What does everyone think of this?Yesterday, on World Population Day, the United Nations Population Fund officially launched 7 Billion Actions -- a campaign to raise awareness and action around our planet's growing population, which is set to reach 7 billion later this year ( Read more... )

Use this post to discuss class issues and how they relate to feminism. I'm going to post a little bit as a starting point, but feel free to add your own thoughts ( Read more... )

Rihanna has found herself in the center of controversy again over one of her music videos.

Before premiering the video to her latest single, the reggae-tinged revenge ode “Man Down,” on BET's "106 & Park" on Tuesday, the singer took to Twitter to say it would have a "very strong underlying message 4 girls like me."

( Trigger warning for sexual assault and violence. )

Shiloh, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's four-year-old daughter, has unwittingly made headlines for her adorable tomboy style. There's nothing unusual about that, says Chaz Bono -- but the story has helped the general public think more about gender identity, notes the fellow child of celebs (Cher and the late Sonny Bono), formerly known as Chastity ( Read more... )

You have a right to be respected in feminist spaces, but you do not have the right to constant and full validation. It is not the job of any blogger to cater fully and comprehensively to your particular interests and perspectives. It is not their job to represent Feminism exactly as you want it represented; it is not their job to do Feminism ( Read more... )

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The internet and other forms of technology changed the way that activism functions. Some people feel that this technological change improves activism, others feel that it doesn't. One criticism that second wave feminists have about third wave feminists is that third wavers are not out doing actual activism, they're just blogging on their computers ( Read more... )

So there I was after Thanksgiving dinner. Blindly chatting away with family and friends drinking Gimlets and digesting various potatoes. One cousin suggested playing a friendly game of 'Apple to Apples'. Of course, how quaint. Little did I know this card was lurking in the deck:


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