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Female Boxers Can Choose Skirts
Optional, but still a horror that it is even a topic, female athletes can wear skirts to the ring in Olympic Boxing by choice. The Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) has compromised the...
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Virginity Auctions and the Freedom to be Bought
Some people say that a woman’s virginity is an extraordinary gem worth protecting and saving. Some would say a woman’s virginity is a virtuous gift from God. Some would say that a woman’s virginity is...
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“Slut Shaming”: Why We Should Be Shaming the Word “Slut” Instead
Women cannot win in this world. To quote Allison Reynolds from “The Breakfast Club,” “If you say you haven’t, you’re a prude. If you say you have you’re a slut. It’s a trap. You want to but you can’t,...
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Are Celebrities Helping or Harming the Feminist Movement?
One of the best indicators of popularity in the teenage girl kingdom is a spot on the “trending” page of Wanelo. For those familiar, it is generally a mecca of pop-culture referencing t-shirts, sexy...
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A Feminist on the Men’s Rights Movement
Some of the quotes and claims that have surfaced from the First International Conference on Men’s Issues are so ridiculous as to be laughable. Upon realizing those speaking are completely serious, the...
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‘All About That Bass': Another Sad Attempt at Faux Body Positivity
So here’s the thing: a woman can be body positive without the approval of a man. It’s true, and sadly, I don’t think pop media quite understands that yet, even in 2014. In Meghan Trainor’s “All about...
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Revisiting the Journals of Sylvia Plath
The following piece contains excerpts from a presentation I gave for my IB HL Literature class. Sylvia Plath is one of the few writers whose works have mirrored all the thoughts, anxieties, and fears...
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Misogyny in Music
Things are not looking good for Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke, who are being forced to pay 7.2 million dollars to Marvin Gaye’s estate for copying the soul singer’s 1977 hit “Got to Give it Up” on...
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