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An ode to the Riot Grrl
TweetEvery woman should know about the riot grrl movement. It’s the most recent feminist movement (early 90′s), it’s the cultural companion to the third wave feminism, and it’s fronted by badass punk chicks. And badass punk chicks are cool. Up until the riot grrl movement and third wave feminism, feminism typically focused on an all-encompassing [...]
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Why I got married (as if it’s any of your beeswax)
Tweet A SYTYCB Entry “Get out your card, honey, we’re splitting this.” “Oh…we are? I thought this was your treat tonight.” “Nope. I already spent $300 on this trip…” “Yeah, and I bought breakfast this morning, the cab ride, we split dinner last night, I paid for our bags… …And on and on it goes. [...]
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Feminism isn’t outdated
Tweet A SYTYCB Entry Being a feminist activist in the twenty first century isn’t exactly celebrated. This so called fourth wave feminism is not socially acceptable; identifying as a feminist is usually frowned upon. Feminists are seen as man-haters and menopausal freaks. But, the work of feminism is still not done, even in American society, [...]
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An ode to Gail Collins
Tweet A SYTYCB Entry For anyone who’s reading this, I’m about to go all fan-girl. Ready? Good. Gail Collins is the entire reason you’re reading this blog post right now. For those of you who don’t know who she is, Gail Collins is a biweekly Op-Ed columnist for the New York Times, featured on Thursdays [...]
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