Racy, Sexy, and Culturally Appropriate-y: It’s Halloween Again, Folks!
By Sayantani DasGupta Okay, someone tell me – since when did Halloween become a time to fly your racist and sexist flags without censure? I, for one, am tired of it. So, hopefully we’re all on board by...
View ArticleIt’s Here: Day of the Girl 2013!
By Allison Epstein and Erin McKelle Looking for a reason to celebrate October 11 other than it finally being Friday? How about the Second Annual International Day of the Girl? Created in 2011 by the...
View ArticleDisney Starlets Getting Thinner?
By Gabby Vachon For the last decade, The Disney Channel has successfully launched the careers of the most popular teen superstars. But are these young Hollywood starlets getting thinner, and what...
View ArticleLiberate Halloween Action Kit!
By the White Noise Collective They’re ba-ack! (shudder) With Halloween quickly approaching, and costume shops like Spirit Halloween opening their doors, many of us are cringing at the thought of...
View ArticleThe Good, The Bad, And The Selfie
By Allison Epstein Ah, the selfie. The autobiography of the photographic world. The 2013 Word of the Year for the Oxford English Dictionary (or OED). And the subject of many a heated debate. It’s...
View ArticleLupita Nyong’o and the Evolving Paradox of Black Femininity
By Hannah Giorgis This piece was originally published at Youngist.org and can be read in its original context here. It’s no secret that I am a Lupita Nyong’o fan girl. She is gorgeous, graceful, and...
View ArticleRape Culture: What You Can Do To Fight Back
By Tasha Sanders NEWSFLASH: Rape isn’t funny. It’s not something to be taken lightly. Yet our society perpetuates rape culture all the time. It’s often talked about in such a way that it is trivialized...
View ArticleThe Impossible Standards of a Smile
By Sarah Landrum When you look in the mirror, you probably smile. Why? When we smile, we believe we look the most beautiful. However, the smile has been widely criticized for thousands of years. A...
View ArticleEndometriosis and the Nature of the “Female Disease”
By Lisbeth Leftwich, Intern 2015 Author’s note: I use the phrases “female” and “woman” throughout this article to refer to someone who experiences or has experienced menstruation, because of my...
View ArticleThe Complicated Relationship with My Iranian Father and Hooters
By Shiva Zamen Editor’s note: Positive association given to weight-loss as part of narrative Standing in the bathroom looking into the floor length mirror, I made sure all the pieces of my uniform...
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