Feminism

Why do so many people hesitate to call themselves feminists?  Read More »

At 20 years old, in this 21st century, I've become a feminist. It happened suddenly, like waking up with a cold. I always believed that sexism was much more problematic in the past generations and that I should concern myself with all the horrible new problems plaguing our country and our people. As American children, we are taught that we can do anything, that all doors are open to us.  Read More »

My school newspaper recently published an article on the debate surrounding Roe v. Wade. I wrote a letter to the editor in response. It was not published. This confused gem about “liberal politics” did make the cut, though. While I’ve discussed most of the things I bring up in the letter already on my other blog, I think it’s a decent summary of a big problem in the abortion debate.

Anti-choice activists claim that they are trying to save lives by fighting to make abortion illegal. In fact, criminalizing abortion does not reduce abortions; it kills women. A study published last October in the Lancet found that abortion rates were not affected by its legality.  Read More »

I've seen a small submission on this site about male privilege, a topic I will address here. It would of course be ridiculous to deny that male privilege has existed throughout history, but the existence of it today is questionable. The principle of male privilege is that, because men have dominated in the past, the privileges from this inequality have been passed down to today's men and boys.  Read More »

I understand that this title entry may not be popular with all the extreme feminists out there, but please let me take a moment to explain myself. I totally am in support of equal rights for both men and women, and I do not look at men as being any better than women.  Read More »

I have always loved fairy tales, but I have noticed a great difference between these "happily ever after" stories from between the time I was little and now. In original fairy tales, the princess was always sweet, charming, and good natured. Today, many women may look upon these qualities as weak, distasteful, and not worthy of respect. I beg to differ.  Read More »

tonight, I went to see a friend strip...

I've been thinking a lot about female strippers, especially since I posted about feminism a little while back and realized some of my perceptions about what drives women into the strip club is perhaps different then I'd previously thought. Now I really know my perceptions can be different from reality....  Read More »