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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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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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No, really, I promise: Patriarchy hurts everybody

February 28, 2015by I was a high school feminist 3 Comments

A while back I wrote a post about how patriarchy hurts everybody. See, it seems like every now and then, we feminists are made to feel like we have to […]

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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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I don’t need feminism because… oh. Wait. I do.

July 29, 2014by I was a high school feminist 12 Comments

Several months ago, a friend sent me a link to the blog “Women Against Feminism,” figuring I’d appreciate its ridiculousness. I followed them for a while, even attempting to reblog […]

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“Boys don’t get love” – on baby clothes and gender

June 18, 2014by I was a high school feminist 1 Comment

As many of you know, I work as a nanny for the best 2-year-old ever (no offense to your 2-year-old, of course, but you know what I mean). The other […]

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Patriarchy hurts everybody.

April 26, 2014by I was a high school feminist 23 Comments

One of the big misperceptions about feminism is that it only worries about issues that affect girls and women. While it does often focus on those needs, the overarching aim […]

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