February 2012
49 posts
Hey undergraduate students – we want to hear from... →
WTF? ESPN.com's "Contact Us" Gives Option To Hate...
fuckyeahfeminists:
[via Complex.com]
Truth
http://littlecitywitch.tumblr.com/post/17702650725/on-a-somewhat-serious-note-today-because-of-a
She's The First @ Emerson →
foureyedfem:
Email the student org if you are interested in joining. Must be a current Emerson student. More info on the national org here.
SIGN THE PETITION: Ask Grammys to Apologize to... →
fuckyeahfeminists:
from change.org
Chris Brown recently performed at the 54th annual Grammy Awards, just three years after missing the 2009 show because he was in the process of beating his girlfriend at the time, Rihanna, to a bloody mess. While he did turn himself in to the police and served his time, he has not been properly reprimanded by society for his grave injustices. In fact, he...
Students Active for Ending Rape: UConn Students... →
safercampus:
Over at Change.org, students from the University of Connecticut are trying to collect 5,000 signatures in response to the airing of a rape-supportive program on UCTV, the university’s television station. Although UCTV removed the episode, the school’s administration has yet to respond to the…
“Having convos about condoms and STD testing on V-Day might sound like the...”
– Valentine’s Day is also National Condom Day. Have you talked to your partner about safer sex and getting tested? (via sexetc)
I’M NOT OKAY WITH CHRIS BROWN PERFORMING AT THE... →
stfuhypocrisy:
by Sasha Pasulka
I’m sick and tired of people acting like it’s no big deal that Chris Brown will be performing at the Grammys.
I’m frustrated that the mainstream media is covering this story like it’s any comeback story, like an exiled prince’s return to a former glory, like this is another political timeline — as though some rich and powerful old white men in the music business...
“Who knows? Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day...”
– First Lady Barbara Bush
Wellesley College Commencement Address
(via ourpresidents)
I see what you did there, Mrs. Bush.
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An Inside Look at Em Fems
emmagonline:
(text by: Jeeyoon Kim)
Forget the myths of braiding leg-hair and “cat ladies”—let’s get down to the nitty-gritty of who Emerson Feminists are.
This past semester, Emerson Feminists—casually known as “Em Fems”—became one of the latest SGA recognized organizations. Larissa Sapko, senior Political Communications major, began Em Fems in her sophomore year. Sapko saw Emerson as a...
Listen to KO Barstool members talk on four-eyed... →
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created...”
– Albert Einstein (via thereluctantrawfoodist)
Check out the BC anti-Barstool protest on Jezebel! →
“Proposition 8 serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the...”
– Judge Stephen Reinhardt, in a federal appellate court’s majority opinion overturning the notorious California anti-gay marriage law. (via motherjones)
Moving forward to education
knockoutbarstoolsports:
One of our goals for the future of our movement is to focus on education. A lot of people have been hearing us talk about rape culture, but many are still confused on what it is. Education is powerful!
We’re having a teach-in on rape culture this Thursday, 6 PM in 19 International Village on NU’s campus. The panel is TBA but will include both students and faculty. Spread...
“I’m usually good about my temper, but all these men trying to control women’s...”
– Eddie Vedder (via ellielamothe)
another reason to love eddie? check.
(via thiscuntsays)
Praise
I just wanted to say I love absolutely everything you post. Keep it up. (Also, I miss you guys!)
Men Can Stop Rape: Article in the GW Hatchet,... →
mencanstoprape:
District males call on peers to prevent sexual assault
by Sarah Margolis
Issue: February 2, 2012 | News
Media Credit: Elise Apelian | Hatchet Staff Photographer
Rape Web Extra. men can stop rape_EA.jpg. Kedrick Griffin, the senior director of programs for Men Can…
Students Active for Ending Rape: Susan G. Komen... →
safercampus:
By DAVID NATHER | 2/3/12 11:30 AM EST Updated: 2/3/12 11:52 AM EST
Susan G. Komen for the Cure is backing off of its decision to cut off grants to Planned Parenthood, announcing in a blog post that the organization will continue to be able to apply for future grants.
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Cooties Vol. 3 is now online! →
knockoutbarstoolsports:
Tomorrow’s the big day! Rally at 6:30 in the Freshman Quad at Northeastern, start moving to the House of Blues at 7:30!
Bring signs, megaphones, glow sticks, boomboxes, smiles, pamphlets, shouting voices, party hats, noisemakers, whatever you’d like!
“The belief that female sexual expression is uniquely dehumanizing is a double...”
– Amanda Marcotte (via feminismduh)
Knockout Barstool!: The following was written by a... →
knockoutbarstoolsports:
The following was written by a nineteen-year-old woman and sophomore at Northeastern University.
If you are not outraged, then you are not paying attention.
Hi, everyone. I am a sophomore at Northeastern University. As many of you may have heard, the Northeastern Barstool Blackout Tour is…
