Tag: women
Nov. 3, 2017
Escaping Hollywood’s dark abuse of power
The country has been dealt another blow, fresh from the dark underbelly of Hollywood, and it seems the accusations are affirming the fact of women…
Feb. 24, 2017
Making up beauty standards
Makeup is among the many forms of art in the world and is arguably the most widely known. So widely known, in fact, that people…
Feb. 17, 2017
Warren’s speech war
Although the United States built itself around the promise of free speech, lately this fundamental American right has been in question. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of…
Dec. 2, 2016
Let’s talk about feelings
When you see a man cry, what do you think of him? Words like sissy, wimp, coward, weak, maybe even woman, might come to mind.…
Oct. 28, 2016
Let’s talk about sex, baby
When we think of women and sex we often don’t immediately think of the holy trinity: a vagina, a clitoris and an orgasm. Most people…
Oct. 21, 2016
Let’s talk messed up media
The average American woman is 5 feet 4 inches and 166 pounds. The average American model is 5 feet 10 inches and 110 pounds, according…
Oct. 7, 2016
Let’s talk bloody hell
Cramps, bloating, irritability, acne, feminine hygiene products. Menstruation sucks. Period. But what sucks more is the shame and embarrassment that comes with it. While America…
Aug. 19, 2016
Sexism in the Olympics
It’s impossible to escape the Olympics. Even for someone like me, who spends 95 percent of my time pretending sports don’t exist, there’s still that…
May. 20, 2016
What feminism really means
About a week ago, I read an article in The Odyssey titled “I’m a Female and I’m So Over Feminists.” Essentially, the piece was written…
Feb. 25, 2016
Featured this week: Playing the feminist game – Anita Sarkeesian talks on gender in video game culture at ExCITe Center
In the world of video game journalism and review, there is one name that everyone knows: Anita Sarkeesian. She became famous in 2012, when she…
