Q: I am what you call a "new" feminist, because I just recently started calling myself a feminist after taking a course on third wave feminism. My school is selling those T-shirts that say "This is what a feminist looks like." I'm contemplating whether or not to buy one...what if someone sees me wearing it and asks me all these questions about feminism that I can't answer. I mean should I be wearing a T-shirt that I don't know everything about?
A: Hey I say...BUY ONE! I think buying one is a perfect way to start your activism as a feminist. Someone can come up to you who doesn't know anything about feminism and you can tell them everything you know and more importantly you can share "your story"- how did you come to be a feminist. It's ok that you don't know all the answers, no one does. If someone gets mad that you are wearing one and don't know everything about feminism then they aren't doing their part in being accepting. Over time, you will come to find that every time you wear the T- shirt you can think of your journey as a feminist and you will think about everything you have learned.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Posted November-20th-2009" IF I DIDN'T DEFINE MYSELF FOR MYSELF, I WOULD BE CRUNCHED INTO OTHER PEOPLE'S FANTASIES FOR ME AND EATEN ALIVE. -- Audre Lorde"
SEX AND LOVE/ Is A Woman Really A Woman?
Posted by Kelly On November-17th-2009In the article “You Want Me to do What?” written by Maura Kelly in the November 2009 issue of Marie Claire the author describes a situation in which a man is sexually into something that is not typical of a straight man. While engaging in sexual intercourse the man preferred the woman to be dominant. He also preferred anal sex over the typical missionary position....
FASHION/ Do You Like Pink Booty Shoes?
Posted by Rachel On November-17-2009For all the women who would like a dose of "you're not good enough" medicine, Reebok has just the shoe for you! Hooray! Reebok recently came out with a "athletic shoe" named "easy tone" that advertises to tone your booty simply via walking. First of all, I hardly think it will work. 2nd of all, I hope Reebok goes back to focusing on shoes instead of targeting poor women who are already insecure as it is due to everyday media! Objectifying a woman's body is no bueno.
POPCULTURE/ A Precious Movie
Posted by Brianna On November-18th-2009In Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire, Gabourey Sidibe plays the title role of the obese Harlem teenager caught up in a cycle of abuse, incest and poverty. Although Sidibe knows she is no movie star, she says: “At some point I too figured out that my beauty doesn’t depend on being lighter skinned with wavy hair. None of that matters because my beauty is my own.”
Blog This Woman/ Rebecca Walker Bibliography
Posted by Jayna Gagner On November-17-2009Rebecca Walker was named one of the fifty most influential leaders of our generation from TIME magazine. Walker was educated at Yale University and now resides in Northern California with her family. She is a well-known feminist through her books such as What Makes a Man, Black White and Jewish, and recently Baby Love and One Big Happy Family.
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