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I Need Feminism Because I Want to End Cycles of Oppression
“I need feminism because I’m tired of seeing women ‘miss-represented.’”(Photo credit: Rehana Hirji) I need feminism because I want to end cycles of oppression. I use the word “cycles” instead of...
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The Future of Feminism: Together We Can Change the Media
Why do I need feminism? Because my identity is multidimensional! (Photo Credit: Ileana Jiménez) I’m a boy, so how does feminism relate to me? I never thought that feminism would play such an important...
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Enough is Enough: Done With Being The Quiet Good Girl
“I need feminism because I need to destroy all the Latino myths told to future generations. I need to be public and fierce.”(photo credit: Ileana Jiménez) I need feminism because I need to destroy all...
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Finding My Feminist Stand Through Media and the Arts
“I need feminism because…I wasn’t born in BOX.” (Photo credit:Ileana Jiménez). I need feminism because I wasn’t born in a box. I should not have to live in a world where I feel like my gender and my...
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I Need Feminism Because It’s a Life-Long Commitment
“I need feminism because I’m sick of people thinking that they have to change who they are just be accepted by society . . . DO YOU!.” (photo credit: Ileana Jiménez). Growing up, I remember finding my...
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Girl Activists Working to End Gender-Based Violence Speak Out
My feminist classmates and I with the girl activist panelists at the US Mission to the UN (photo credit: Ileana Jiménez). On Tuesday, December 3, a few of my high school feminist classmates and I...
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Breaking Silences Creates a Safe Space for Women of Color
Here I am sharing my own definitions of feminism during our feminism class’s annual International Day of the Girl assembly. I’m breaking silences (photo credit: Lexie Clinton). I agree with what bell...
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Becoming a Feminist and Male Ally
Jaron, Emilio, and I acted out a skit on bystander intervention at our annual International Day of the Girl assembly. (photo credit: Lexie Clinton) One of the first assignments for my high school...
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#GamerGate and how every person who cares about video games became a misogynist
Anita Sarkeesian accepting the Ambassador Award at the Game Developer’s Choice ceremony. First off, I would like to begin this post by stating that I identify as a gamer, a man, and as a feminist. If...
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Getting My Feminist High With Gloria Steinem and bell hooks
Gloria Steinem and bell hooks spoke at the New School in early October (photo credit: Alanna Vagianos). Being able to meet young feminists is inspiring, intense, and hopeful. But getting to see in...
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Nirbhaya: How One Play Exposed Sexual Violence and Made an Impact on a High...
Poorna Jagannathan talks to our feminism class. (Photo Credit: Ileana Jiménez) One of the greatest honors that happened as part of taking a high school feminism class was meeting Poorna Jagannathan....
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Definition of a Girl: It’s More than Just Someone Who Faces Sexism
“Girls should….stay home, be slaves, be in the kitchen not speak in church” (credit: Ogilvy & Mather, Dubai, UAE) “Girls are crippled when they fall under the spell of perfectionism,” said a girl...
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A Little F’d Up: The Trials and Terrors of a Young White Woman Entering Feminism
In the middle of seventh grade, I felt as if I were winning The Great Feminist Race. I was the one with a feminist book that at least four girls in my grade asked if they could borrow. Even my teacher,...
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Eyeliner and Nail Polish: Are Straight Men Breaking Gender Norms?
With the rise of apps like TikTok, there has been a sudden shift in consciousness around gender expression. Increasingly, straight cisgender men are breaking away from gender roles, especially amongst...
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Uncovering Colorism
For centuries, Black women and girls have been burdened by the impacts of Eurocentric beauty standards. These beauty standards have infiltrated the Black community and have divided us, as it has...
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Aspiring to be Numb: How the Patriarchy Infiltrates Social Dynamics
Standing in the cafeteria, watching the freshman class on their first day of high school, I noticed how much taller I was, and how much more confident I was in comparison. I scoffed with my peers...
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The Master’s Tools in Athletics: Women vs. Sports
The master’s tools have done everything possible to ensure women are deemed weak, no matter their age. What are “the master’s tools?” They are systems of power and domination such as sexism and racism...
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Women vs. Women: The Neverending Competition
In a world of hierarchy and patriarchy, men have discovered the perfect way to remain in control: competition. As humans, we crave power, and society teaches us that the way to achieve that power is...
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I’m Tired Of Being Seen As “The Mother Figure”
We often blame our parents and societal expectations for why girls grow up and fall into a cycle of gender norms. As I reflect back on my elementary experiences, I’ve noticed the detrimental role my...
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Crushes as Currency: When your Worth is Based on Attracting Men
From a young age, girls are socialized to have crushes on boys. We are constantly interrogated with questions asking, “Who do you like?” “Who do you think is cute?” and “Who do you want to marry?” As...
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