Us and Them
It’s strange the way a thousand little things keep bringing your mind back to the same place. In high school I took a class on Catholic Social Justice. I was 16, and at the time I opted to take it I...
View ArticleNot All Those Who Wander Are Lost: Why Are We Still Talking? Do Something!
How can we go around the world and saying that we’re the bastions and the light of freedom throughout the world, when we marginalize people within our own country and our own society? –from Baldemar...
View ArticleRethinking Tone Policing
Some of you who have traveled in progressive circles might have heard certain concepts tossed around in conversation, things that progressive, intersectional leftists tend to say. “Tone policing” is...
View ArticlePop Culture Commentary: Nelly’s “Tip Drill” Video
I am happy to say that I have finally gotten enough free time to be able to go through my iTunes and cut out all the old music I don’t listen to anymore. When I got to the Ns and started deleting Nelly...
View ArticleThe Toxic Good Cause
Years ago, I volunteered for an animal rescue. I adopted my dog from them, they asked for help, and I just fell into it. It was rewarding to help the animals, and I was new to that world. After a...
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The Politics of API Women Sisterhood Building
I am all too familiar with the sense of competition that can arise among Asian women. One of my favorite Filipina studies/feminist theorists, Dr. Allyson Goce Tintiangco-Cubales, describes this...
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Persephone Pioneers: Lynn Casper
This week’s Persephone Pioneer is multimedia artist and activist Lynn Casper. Lynn is a multimedia artist, strategist, and activist. Her two active projects consist of feminist playing cards and a...
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Feminism’s PR Problem and How Feminism 101 Can Help
Before I start, I want to make something clear: I am not saying that Feminism 101 is the solution to all women’s problems, because it’s not. Rather, talking about the super basic tenets of feminism and...
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