Elephant in the Room: Why I dressed up as Thor for Philly’s March to End Rape...
By Jennie Sekanics Blogger Just this past Saturday, Thomas Paine Plaza was flooded with over 1,000 feminist activists and supporters for Philly’s March to End Rape Culture. Many walked around topless,...
View ArticleElephant in the Room: ‘All About that Bass’ is nothing but treble
By Ruchi Shah Blogger Meghan Trainor may have succeeded in creating her first hit single, but her attempt at creating a body positive anthem falls flat on its (b)ass. Trainor takes a leaf out of Lily...
View ArticleElephant in the Room: Cum on, let’s talk about female masturbation
By Ruchi Shah Blogger Various issues of gender inequality have recently been brought into the spotlight resulting in dialogue — yay progress! Such issues include positive body image, sexual consent,...
View ArticleThe Elephant in the Room: Best and Worst of Female Satires
I already discussed Robin Thicke’s incredibly sexist video in my previous post. Now I want to talk about a video that intended to be a backlash to “Blurred Lines.” Lily Allen’s “Hard Out Here” video...
View ArticleThe Elephant in the Room: A look at Hillary Clinton
By Meghan Chroback Blogger Hillary Clinton is one name that has a lot of power and meaning in the United States. Many people, including Pharrell, predicts that Clinton will win the Presidential office...
View ArticleThe Elephant in the Room: The evolution of Beyoncé as a feminist
I want to start out by giving credit where credit is due. Pentatonix, which recently graced our campus with its presence, released a mash-up of Beyoncé’s work through the years, titled “Evolution of...
View ArticleThe Elephant in the Room: Your Anaconda Don’t
Beyoncé’s VMA performance included a blatant display of her declaration to the feminist cause — “FEMINIST” flashed across the screen behind her. She wasn’t, however, the only feminist to grace the...
View ArticleThe Elephant in the Room: Justice for JLaw
By Jennie Sekanics Blogger It’s no secret that over 100 female celebrities’ phones have been hacked and their nude photos have been unjustly disclosed to the internet, giving millions access to their...
View ArticleThe Elephant in the Room: Ray Rice, distraction from the real problem
By Jennie Sekanics Blogger Within the past two weeks, media outlets have expressed frenzied outrage over the gone-viral video of Raymell Mourice Rice (also known as Ray Rice) abusing his partner, Janay...
View ArticleThe Elephant in the Room: Mothers and Pink Pills
By Jennie Sekanicks Blogger To say that life is composed of choices is terribly simplistic but nevertheless true. We as humans make choices every day—to brush our teeth, to wake up early, to do our...
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The Real Direction of One Direction
The infamous anthem of this past summer was Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines.” With his provocative lyrics and music video, it’s easy to write Thicke off as the antithesis of the golden boys of One...
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The Elephant in the Room: All created equal?
By Meghan Chrobock Blogger We all know the famous phrases: “America the home of the free and the brave” and “all men are created equal.” There more men than women in politics. (AP Photo) If I were a...
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The Elephant in The Room: Let’s talk about birth control
By Jennie Sekanics Blogger Women are sexually active. Surprise! Since the Obama administration is now enforcing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which ensures that health care insurance companies cover...
View ArticleThe Elephant in the Room: Naughty Rihanna, Naughty Shakira
Sure, Rihanna and Shakira are hot, but together they do NOT turn me on. I’m talking about their music video, “Can’t Remember to Forget You.” If I just listen to “Can’t Remember to Forget You,” it makes...
View ArticleThe Elephant in the Room: Teach kids about gender
By Jonathan Steinklein Blogger I volunteer at Kidsbridge, a museum that teaches kids from around New Jersey about diversity and equality, here at the College. Every once in a while I run the Gender and...
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The Elephant in the Room: Crisis Pregnancy Centers threaten pro-choice ideals
By Jennie Sekanics Blogger As a woman and feminist alike, I undoubtedly identify as pro-choice when it comes to the issue of abortion. Even though my identification with feminism may signify a...
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