Articles Posted in the Fearless Feminism Category
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Can We Get Past Looks Already?
[caption id="attachment_5339" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Elizabeth Warren. Image from rolandsmartin.com"][/caption] Can We Get Past Looks Already? By Jessica McWhirt, Fearless Feminism Columnist Why are women under constant scrutiny based off their appearance? And why is there always a double standard? Let’s talk about Scott Brown’s remark about Elizabeth Warren. The two -
My Vagina and Me: A CF Tribute
[caption id="attachment_5120" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Image from Zazzle.com. Check out the site."][/caption] My Vagina And Me My vagina and I are best friends We go everywhere together; We do everything together ... Even those people we wish we would never see or smell Again. My vagina and I take road trips -
Fearless Feminism: On Body Image
On Body Image, a poem By: Jessica McWhirt, Fearless Feminism columnist I wanted to write a poem about body image and to love yourself no matter what, no matter what the media says, or what your friends think or your lover. But how can I say that when I stand -
Michele Bachmann Will Save The United States From Mental Retardation One Ill-Informed Comment at a Time
Michele Bachmann Will Save The United States From Mental Retardation, Don't You Know? CF Editorial Board We are going to go right out and say it: Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is an idiot. But, before we go in-depth about her ridiculous political antics that may (and we say this lightly) -
To Roam, To Wander, To Seek, To Ponder
To Roam, To Wander, To Seek, To Ponder By Jessica McWhirt, Fearless Feminism columnist I recently just returned to Colorado from my amazing adventure in Ireland for seven weeks. For the majority of the trip I was interning. Initially I asked to work with and for women as in a -
Fearless Feminism: Honk For Your Right to Drive
Honk For Your Right to Drive By Jessica McWhirt, Fearless Feminism columnist I take things for granted sometimes, I will admit. One of which is the privilege to drive. Not everyone has this freedom. Unfortunately, the women in Saudi Arabia cannot drive – it is illegal. Women currently are campaigning -
One Girl’s Experience of Domestic Violence
For years, I thought that what happened to me was something that happened to one in a million teenagers. Imagine my surprise when I found out that I was one out of about three teenagers that experiences some type of abusive behavior in a dating relationship. I had no words -
Goodbye, Jersdays
By Krystie Yandoli, CF Guest Contributor In honor of what has now been dubbed “Jersday” by fans of MTV’s hit reality series, The Jersey Shore, I wanted to provide my final thoughts on the colossal relationship that is Ron and Sam. After sitting through three full seasons of this abusive -
USC Students Take Back the Night
USC Students Take Back the Night By Krisyn Potter Recent events among students and the Greek community on the campus of University of Southern California make Take Back the Night 2011 an important time to raise awareness about sexual violence and prevention. Take Back the Night is a week of -
What the C-Word Means To Me, Taking a Closer Look at “Cunt”
Fearless Feminism Column: What the C-Word Means to Me, Taking a Closer Look at "Cunt" By Ana Cosma, Editorial Contributor Disclaimer: Some of you may consider the below article to contain "foul language." Proceed at your own risk and/or amusement. I have never been a fan of the word “pussy.” -
International Women’s Issues Part I
In honor of International Women's Day, College Femme has decided to take a look at a few of the problems and challenges facing women and girls all over the world. From sisters in our hometown, to our grandmothers and aunts in parents' home countries, these issues affect the survival, health, -
“Insert V-Word Here” Day
Vagina Day By Claire Gould, Editorial Contributor Chocolates. Flowers. Diamonds. Surrounding Valentine's Day are these quintessential images of femininity, items that women are assumed not only to want, but also to expect as gifts from admirers or lovers (men). As many have written in the past, Valentine's Day is -
Spotlight on The FBomb
Spotlight on: The FBomb The FBomb is essentially a blog/community for teenage girls (and boys!) who consider themselves feminist, or align themselves with feminist beliefs. I started the blog in the hopes that there could be a place where teenage feminists could post whatever they're thinking about, discuss the issues
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