Archive for February 2009
Eve as a Literary Hero
Posted by: J on: February 27, 2009
In keeping with the topic of feminism for just a little longer, I’d like to post a portion of an essay I wrote form my Readings in Humanities class, in response to a prompt that told us to write about a literary hero. I think I took the assignment on a bit of a different [...]
I’m a Male Feminist
Posted by: J on: February 25, 2009
- In: Feminism| Guest Posts
- 1 Comment
Finally, an outside contribution! The author wants to remain anonymous but yesterday’s post inspired him to write about his own personal relationship with feminism. Thank you for being brave enough to share your story. If anyone else has something they’d like to say, as always, just send it over to sunfollowers@gmail.com and tell me how [...]
Myth Busters: Feminism
Posted by: J on: February 24, 2009
- In: Feminism
- 6 Comments
Yesterday we tackled myths about eating disorders; today, inspired by a bout of misogyny I encountered in class, I’d like to tackle some myths concerning feminism. I guess we can consider this Myth-Busters week?
As someone who used to constantly tell people, “I’m not a feminist but… I believe that women should be treated equally/gender stereotyping [...]
The Truth About Eating Disorders
Posted by: J on: February 23, 2009
- In: Body Image| Health
- 4 Comments
In keeping with the challenge I set for myself, today I attended a talk on eating Disorders to better prepare me to write a post about common misconceptions surrounding Eating Disorders. Stacy Prussman’s hour long presentation on her own eating disorder and disorders in general was compelling and informative, she truly did inspire me to [...]
Oscar Night!
Posted by: J on: February 22, 2009
Too busy watching for a real post, but I just wanted to get Dustin Lance Black’s acceptance speech for Best Original Screenplay (MILK) up here ASAP! I was in a room full of people and I nearly cried, I hope this fantastic movie wins quite a few Oscars tonight!
“Oh my God. This was, um, this [...]
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