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Hyper-Sexualization of Women in the Media Needs to Stop
Being “attractive” is something that is hugely glorified in today’s media. Images of scantily clad women in compromising positions fly across our television screens between each program. Advertising...
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“How Do I Look?”“Do You Think He Notices Me?” and other Worthless Questions
As our culture evolves, I find that one of the most important aspects of our evolution is technology. From the wheel to the internet, every invention has contributed to a change in the way we go about...
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The Truth About Perfection
Who doesn’t want to be perceived as attractive? I, like many girls, have conformed to the pursuit of perfection. Girls want to be attractive. However, it is imperative that girls recognize what real...
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Women’s Worth(lessness) in the Media
A woman’s worth is based on her looks. This is a statement that the media subconsciously and consciously feeds to our brains. In the eyes of society, a pretty woman is a more valuable woman. From...
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Women: “The Oppressed Majority” and the Effects of the Media
In our time, the thing that holds the most power all over the world is the media. No one lives through one day, where they haven’t had some connection to the Internet, television, newspaper, billboards...
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My Misinformed Male Brain Needs Feminism
I need feminism because how else will I see the truth? (photo credit: Ileana Jiménez). Before I took this high school class on feminism, I had all the wrong ideas about feminism, but I did not know I...
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We are Oblivious to Rap and Hip-Hop’s Misogyny
I need feminism because the future of mankind depends on it (photo credit: Ileana Jiménez). Before I took this high school feminism course, my knowledge of feminism was very limited. I always...
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Discovering Why I Need to Tell Myself I Am a Feminist Every Day
This is only one of the many reasons that I NEED feminism. Photo Credit: Ileana Jimenez I need feminism because my gender should not stop me from doing anything that I could possibly want to do or...
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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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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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