Tag Archives: Popular Culture
Out of wedlock: A single person’s take on marriage equality
TweetLast fall, I had the benefit of watching one of my oldest friends get married. The wedding was beautiful, fun and everything one might hope for in a good party. It took place in upstate New York, and since marriage equality had been passed recently in our state, it seemed as if all guests celebrated [...]
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Navigating a culture of sexual objectification
Tweet…is something 52% of the population must do, daily. In fact, it’s something 100% of the population must do daily, but 48% (probably) don’t internalise it as self-image. Although…I’m sure there are tribes that never see any mainstream media, and people who don’t leave their houses or have a television or have the internet…. I [...]
Women geeks artists create 1st WiredArtsFest and it supports repro rights!
Tweetby Cindy Cooper The first-ever WiredArtsFest may be the future of theater — live performance on stage in New York, captured by four film cameras, and simultaneously broadcast over the Internet to people everywhere by live streaming technology. And if this is the future, it’s finally looking good for women. Thirteen performing companies are participating in the WiredArtsFest, [...]
Caring Doesn’t Have to Mean Sharing; how social networking is effecting relationships and feminism
TweetI’ve never been a huge fan of PDA. Don’t get me wrong, hand holding, cheek kissing, and casual arm draping doesn’t bother me in the slightest, in fact I think that all of that stuff is pretty darn cute. But when those little displays of affection become full on sexual PDA, I don’t really have [...]
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Why Dove’s “Real Beauty Sketches” Can Do Better