teenage feminism is global as proven by 5hereen 5ays
Life has those funny ways of kicking you when you’re finally getting somewhere and helping you out when you’re ready to give up. Somewhere between nursing our constantly sore backsides and finding the will to soldier on, we discover those things that define us. Attributes like adaptability, perseverance, integrity and resilience are what I find myself reaching for almost daily. It’s not always easy to do what I’m trying to do, but no one said it was going to be.
Picture a teenaged, atheist, bisexual feminist with a seemingly confident personality. You might imagine a strong, young woman who speaks openly about sexuality and gender issues, a public speaker or a member of a women’s rights committee, an active member of the GLBT community…
Whether we were actually at the party where it went down or heard about it at school the Monday after, we’ve all witnessed it. Two people hook up. As they walk into school, the rumor spreads with their every step. You would think the two people, that engaged in the exact same act, would be treated similarly. And yet as the guy walks down the hall he is suddenly not just another teen boy in baggy jeans with a serious case of bed head. No, somewhow he has rippling muscles and locks flowing in the wind as he arrives on his noble steed. He gets off his horse, throws a football, chops some wood, sprays axe from head to toe and lets everybody bask in his hyper-masculinity. ”He scored” the townspeople high schoolers whisper to one another in…
I’m sure that anyone reading this has heard Katy Perry’s new hit, “Teenage Dream” on the radio or TV. I have to admit, it is a very catchy song, but like many pop songs out there today, it does not portray the right message, and it doesn’t quite sit well with me.
Let’s break it down:
The song is about a girl who was “a wreck” before she met this really tough, sexy guy, because, of course, all she needed was a man in her life to make her feel better. Later on in the song it even says she found her “missing puzzle piece.”
Other lines in the song inlcude: “Let’s go all the way tonight/No regrets, just love.” The biggest theme in this song is sex, which is obviously what this…
Firstly, as I know that the majority of you aren’t up to speed with Australian politics, I’ll explain how it is that Gillard came to power. The circumstances in which Julia Gillard came to power a mere 90 or so days ago were considered controversial by much of Australia. Though there was a growing sense…
Swedish singer Robyn has been releasing records since she was twelve but in 2005 when she left Jive Records, when they didn’t like her new electro pop sound, to form her own independent label her popularity reached new heights and she also became popular internationally. This year she is releasing three records Body Talk Part 1, 2 and 3 so that she can both tour and record without long gaps between each other. The first two albums are terrific and have gained international critical acclaim. Her songs are sad love songs that you can dance to and a common theme is feeling like an outsider. I was lucky enough to get to interview her and I told her how I felt she was a feminist but it was almost an…
“Erin Gibson weighs in on the controversy surrounding Gisele Bündchen’s comments about mandatory breastfeeding. From clips of Whoopi Goldberg on “The View” to talking heads across the political spectrum, Erin tells the media to chillax and leave the supermodel alone. But, Gisele is also called out for acting like a boob.”
Lately, I’ve been reading a lot- on the FBomb and elsewhere- about the “conflict” between promiscuity, “self-respect,” and feminism. I won’t pretend that it hasn’t disturbed me. My first though is always a knee-jerk, “We have more important things to worry about than how we handle our own personal sexualities!”
When I read feminists expressing what I see as a very self-righteous, holier-than-thou attitude regarding “overly sexual,” “promiscuous” women and how they are “hurting the feminist movement” (don’t they have any self-respect?! Why can’t they put on some goddamn underwear?! They are objectifying themselves, and giving the patriarchy permission to objectify womenkind!) I literally cringe at the control-freakiness of it all. But I likewise cringe when feminists write of the “self-empowerment” of pole-dancing, participating in…
I’m not sure how many other F-Bomb readers out there watch (or rather, watched) Veronica Mars, but I’m obsessed thanks to Netflix Instant Watch and a little bit of spare time at the start of the semester.
Veronica Mars, for those of you who haven’t seen it, was a television show that had three seasons from 2004 – 2007. It was awesome. Veronica was sassy, smart, and determined. The series initially revolved around Veronica sticking by her dad, Keith Mars, who was the former sheriff of Neptune, CA but was thrown out of office for his theories that Lilly Kane (Veronica’s former best friend/sister of her ex-boyfriend; daughter of the wealthy Kane family) wasn’t murdered by the man who came forward and admitted to it. Keith and…
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