Pride and sadness fill my heart. After reading BlogHer blogger Liz Henry‘s post, Domestic Violence: I called the cops. Where were my neighbors?, I couldn’t help but feel a strange combination of pride and sadness. Pride for the blogger and…
Category: this is what a feminist looks like
Though the month is nearing its end, I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge some of the amazing African-American thinkers and visionaries who have influenced my life. It’s unfortunate that we need to designate a month to ensure that…
This is a sad case of women v. women. I read Bitch, feministing, and Bust. I am a feminist, have been for a long time (possibly forever) and this just annoys me. Jessica Valenti, thank you for appointing yourself the…
In my 2007 New Media class, I posted a blog entry that I felt compelled to repost here: My grandmother never had her own social security number. When she was born they weren’t issued at birth and the only time…
BoingBoing reports that a recent critique of a Ralph Lauren ad–one that portrays an obviously altered image of a model whose head is larger than her torso–has resulted in threats of a lawsuit and a DMCA infringement notice for publishing…