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Study prioritizes men’s libidos over women’s safety, blames feminism

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This week in ‘what were they thinking,’ we look at a news article titled Legalise Prostitution because 21st Century Men Need More Sex Says Think-Tank. (I’m pretending that the awkward […]

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Why do we hate trigger warnings?

June 12, 2015by I was a high school feminist 2 Comments

For a while now, I’ve wanted to write about trigger warnings. However, I haven’t been sure where to start. The topic seems to be pretty polarizing, with indignant academics lamenting […]

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Last-minute feminist Valentines!

February 13, 2015by I was a high school feminist 2 Comments

So, last year I wrote about the patronizing “single girls have more fun!” articles that come out around this time of year. This year, I’ve put together a list of […]

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Black Friday links round-up

November 28, 2014by I was a high school feminist 3 Comments

Happy Black Friday to all my American readers! In light of the events in Ferguson this week, I’ve focused this week’s links round-up on activism surrounding Ferguson and Black Friday. […]

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International Day of the Girl: Day 8

October 8, 2014by I was a high school feminist 1 Comment

Today’s partner in the International Day of the Girl is the Girl Scouts of America! This is an organization that is near and dear to my heart, as I was […]

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International Day of the Girl: Day 7

October 7, 2014by I was a high school feminist 1 Comment

Today’s action in the International Day of the Girl‘s 11 Days of Action is brought to you by Plan International‘s Because I am a Girl campaign (so many links in […]

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International Day of the Girl: Day 3

October 6, 2014by I was a high school feminist 3 Comments

I’m really excited to be doing some (unofficial) blogging to support the International Day of the Girl! Every day in October leading up to the International Day of the Girl […]

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I really wanted to be on board with Emma Watson’s #HeForShe speech.

October 5, 2014by I was a high school feminist 4 Comments

I love hashtags. I really do. I love the way they let me connect with people on Twitter that I might not otherwise reach, the way they let me make […]

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Ferguson Friday link round-up

September 12, 2014by I was a high school feminist Leave a comment

Like many people, I spent a lot of last month clicking on links and reading tweets about the unfolding situation in Ferguson, Missouri, and growing more and more outraged, frustrated, […]

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Abortion myths vs. realities: Part 2

August 13, 2014by I was a high school feminist Leave a comment

Here we go – part two in my abortion facts vs. myths series. If you missed the first part, here’s the background: several months ago I wrote a post criticizing the […]

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