Feminism For Everyone: A Response to Taylor Swift
by: Mariann Devlin “I’m not a feminist, but I believe in equality.” We’ve all heard those words before, by skeptics of feminism who are almost as frustrating to me as […]
Category Archives: Women
How to Accidentally Raise a Feminist Daughter
by: Emily Heist Moss Note: This post was originally featured on Role/Reboot and was republished with permission. You can find the original here. In this piece, Emily Heist Moss explains […]
Street Harassment and Being Treated Like a Lady
by: Rebecca Kling I was listening to Citizen Radio while driving down to the Chicago Fringe Festival tonight. It’s a fantastic, independently-produced, liberal news and commentary podcast, and I highly […]
Dear Madonna: When a Point Has to Be Made on the Back of a Thong, Something Is Wrong
by: Sophie Turton Overt displays of political protest can work well for those subjugated and discriminated, with something of great importance to say and the courage with which to say […]
We’re Not Really Going To Kill The Heckler: A Defense of Crass Humor
by: Mariann Devlin I’m hard to offend. Even when I do draw the line between funny and not-funny, it’s usually on account of the joke being tired and unoriginal, not […]
Round of Applause: The Theatrical Night of My First Kiss
By: Caitlin Bergh I’m standing in a long line that winds around the outside of a huge ballroom in New York City wearing a bright yellow prom dress. I’m waiting for my […]
Do You Realize How Lucky You Are?
by: Emily Heist Moss Note: This piece was originally featured on Role/Reboot and was republished with permission. You can find the original here. In this piece, Emily Heist Moss asks: […]
The Last Stall On the Right: An Open Letter To Roseanne Barr
by: Lindsey Dietzler Dear Roseanne, I grew up watching your television show. In fact, I have probably seen every episode of Roseanne, at least three times, no joke. Your politics […]
Why I’m Practicing Electoral Abstinence After Lena Dunham’s Ad
By: Ashley Weger I am watching this election season from the other side of Lake Ontario. It’s a land many of my fellow Americans imagine to be an ambrosial oasis, where […]
The Accidental Anti-Feminist Wave: Blowing Your Troubles Away
by: Sophie Turton There are certain issues in life that are just fact, no matter how much we discuss and berate and liberate, the fact remains just that. Factually women […]
