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Screw the haters, sing along
Real talk: sometimes it can be hard to choose the things that make you happy if they’re not what society tells us to do or be. Interwoven systems of privilege and prejudice in the US want so many...
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Thousands of Daughters: Thank You, Dr. Angelou
I gave birth to one child, a son, but I have thousands of daughters. You are black and white, Jewish and Muslim, Asian, Spanish speaking, Native American, and Aleut. You are fat and thin and pretty and...
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Appreciate a Female Comic Wednesday
Ladies and fish, it’s time for another installment of Appreciate a Female Comic Weekday! I present to you one of my favorite SNL cast members: Nasim Pedrad was born in Tehran, Iran and lived there...
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Letter to an Old Bluesman
Dear Old Bluesman, We need to talk about your song last night — the one about how women should shut up, quit nagging, and generally keep their opinions to themselves. You know, the one you dedicated to...
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Three Steps to Positive Body Image
I am a freak of nature: I am an American woman who actually feels satisfied with her body. And its not like I’ve really “worked” on having positive body-image either. I have always felt more-or-less...
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Appreciate a Female Comic Friday
Guten Borgen Beigen, animals and crackers. Time for the billionth installment of appreciating female comics! This week we are appreciating an oldie but goodie. Currently on tour with her also hilarious...
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Turn Down For What: An ode to rape culture
TW for rape culture and graphic depiction of rape threat If you listen to pop radio, odds are you’ve heard Turn Down for What (TDFW) by Lil Jon and DJ Snake. I’ve heard it before, but only recently had...
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Let Stan be Loretta: Monty Python & Gender
I often like to say that I was born loving Monty Python. As superlative as this sounds, it is a claim based on a vivid childhood memory of my Dad flipping through channels one day and letting the...
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This is a Ferguson Omnibus
If you’ve looked at a computer or television screen in the last week, you’ve probably heard something about Ferguson, MO and a boy named Michael Brown. Perhaps you’ve heard a lot of conflicting...
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“Reciprocal Rape” in Fiction
This post is about rape, and contains spoilers from Orphan Black (a show you really should watch) season 2 and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I’ll put all that stuff below the cut, so for now, enjoy...
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9 Sara Barreilles Empowerment Songs besides “Brave”
Over a year ago Sara Barreilles release Brave, a song that was inspired by watching her friend struggle with coming out as gay. The song has had great success on the radio, and it’s no surprise: it’s...
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Music Positive: All About That Bass
Anyone who owns a car knows, and I mean knows, every song that is popular now, knows how often that song is played and can probably guess what song is coming up. As the summer comes to an end, one of...
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Why you should be watching Steven Universe
This is a guest post by Chu. If you haven’t already heard of Steven Universe, then it’s about time you did. Steven Universe is a cartoon about a young boy born into a magical guardian race called the...
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Feminists are Ruining Video Games
This is a guest post by Stevie. Content warning for misogynist abuse. There is a long-standing idea that women are a small, unimportant minority in the video game community. Recently, this idea has...
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WATCH THIS: Anita Sarkeesian on Colbert Tonight
Hey Disruptors! My feminist heart is a-flutter because Majestic Hero Woman, Anita Sarkeesian is going to be on the Colbert Report tonight. pic.twitter.com/nE0gwkx5Sh — Feminist Frequency (@femfreq)...
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USU Shooting Threat: This Isn’t A Game
This is a guest post by Nadine Santoro. Originally published in “the paper.” If you received an anonymous email threatening “the deadliest school shooting in American history” unless a feminist speaker...
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Video guest post: Mind Blowing Sex w/Blue-Skinned Alien Females!
This is a guest post by Christa Blackmon in collaboration with Youtube series PaulTalks. Some people say the greatest sex organ on a human being is the brain. Fantasy is an essential part of our...
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New Video Game “Never Alone” Brings Native Alaskan Stories to Life
Video games have had an interesting journey. Increasing in complexity and sophistication, they are today’s most interactive way to tell a story. Recently, they entered the mainstream, no longer...
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Wikipedia, part IV: Talk pages
Happy 2015, disruptors! Start your year off the right way by fucking around on the internet. We’ve already gone over why editing Wikipedia is a social justice issue and touched on some of the...
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Appreciate a Female Comic: Jessica Williams
Happy Friday, Friends! I know you’re probably checked out for the weekend, so here’s an excellent afternoon treat. Today’s female comic is Jessica Williams, Daily Show Correspondent and all-around...
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An All-American Road Trip
Happy New Year everyone! I love this time of year because despite the fact that many beginnings may end – that promise to go to the gym or give up sweets – some promises and ideals stick. I think...
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Real Live Trans Adult
This is one of the best posts I’ve read on what we need to do to make the world better for trans people period, let alone posts responding to Leelah Alcorn’s death. It is, as the author points out, a...
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Subverting Sexism through “Chandelier”
Early on New Year’s Day, after a moderate but enjoyable night of celebrating, I settled down in front of my computer to catch up on a couple of songs I had been meaning to download. One of them was...
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YA Heroines of Color Every Girl Should Read About
One day I was chatting with my women friends about the heroines from fantasy and science fiction books that inspired us when we were kids. We talked about Alanna from the Song of the Lioness series,...
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Appreciate a Female Comic Monday
Hello rainbow children, as I may have mentioned I study SNL like’s it’s the stock market, so I am very attuned to the comedic progression of the various cast members. One such cast member has been...
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