These Bully Tactics in Gaming Do Nothing But Perpetuate Rape Culture
Every MMO game (Massively Multiplayer Online) has issues with socialization. Destiny, the new title from Activision and Bungie, is no exception. Player interaction brings out the good and the bad. Even...
View ArticleWe’ve Earned the Right to Speak Out Against the Sexism in ‘Doctor Who’
I’m a big fan of the sci-fi show Doctor Who. (Note: I haven’t seen any of the show prior to its return in 2005, so my discussion here is focused on the “new” version of the series.) I started watching...
View ArticleThis “Feminist” Parody of ‘All About That Bass’ Isn’t Feminist At All
The past few days, all I’ve seen in my Facebook news feed are posts lauding the new,“so real,” “so feminist,” “so much better than the original” parody of Megan Traynor’s All About that Bass. While...
View ArticleIt Doesn’t Matter If Young People Know Who Paul McCartney Is
On New Year’s Day, Kanye West and Paul McCartney released “Only One”, a tribute to Kanye and Kim Kardashian West’s daughter North. People took to Twitter—possibly sarcastically, possibly in earnest...
View ArticleBy Any Brute Necessary: Kanye and the Case for Black Art
This past Sunday at the Grammys, Kanye West jumped on stage yet again to ruin the life of another innocent white bystander, the role this time played expertly, albeit unwittingly, by Beck, who was...
View ArticleScrew the Oscars, TV’s Winning the Diversity Game
By now, you’ve heard the wave of commotion that still continues to plague the 87th Academy Awards. Apparently, people were shock to discover that Hollywood is, in fact, a white monopoly. For the first...
View ArticleHey Patton Oswalt: You’re Not A Comedy Hero, You’re a Jerk
Hey, Patton Oswalt. I happened to read your 53-part-twitter-rant making fun of the “new need” to be politically correct in comedy. You seem to be under the impression that the new host of the Daily...
View ArticleUnpopular Opinion: There’s Something Missing From Key & Peele’s “Negrotown”
I have loved Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele since their MadTV days, and I am an avid watcher of their Comedy Central special. If you were ever to ask my friends about it, they would tell you...
View Article“Dear Future Husband”? More Like “Dear Future Divorce”
Meghan Trainor has been under frequent fire since her summer hit “All About that Bass”, a catchy tune that confuses self-acceptance with body shaming. Her new music video, “Dear Future Husband”, has...
View ArticleFeminism, As Told By Cats
It’s selfish for humans to assume we’re the only ones who need feminism. Our furry feline friends have also been fighting for equal rights. Follow us through… THE BRIEF HISTORY OF FEMIN-MEOW-ISM The...
View ArticleHere’s Why Disney Relationships AREN’T Poisonous to Young Girls
The constant argument on the liberal side of things is that the Disney princess franchise promotes women being rescued by Prince Charming. There’s no arguing that, but if you think for one minute it...
View Article15 Ways Leslie Knope from Parks and Recreation Inspired Feminists Everywhere
Parks and Recreation was a cult classic. Even though television shows with brilliant comedic writing usually only hold on for a season or two, Parks and Rec held on for 7 seasons. One of the things I...
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