Tag: Not your girl next door
The Danish Girl should not win an Oscar
There’s a lot of debate circulating the film <em>The Danish Girl</em>. The movie attempts to tell the true story of the famous historical painter,...
Get your quirk on
I spent the formative years of my life worrying about what other people thought of me. So much time was wasted getting ready in...
Congratulations, Caitlyn Jenner
So many people are outraged that Caitlyn Jenner won <em>Glamour</em>’s Woman of the Year award. The controversy blew up before I even had a...
Taylor Swift is not your role model
I fear that fandom has gone too far. Mainstream popular culture is now, more than ever, a prominent influence in Western society. How long did...
This is female empowerment
Something needs to be said about how poorly society is addressing female empowerment these days. Female empowerment is supposed to be about inspiring women...
Why aren’t we all feminists?
I really hate it when I hear someone say that they’re not a feminist because they “love men.” If you believe in this statement, I’m...
Reclaiming the nipple
Gender equality is really important. That, I would say, is undeniable. Although modern Western society is considerably better than it has ever been, there...
Man, woman, and somewhere in between
The first thing that we notice when we look at another person is whether they are male or female. In fact, studies on first...
Yes, this town IS big enough for the two of us
In 1939, an iconic comic book series called <em>Archie Comics</em> was created. If you’ve never heard of it, the comic was about a character...
We are not bitches
When you’re hanging out with your female friend and she seems particularly irritable, how many times have you thought to yourself, “She must be...