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A Normatively Sexual Being Combatting Normative Sexuality
I’m formulating a presentation for a class on the Politics of Health and Medicine and my topic is sexuality. I had to read two articles— one was about transgender and transexual persons and identity in...
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Women in Politics: Sarah Palin’s Motherhood Rhetoric
When Sarah Palin was announced as John McCain’s running mate in the 2008 Presidential election, political analysts immediately pounced. Palin was unknown in outside of Alaska, had very little...
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Pink Sequined Tutus: The Gendering of Dance
This past weekend was the first time in fifteen years or so that I have been in the audience of a dance performance. I have been a dancer since I could walk, though I have always had a frayed...
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Islamophobia and Sexism
In light of the controversy over Laci Green‘s comment that Islam is “the most sexist religion,” I wanted to share a paper I wrote a few years ago about Islam and the custom of veiling. Researching...
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On Microaggression
One of the more common dismissals of feminism that I hear (apart from “women already have rights” and “what about the men?!”) is: “You’re just looking for something to be angry about“. The idea that...
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Victoria’s Secret vs. Dove: Or, how companies appropriate body-positivity to...
The above image has been going around Facebook to the same devastating results as the “When did this…become hotter than this…?” meme. Both images were taken from advertising and marketing campaigns by...
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Gender, Race, and the Wage Gap: Why Intersectionality Matters
We often talk about the wage gap solely in terms of gender. From the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to the argument over whether a wage gap exists at all, we are usually only talking about men vs....
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Hysteria: A Double Take
Editor’s Note: Sorry for the delays in posting this week. Today I am featuring an awesome guest post by Marissa Zappas. Marissa is currently a student at The New School, majoring in Global Studies...
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