Tag Archives: Sexism
The Friend Zone (or, why I’m more than a piece of ass)
TweetCarlo Alcos, of Confronting Love, wrote an article in 2011 titled “The Friend Zone (or, How “Jerks” are Made),” which was recently republished by The Good Men Project. I’ll save you the trouble of reading it, in case you’ve missed it or if you just don’t want to read yet another faux-feminist essay articulating why [...]
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Dealing with a feminist awakening
TweetAt 25 years old I am just beginning to call myself a feminist. My journey started when I read this article put out by GOOD magazine last year about the new “subway grinding” law in New York. Before I read this article I had never questioned the times that men would cat call me on [...]
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Bechdel Test: Academia Edition
TweetI want to create a Bechdel Test for my classes. What the fuck is the Bechdel Test? The Bechdel Test was created by Alison Bechdel, author of the comic Dykes to Watch Out For. Here’s how it works: You take a movie – ANY MOVIE – and you ask yourself three questions: Does the movie have two [...]
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Brave little girls: I know you are, but what am I?
TweetI was sitting in my sewing room, feeling pretty childish for crying over a sexist Facebook thread, when I decided it was time to re-evaluate some things. I feel like I’ve reached that good, comfy part of feminism. I am confident, strong, intense, unafraid. I’ve read some stuff and changed some minds. I’ve learned to [...]
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