Pretty much everything, but let’s get some background on who she is first. Anita Sarkeesian is a pop culture critic who is most known for her website and YouTube channel ‘Feminist Frequency’ in which she discusses issues prevalent to modern feminism. She is best known for her video series ‘Tropes […]
Tag: feminism
Not a ‘real’ feminist?
Eliza goes out to protests all the time. She waves her picket signs in the air saying that women are oppressed by the patriarchy and need equal rights to men. She shouts down the misogynistic men’s rights activists who don’t care about women and are claiming their special male privilege. […]
Women in STEM subjects
The STEM fields represent roughly 85% of men and 15% of women in the UK. The same would be true of Psychology, except the stats are reversed. When I was in secondary school a company named Moody’s partnered up with my school to create a mentoring program in order to […]
Is rape a feminist issue?
Disclaimer: this post is not proposing a ‘solution’ to how to stop rape, it is looking at rape from a humanitarian perspective and refuting the claim that it is a ‘feminist’ issue. I know men and women that have been raped and sexually assaulted. What we view as assault may […]
Stay-at-home mums vs Superwomen?
As far back as I can remember I’ve always wanted a career, and pretty much the same career; author, recording musical artist, and if the former doesn’t work out I wouldn’t mind going into journalism. There are many, many jobs I wouldn’t want to do: doctor (I’m hella squeamish), teacher […]
Why Laci Green is a Feminist – Response
I like Laci Green. I like the fact that she’s done lots of videos on body positivity and sexuality. I’m sure she’s a really nice girl and is just trying to do a good thing for the world. I’m aware that she’s not a man-hater, and does generally believe in […]