This past episode of Grey’s Anatomy is pivotal in reimagining rape survivors’ experiences and exposing the underbelly of our rape culture.
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Grey’s Anatomy, Rape Victims, and Hospital Protocol
Battle of the Sexes and Patriarchy
After watching Battle of the Sexes with Emma Stone and Steven Carrell, it was obvious that the real battle Billie Jean King had to fight was to be taken seriously as a female tennis player. At one point in the
Read moreFeminist Gaze: Study Finds 6-Year-Old Girls Want to Be Sexy
Christy Starr and Gail Ferguson, psychologists at Knox College, Illinois, co-wrote an article that gained a huge readership on the web recently. They conducted a study in which they interviewed sixty girls between the ages of 6 and 9. The
Read moreFeminist Gaze: Rihanna’s “Rude Boy”
Rihanna’s “Rude Boy” belongs under one category: the Trash! When I was in High school, I had the kind of mother that played her music in the car: Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennet, Schubert, and Beethoven, to name a few, but you
Read moreA Feminist Gaze on Alice in Wonderland
Tim Burton’s version of 19-year-old Alice on the cusp of womanhood is full of empowering messages for today’s young women. Set during the Victorian Era in England, somewhere around 1830s -1900′s, he offers us a soft-spoken yet feisty Alice that is
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