This is just a sneak peek of my first post at Equality 101 after our break. To read the whole article, go here! I do not live in Arizona. In fact, I’ve never even been to Arizona. When I was… Read more ›
I do not live in Arizona. In fact, I’ve never even been to Arizona. When I was in undergrad, though, it seemed like Arizona would be an oasis for teachers. There were superintendents and principals at job fairs that were… Read more ›
s.e. smith over at this ain’t livin’ posted an awesome post the other day about the difference between critiquing institutions and critiquing the individuals that are a part of those institutions. Here’s a brief part from the post: Yet, somehow,… Read more ›
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… Read more ›
This article might be the best article about women’s experiences of body image issues that I have ever read. And, best of all, a man wrote it! *gasp!* I have had a few body image breakdowns lately, mostly wedding related… Read more ›
Last night, the English department at my college treated the Masters students to dinner as a congratulations for finishing our thesis papers and the program. It was a really wonderful evening, and it really didn’t set it until last night… Read more ›
Or: “Why I am Taking a Break.” Dear Feminist Bloggers 1, I think it’s time I take a break. I don’t know if this will end in a complete “break up,” if you will, but it will be a definite… Read more ›
Well, not so much my internet, but my multiple profiles and websites have me totally boggled. How do I get so many?! And what do I do with them all now?! What profiles do I have, you may ask? Well…… Read more ›
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… Read more ›
I loved The Blind Assassin. I saw that Radical Readers and Feminisms For Dummies was reading it this month, and I thought to myself: That title sounds really familiar… I went to look at the bookshelves in my closet and,… Read more ›
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… Read more ›
Don’t forget! There’s still time to donate to my Avon Walk for Breast Cancer AND to RSVP for the #chifems April Tweetup! The Impact of Twitter on Feminism: Its Facilitations & Limitations by Emily Heroy Feminism makes it way all… Read more ›
This is a cross post from Equality 101. I wrote a post the other day about Standard English Privilege that has garnered quite a bit of attention. The main argument of the post (I won’t bore you all with the… Read more ›
I wrote a post over at another blog about Standard English Privilege that has garnered quite a bit of attention. The main argument of the post (I won’t bore you all with the details again) goes a little something like… Read more ›
Why is it that so often on the internet I see people revert to the argument that so-and-so writer or commenter can’t spell or construct a grammatically correct argument and therefore the entire argument has no validity in this sphere?… Read more ›
See, blogging IS activism! It’s nice to see stories like these about activism on the internet. It gives bloggers validaion instead of allowing us to be pigeonholed into the all-bloggers-do-is-spew-information-about-their-personal-lives-on-the-internet stereotype. Related PostsThe Top 5 Most Offensive Things People Say to… Read more ›
This morning, I walked into the gym at 5:15 AM to get a short workout in before work. This is a normal practice of mine. I like working out in the morning for a few reasons: my days are long and… Read more ›
We started our Civil Rights unit in my English 3 class on Monday. This is a pretty typical English class for the junior year of high school; we read pieces of American literature and follow a curriculum that moves chronologically… Read more ›
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… Read more ›
Over at Equality101.net, we have some super exciting things happening, so be sure to check them out! First, we’re hosting a monthly book club! So join in! Summer is fast approaching, and here at Equality 101, we thought it might… Read more ›