to you all this year – particularly in the past month – and for that I apologize. Between trying to get Equality101.net off the ground, writing a thesis, giving up coffee, and trying to untangle my brain from the theory of rhetoric, [...]
