Yes, ‘Magic Mike XXL’ is a feminist movie, but the reason may surprise you
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 […]
Tag Archives: objectification
Halloween Listicle Round-Up!
Hi all! You may have noticed that I haven’t posted anything this week. It’s been a crazy busy one – I’m trying to find somewhere to live, so I’ve been […]
Guest Post! We need to take street harassment seriously.
Today I am SUPER excited to feature a guest post from the brilliant Sarah, one of my most awesome former students and a kickass feminist. Sarah wrote this editorial for […]
Liveblogging “Beyond the Sheets”
So! This weekend I took a break from regular old blogging and did some live-blogging of a conference that I attended. I’d never live-blogged anything before, so between that and […]
Your body is not a “thing”
The other day, this picture came up on my tumblr dash: I figured that this might be a good time to write a post about objectification, since it seems to […]
When did you start shaving your legs?
You know what the world needs? A YouTube series of advertisements featuring a ten-year-old girl who blogs about shaving her legs. Luckily, Gillette Venus Canada has stepped up to the […]
Feminism under my skin?
I love when an article with a headline like “What’s the real reason for women getting tattoos?” or “Painted ladies: Why women get tattoos” shows up in my Twitter feed. […]
School dress codes: Necessary or sexist?
Ok. Today I am going to write about an issue that has bugged me for years, in many different ways: dress codes. I got to thinking about this topic again […]
So… porn makes us objectify women less…?
This morning as I scrolled through my twitter feed, I saw a tweet from the New York Times that could only be click-bait for a feminist: “Do images of naked […]
