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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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War on Women in the Media, Politics, and Military
Throughout this trimester in my high school feminism course we have explored the ways in which women are neglected and omitted from our society. We have realized and analyzed the ways in which this...
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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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The Toxic Correlation Between Negative Body Image and the Media
Not so long ago, I had a friend who was smart, kind and good-hearted, funny, and extremely talented. Not too long after we had become friends, I wanted to be like her. But it wasn’t her personality, or...
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How Media Literacy Has Changed My Point of View
I have always loved reading magazines. I loved the fashion, the make-up, and laughing about sex tips with my friends. Since I began taking this high school feminism class, however, I have begun to look...
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Facing Hard Truths About the Representation of Women in the Media
Every time I am writing for my high school feminism course, it seems that there’s something else that I find out about, not only about myself but about everything around me that cracks the view I...
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Destructive Media Must be Stopped
The notion that media portrays a mirror image of reality is far from the truth. Modern day media and advertisements do nothing more than render fantasized conceptions of reality. With the media...
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The Veiled Cycle Of Violence
For those reading this post, please be prepared for truths that are bone-chilling, intense, and catalysts for one of the most important epiphanies you need to have, especially now more than ever. There...
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Ms. Magazine & Miss Representation vs. Mainstream Media: A Battle for the...
Whenever I think of magazines, I always think of the ones that are lying around my house. Vogue, Page Six, Lucky, and Sports Illustrated. I always thought that magazines were strictly about fashion...
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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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Why Wouldn’t I Need Feminism?
“I need feminism because every girl should feel empowered, and no one should be limited by society’s definition of normal.” (photo credit: Ileana Jiménez) After several minutes of stressing about how...
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It’s Time for a Feminist Makeover
“I need feminism because the world needs a makeover”(Photo Credit: Ileana Jiménez) I need feminism because the world needs a makeover. The world deserves the same feminist makeover that my classmates...
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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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The Future of Feminism: Together We Can Change the Media
Why do I need feminism? Because my identity is multidimensional! (Photo Credit: Ileana Jiménez) I’m a boy, so how does feminism relate to me? I never thought that feminism would play such an important...
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Finding My Feminist Stand Through Media and the Arts
“I need feminism because…I wasn’t born in BOX.” (Photo credit:Ileana Jiménez). I need feminism because I wasn’t born in a box. I should not have to live in a world where I feel like my gender and my...
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The Master Narrative Does Not Define Me, Do Not Let It Define You
“I need feminism because I refuse to be defined by the mastre narrative.” (photo credit: Ileana Jiménez) I need feminism because I refuse to be defined by the master narrative, which tells our society...
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#GamerGate and how every person who cares about video games became a misogynist
Anita Sarkeesian accepting the Ambassador Award at the Game Developer’s Choice ceremony. First off, I would like to begin this post by stating that I identify as a gamer, a man, and as a feminist. If...
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Violence Against Women and Grand Theft Auto: One Young Man’s Epiphany
Grand Theft Auto encourages violence against women (photo credit: Grand Theft Auto). During the weekend that International Day of the Girl was being celebrated all around the world, I attended a...
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The Girl Behind The Mission: A Review of He Named Me Malala
Pictured above: the promotional poster for He Named Me Malala (photocredit: Screenrelish) He Named Me Malala, directed by Davis Guggenheim, was a very well made, easily digestible biopic that detailed...
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Rape and Sexual Harassment: Survivors Speak Out
According to RAINN (Rape, Abuse, And Incest, National Network), “every 107 seconds, another American is sexually assaulted” and “each year, there are about 293,000 victims of sexual assault.” These...
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