Archive for March 2009
The Visionary Within
Posted by: J on: March 31, 2009
- In: Challenges| ProACTION
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Even more than hatred and anger, apathy (in my opinion) is one of the worst concepts this world has seen. Very few people are both so hate-filled and powerful that they can impact the world in any substantial way; and even when they do, typically, that hate could have been stopped if it weren’t for [...]
Feminism & Freedom of Choice
Posted by: J on: March 27, 2009
A recent dialogue on feministing really got me thinking. In a post within the community, a young woman asks if it is possible to abstain from sex and be a feminist at the same time. To me it was obvious that the answer was yes, but I was surprised to see that this woman’s feminist [...]
Knowing When to Leave
Posted by: J on: March 25, 2009
Recently, on feministing, I was linked to an article from askmen.com called Ten Subtle Ways to Tell Her She’s Getting Fat. Aside from being horribly insulting and sexist (askmen.com is fairly notorious for this) I really felt this article crossed the line, straight into abusive territory.
An image from the article; this goes along with the [...]
Name-Calling in the Political Playground
Posted by: J on: March 20, 2009
All I can do is try to be a positive role model for women of my generation and, I hope, help show that no matter what industry you are in, what size you are has nothing to do with your worth.
- Megan McCain
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I heard about the comments Laura Ingram made about [...]
Supporting a Survivor of Domestic or Sexual Assault
Posted by: J on: March 18, 2009
So, we role played in training today and it really got me thinking about something. In one of the sessions I played a woman who’s granddaughter had been sexually assaulted, calling the hotline to try and get her granddaughter to talk to an advocate who could help her, but the granddaughter didn’t want to. This [...]
Rape & Domestic Violence Myths
Posted by: J on: March 17, 2009
As we have seen through the media coverage of Rihanna’s domestic assault, survivors of Domestic Abuse and Rape often go through horrors following the assault. They are blamed, questioned, doubted, and just generally re-victimized… this is something that needs to change. The following is a list of common misconceptions concerning rape and domestic assault. With [...]
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