By Crystal Ogar Once in awhile on the Internet you stumble across a gem and MariaTalks.com is a website that wholly fits that criteria. Maria Talks was developed by the AIDS Action Committee with funding from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The website talks about sexual health, protection, sexual violence, contraception, pregnancy and STD…
By Stephanie Cole With the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II this month, the fiction phenomenon that defined my childhood comes to an undeniable end. Growing up with the young and old characters of the novels and films, and knowing that the most successful literary series if all time was written…
by Stephanie Cole The undeniable connection between sexism, sexualization, and society’s obsession with a women’s appearance makes an interest in clothing and fashion tough for a feminist to hold on to. There has been many a feminist rant deriding high heels as tools of patriarchal oppression, as well as a vocal consensus that crop tops,…
by Maya Brown Sometimes I wonder why celebrities don’t buy their clothes at thrift stores. It would certainly eliminate the tradition of many a teen or women’s magazine, the “Who Wore It Best” conundrum. It is one of the most common problems tackled in virtually every celebrity ridden media source. Because, honestly, what is more…
by Crystal Ogar We’ve all been guilty of loving them. That’s right, I’m talking about reality wedding shows. Reality planning shows run the gamete and television channels that mostly cater to women are infected with them: Bridezilla, Platinum Weddings, and My Fair Wedding, and the list goes on…WE TV and Oxygen give us a total…
by Sarah Case Hot Bodies. These two words catch the eyes of everyone, male and female alike. So when I saw my friend surveying an Us magazine article about Lady Gaga’s physique, I examined it with curiosity before I could reject the article’s superficiality or destructive influence on the self-image of readers like me. The…
by Stephanie Cole I remember when I first started hearing the infamous phrase “I’m not a feminist, but….” More often than not, it was just “I’m not a feminist.” I was in high school, and I would always respond, “Oh, so you don’t believe men and women should be equal?” Then I would sit back…
by Melissa Campbell The media has been abuzz lately with discussion about Bristol Palin’s new memoir and her first sexual experience. What appears to be a clear cut case of sexual assault has been drawing nothing but head-in-the-sand statements from prominent figures on all points of the social spectrum and I can’t understand why. Even…