15 Aspects That Must Be Recognized In Third-Wave Feminism 1. There must be a widespread understanding that feminism does apply to men. Therefore, men who stand up for feminist issues may, and should, be identified as feminist. (I think that the phrase "feminist male" should be dropped, as well. 2. 3. 4. (This logic applies only to minor, mainstream cosmetics. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Anger | Latika Roy Foundation I am angry at every man I see these days. In a fancy home-goods shop this afternoon, I watched as an older guy got too close to a young salesgirl. One month ago, I might have rolled my eyes and moved on. Today, I stood right where I was, arms folded, glaring. He got the message. Walking with my daughter down the platform at the train station, I saw a man note her presence. I am fierce these days. Like everyone else in the country, I was shaken to the core by the brutal rape of the young woman we all feel we knew. I am a writer and I write about the things that move me, the things that astonish me, the things I wish I could change, the things I will not tolerate, the things that define me. But for days, stretching into weeks, I could not write about this. I could not write about a young woman who had only boarded a bus to go home. Oh, just think about it! And yet the grief was there. And then suddenly, one day, the grief was replaced by rage. With or without you, we are moving ahead.
Zelda Lily, Feminism in a Bra A plague of David Attenborough Last week, British broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough devoted over a third of a widely reported interview to his claim that human beings are “a plague on the earth.” “It’s not just climate change; it’s sheer space, places to grow food for this enormous horde. Either we limit our population growth or the natural world will do it for us, and the natural world is doing it for us right now.” Attenborough cited Ethiopia as his only example of the natural world fighting back against the human plague. “We keep putting on programmes about famine in Ethiopia; that’s what’s happening. Too many people there. In Attenborough’s view, Ethiopians are starving simply because there are too many of them. But let’s suppose that 50% of Ethiopians disappear today. In reality, more than 400,000 Ethiopians died of starvation between 1983 and 1985, in one of the worst famines of modern times. Clearly, reducing population would not make Ethiopia any less vulnerable to mass hunger. ———- Ian
Documentary - The Perfect Vagina Description What began as a wander through the wacky world of genital plastic surgery became a passionate documentary about modern femininity, The Perfect Vagina. After My Penis and Everyone Else's, it’s now time to look at womens insecurities. Women are undergoing surgery to create perfect genitalia amid a “shocking” lack of information on the potential risks of the procedure, a report says. Research published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology also questions the very notion of aesthetically pleasing genitals. Operations to improve the appearance of the sex organs for both psychological and physical reasons are on the rise. Labioplasty, as it is known, costs about £3,000 privately and is offered for a variety of reasons: some women complain that wearing tight clothes or riding a bike is uncomfortable, while others say they are embarrassed in front of a sexual partner. Tags
A Dream Deferred: How access to STEM is denied to many students before they get in the door good | The Urban Scientist A Dream Deferredby Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred?Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore– And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over– like a syrupy sweet? My interest in teaching and science outreach crystallized with NSF GK-12 Fellowship experiences in St. Some of the students came up with some really amazing ideas. However, like most of the other projects proposed by my students, these projects never happened. Lack of resourcesBenign discouragement by well-meaning adultsActive exclusion by powerful gatekeepers I witnessed all three during my time at Normandy Senior High School and the University of Missouri-St. 1. A majority of the projects proposed by students died because they did not have the resources to actually carry out the experiments. But perhaps more importantly, they needed guidance. 2. I was teaching in the general science class and for these students the Science Fair was a hoop to jump through. 3.
From the Culture of Aloha, a Path Out of Gun Violence by Poka Laenui Beneath mainstream culture runs a current of domination, individualism, and exclusion that is harming our children. We assume this is normal—but is it really? posted Feb 07, 2013 U.S. society tends to deal with violence by treating it as an individual occurrence—focusing on the “perpetrator” and how he is different from us. We exclude the “other” from ourselves, rather than admitting to common characteristics. There is no better mental health treatment for a child than the loving embrace of the child’s community. But not so. In response to tragic events like the shootings at Sandy Hook, we need to be far more broadly focused than on treatment for autism or more treatment for mental illness. If we understand the broader framework before us, we can have a better common appreciation of the depth of change to be made. The very deep culture of DIE itself must be replaced with OLA (however one chooses to express it). Why Punish Pain? None of us can change the deep culture alone. Interested?