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Tag Archives: Victim blaming

Are dead prostitutes the ultimate tourist attraction?

July 31, 2015by I was a high school feminist 1 Comment

I remember hearing, a while back, about a museum being planned in East London that would chronicle the history of women in that area. I always love super-local history – […]

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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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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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Rape culture in real life: Poster edition

August 7, 2014by I was a high school feminist 3 Comments

The other day, a woman I work with (Hi Sarah!) asked me what I thought about the controversy surrounding an NHS anti-rape poster that bore the words “One in three […]

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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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Let’s talk about the misogyny involved in this weekend’s shooting.

May 25, 2014by I was a high school feminist 12 Comments

By now you’ve heard about the shootings in Isla Vista, California. You’ve heard about Elliot Rodger, the “lonely”, “spurned”, shooter. Perhaps you’ve even watched his chilling YouTube videos. In the […]

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Guest Post! We need to take street harassment seriously.

May 10, 2014by I was a high school feminist 11 Comments

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 […]

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Rape culture in real life: Postcard edition

October 5, 2013by I was a high school feminist 2 Comments

The other day I received this postcard in the mail: On the back, it said “Hi Girls! You should look just as great coming home as you did going out, […]

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