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Why We Don’t Need a Female President

November 10, 2013July 2, 2015 by koji

For some reason the debate on whether or not our next president should/will be a woman has been springing up all over facebook and pulse for me. I used to think having a female president,…

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Categories: UncategorizedTags: feminism·pregnancy·revolution·social change

"That's What Makes You Beautiful."

May 18, 2013July 2, 2015 by koji

I take great issue with this song. Well, not so much the song itself, but the fact that it is touted to young girls as a song that they should listen to in order to…

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Categories: UncategorizedTags: body-image·feminism·social change

Of Dogs and Men

February 20, 2013July 2, 2015 by koji

By the time that I had reached the park I wanted to relax and exhale. The streets in my neighborhood were busy, and the sidewalks narrow (as always). Women refused to give even an inch…

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Categories: UncategorizedTags: feminism·gas-lighting·resistance·stereotypes·values

Birth Control Thoughts

December 10, 2012July 2, 2015 by koji

Every night around eight, for the past three weeks, I began to cower. I consider myself a strong woman, and this cowardice frustrated me. At 8:20 I bravely swallowed the pill. Some nights were good…

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Categories: UncategorizedTags: birth control·feminism·gas-lighting·marriage·social change·university·values

The Time Has Come… part II- weight

November 15, 2012July 2, 2015 by koji

It is just a number, I know, and I have struggled as most girls and some boys do, against the opression of that number. The ideal weight. Ideal to whom? Where do we get these…

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Categories: UncategorizedTags: body-image·feminism

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