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Yes, ‘Magic Mike XXL’ is a feminist movie, but the reason may surprise you

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So, this weekend, like any good feminist, I went to see Magic Mike XXL. This is the second movie I’ve seen in a month (which is more than I usually […]

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Your summer reading list is actually really important.

July 11, 2015by I was a high school feminist 6 Comments

Well, we’re knee deep in summer, and if you’re in school or a teacher, the past school year is nothing but a distant, fuzzy memory, and next year is so […]

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Mad Max: Furiosa Feminism

June 5, 2015by I was a high school feminist 4 Comments

Those of you who know me know I’m not much of a movie person. You also know that I’m even less of an action movie person. So you may be […]

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Quit telling me to feel beautiful

April 19, 2015by I was a high school feminist 6 Comments

Over the past ten years or so, I’ve tried to be patient with the Dove ‘real beauty‘ ad campaigns. For instance, Dove’s ‘diverse bodies’ campaign featured smooth-skinned, conventionally attractive women […]

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4 ways to have the most feminist flight ever

March 14, 2015by I was a high school feminist 2 Comments

Okay, so I’m sitting here at the airport, killing time before my flight home to NJ, and I just realized how anti-feminist flying can be. I mean, seriously, think about […]

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I had no idea that my quest for health was making me sick

February 26, 2015by I was a high school feminist 3 Comments

Hey kids! Thanks for sticking with me through this week. A lot of the topics I’ve been covering can be incredibly difficult, but it’s worth understanding the risks associated with […]

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Quit bad-mouthing teenage girls

February 12, 2015by I was a high school feminist 5 Comments

So the other day I was in a situation where I overheard a male acquaintance scolding his teen daughter. It was early in the morning, and he was annoyed that […]

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Feminist nanny needs your advice!

February 4, 2015by I was a high school feminist 4 Comments

Okay, so, obviously I haven’t written in a while – between working three jobs, trying to keep up with dance classes, and starting to train as a dance instructor, plus […]

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Having it all vs. leaving it all behind

January 14, 2015by I was a high school feminist 3 Comments

Well, it’s that time of year: the time when every single headline, advertisement, and news show shouts out the idea of “new year, new you!” with relentless enthusiasm. They promise […]

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How can a biscuit be wicked? Five reasons to stop calling foods “bad”

December 8, 2014by I was a high school feminist 5 Comments

This story starts, as so many stories do, with some biscuits. That’s cookies, to my American readers. Milk chocolate digestives, to be exact. You see, I ate about a dozen […]

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