'SNAPPED' Unveils the World of Rape Culture, Racism, & Body-Shaming Within Sororities
Sorority life is not just sisterhood.
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Slut Shaming—Halloween Costume Edition
As Halloween has come and gone, the unfortunate and inevitable slut-shaming may have occurred to many of us women this past Halloweekend. Enjoying Halloween by showing a bit of skin and feeling confident in a costume, as a woman, seems to be something society is quite upset about and doesn’t approve of by any stretch of the imagination. For anyone new to the concept of slut-shaming, read on to see the effect of this attitude.
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It's Time for a Sexual Revolution
Ladies, it is time for a ~sexual~ revolution. Image credit Being out of a long-term relationship for about six months now has helped me...
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Sticks and Stones, but Words Will Never Hurt Me
Slut. Bitch. Whore. Trash. Ugly. Too Fat. Too Skinny. Not good enough. Go Kill Yourself. And all my life, I was told that “sticks and...
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This Halloween, Respect Women
The pressure for women to look a certain way exists around the clock, but at this time of the year, it’s amplified.
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Breaking the Stigma of Costume Slut Shaming
What is slut shaming? It is the “action of stigmatizing a woman for engaging in behavior judged to be promiscuous or sexually provocative...
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Fighting the Patriarchy on Hallow's Eve
Happy spooky season ladies, self-identifying females, and nonbinary persons! This Halloween and every Halloween, we must face a form of...
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Slut Shaming: One of the Many “Traditions” on Furman’s Campus
A tradition that must be stopped.
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Slut shaming on Halloween
Halloween night is almost upon us and what does that mean? A long night filled with wild, fun, crazy parties and candy. But for some of us...
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A Professor Made Comments About The Length Of Her Shorts, So This Girl Presented In Her Underwear & She's A True Badass
'I am not responsible for anyone's attention,' she said.
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How Women Are Subject To Unjust Double Consciousness
No, we’re not “asking for it."
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Stop Body Shaming Ariel Winters Already
Body shaming has never been something that I’m cool with personally, but there’s a trend in recent media coverage that I’ve noticed and it’...
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Put an End to Slut Shaming
We are taught before puberty to question the motives of men and to protect our virginity from them. More importantly, we are taught to abandon the women who treat sex differently than ourselves.
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Blac Chyna & Her Lawyers Are Working With Police After An Explicit Video Surfaced Of Her Online
Props to Blac Chyna for fighting revenge porn.
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BOO(b) Week: Sexism in Halloween Costumes
This article is part of our BOO(b) Week Series: in honor of Halloween and Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we are publishing an article each...
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Why Do We Believe Famous, Powerful Men More Than Women?
"None of these men suffered more than temporary setbacks to their careers, if they suffered any at all."
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How to Not Slut Shame This Halloween
Here I am thinking about my costume, and preparing for the inevitable unsolicited rude/sexist opinions from random men.
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Let's Stop Shaming Girls for Their Halloween Costumes
It doesn't matter what she's wearing – worry about you!
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Dads, Stop Telling Your Daughters What to Wear
Empower your daughters, don't slut-shame them.
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Let's Talk: Body Count
For centuries, women have been told that you should only have sex with one man in your life - your husband. Obviously, we live in a...
