At a young age, we are unduly influenced to modify our genitalia so they fit the cultural idea of how a sexually desirable woman ought to look like. This essay discusses genital mutilation in an explicit manner. By Joyline Maenzanise Over the years, we have been having more chats on the bodily autonomy of cis...
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6 Ways to Celebrate Women’s History Month Like a Lady
There are no traditions associated with celebrating Women’s History Month, so I’d like to propose some. Like free bleeding and breaking glass. Happy Women’s History Month! Wow, a whole 31 days every year where the mainstream media releases halfhearted lists of cool ladies you should hear about year-round. There are no traditions associated with celebrating...
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Nepali Woman Dies in Menstrual Hut, Galvanizing Calls to End this Horrible Practice
On November 18, 2016, a 21-year-old Nepali woman, Dambara Upadhyay, died in a menstrual hut away from her home in the small village of Timalsena. While this outlawed practice of chhaupadi is indeed suspect, Upadhyay’s death was ruled natural. As if there is anything natural about banishing menstruating women to the outdoors because it will anger...
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Women Threaten to Send Menstrual Blood to VP-Elect Mike Pence
As Inauguration Day draws closer, we find ourselves fearing for our reproductive rights. An angry journalist, Rachel Zarrell, tweeted in response to the election of Donald Trump and his Vice President, Mike Pence, who’s known for things like believing women who have miscarriages should be forced to have funerals for their fetuses. https://twitter.com/rachel/status/797885547620376576 Conservatives had a...
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Introducing: Menstrual Cups
What better way to say “Fuck the patriarchy” than by choosing a menstrual cup over more traditional feminine hygiene products? In honor of the plain-speaking Chinese Olympian, Fu Yuanhui, who told a reporter that she was on her period when he asked about her visible abdominal distress, we want to talk about menstruation, too. Related: Chinese Swimmer...
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Chinese Swimmer Fu Yuanhui Breaks Barriers With Comment About Period In Rio
Chinese swimmer breaks taboo by discussing her period at Rio Olympic games. Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui, 20, may have only taken home the bronze medal for the 100-meter backstroke, but that didn’t stop this rising star of Chinese athletics from making headlines at this year’s Olympic games. Gifted with a magnetic, blunt personality, Yuanhai has already drawn a legion of...
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This Week in Feminism: Johnny Depp Domestic Abuse Allegations Show that Victim Blaming is Still a Thing
This week, Amber Heard became the latest celebrity to accuse their partner of domestic abuse. Surprisingly (to no one), she has already been declared a liar and a gold-digger by large swaths of the internet. The news comes on the heels of Heard’s divorce from Johnny Depp which many claim is the reason behind her accusation–...