feminism
At its core, feminism is the simple conviction that women are equal to men in every regard, and should be treated as such.
The Argument Against Girl Boss
My husband and I decided to spend a weekend afternoon strolling a quaint shopping district in our city. It’s a small street lined with mom-and-pop boutiques that offer high-end home furnishings and vintage clothing mixed with a few neighborhood bars and hipster eateries. After having a refreshing beverage by the river, we decided to make our way back to our car which was parked outside of a women’s clothing shop. Proudly displayed in its window was a simple white t-shirt with the words “Girl Boss” emblazoned across the front. I instantly cringed. I’ve raged against that phrase for some time, but on this occasion my husband decided to ask why I’d be opposed to something meant to empower women. Simply put, because it doesn’t.
By Angel Morton8 years ago in Viva
Keeping My Legs Closed for Jesus
At one point in my life, I was a church member… one of those “good girl” church members. I was one of those good girls who went to church and strived/tried to be wholesome and pure. I can remember my grandmother (who was one of the saintly church Mother’s) saying to me, “Good church girls keep their legs closed.” When I heard this, I didn’t really understand just why I needed to, “keep my legs closed,” but as I got older, it became more apparent to me that it meant a variety of things… and they all centered around my pussy (OOPS!), I mean vagina.
By Reaux Tinkleflower8 years ago in Viva
How to Build Up Your Confidence
We've all been there. "This dress makes me look fat," "this skirt makes me look like I'm seeking attention," etc. We are all ruled by social norms and by the "what will they think of me?" stigma. I think it's time we change all that. I've always been insecure (I made a post about my EDs already if you want to check it out). Always preoccupied with my body because I thought that my physical appearance is all that matters and that nobody pays attention to your inner self.
By Eugenia Moreno8 years ago in Viva
Accept or Reject: The Truth About Consent
“Stupid bitch!” It’s a phrase that more than one man has screamed at a woman who has turned down his advances. If they are in a group of buddies, they will sometimes mutter something like, “She must be a dyke. Why wouldn’t she want this?” To which the group will mostly cheer and try to rally the fallen one. It’s a gross miscarriage of what actually happened and needs to stop. There are a couple of memes going around social media that should help clear up the confusion that seems to happen.
By Edward Anderson8 years ago in Viva
Toxic Masculinity Is for Women Too
I know it has the word "masculinity," but don’t let that trick you like it has so many other people on the huge impact it has on women and girls. I grew up restricting my own self expression because I was afraid of being "too girly" and having my friends and classmates think differently of me, think less of me just because I was wearing pink. I never wore pink, save for a few extremely pale, almost white pieces that I hardly ever wore. Even if I liked some clothes, I told myself I didn’t because I didn’t like the colour when I really just didn’t want to be associated with it. When getting toys and other things with colour options, I always chose anything other than pink. Purple I could accept, as long as it wasn’t too bright or too girly. The same went for glitter—I avoided it like the plague and couldn’t bear to have anything with glittery writing, and even when I started wearing makeup, a very stereotypically girly thing, I still avoided any glitter in that. The thing is, I’m not special. There are so many other girls (probably almost every girl) that went through this too. My sister was so much worse. She hated anything pink and refused to be in any way associated with it. Both of us had the issue of “I don’t wanna be like other girls.” I don’t know if I ever thought that explicitly and directly, but that’s definitely how I was acting. I wanted to be different, to be a "tomboy" because I didn’t want to be associated with girly stereotypes and immediately written off by both boys and girls because of it.
By Maddie Green8 years ago in Viva
10 Feminist Jokes That Will Have You LOLing
Everyone and their grandmother knows at least one politically-incorrect joke. It's almost expected of you to know more than that, and tell them at least once. This strange but true fact of life brings me to my next point: most people assume people who are vested in equality have no sense of humor.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart8 years ago in Viva
History Repeats Herself
We all have heard and sometimes actually believed the term history repeats itself. We see it all around us. From small things like fashion making the rounds over and over again, to a timeline of what we do throughout history. The ideal thought is that it’s to prompt change within our society. Usually a change for the better. As a woman living through the rise of another women’s liberation movement, as this year is now being deemed “The Year of the Woman”, are we not looking at the repeat of history?
By Meagan Hagerman8 years ago in Viva
Top Inspirational Feminist Quotes of All Time
Every day, women are forced to fight for equal rights and must speak up to make their voices heard. Every woman is a feminist if she believes in her right to equality as a human being. Inspirational feminists include prominent leaders in politics, film, music, and social justice such as Michelle Obama and Maya Angelou. Thankfully, these powerful women have used their platforms in a positive way and have given a voice to every woman by speaking loud and proud for equality. Women can accomplish great things if we all choose to support one another. The future is undoubtedly female! Here are some of the top inspirational feminist quotes of all time and the deeper meanings behind them.
By Morgan E. Westling8 years ago in Viva
Why Is It so Important for Girls and Young Women to Have Positive Female Role Models?
How many people reading this have a younger sister, daughter, female cousin, etc, etc? Ever wondered who they look up too? For males it's relatively simple; David Beckham, Will Smith, Barack Obama, Elon Musk. Even though if you ask most lads under the age of 13 in 2018, none of these people will appear, you're probably looking more at a list that includes KSI, Ninja, or ChrisMD but that's just the "Age of YouTube".
By Hollie Bond8 years ago in Viva
Tatas or Nadas
Everyone latched onto their mother's boob at one point in time. But while some states allow breastfeeding to be publicly protected, the stigma is something that should be removed as well. Huffington Post published an article last year that said states like South Dakota and Virginia exempt woman who are breastfeeding from any public indecency charges or nudity violations. 47 of the 50 states allow women to breastfeed in public without any exemptions. But yet while those states allow public breastfeeding, there are some people who want them to do it in a spot where the boob and baby are out of sight.
By Heather Wilkins8 years ago in Viva
Me, the Sexist Feminist!
A couple of months ago, I was reading the book from Reni Eddo-Lodge, Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race. She talks about systemic racism in the UK. I would never have the audacity to say I can relate as I am white and born into an upper middle class family from France. But, her combat truly rang a bell and I wasn't sure why that bell vibrated so damn strongly inside of me.
By The European Experiment8 years ago in Viva
