Walmart by Tina

is my least favorite store on earth. The lighting ghosts my face. The music is nauseating. And all their products remind me of little children bent over their work, thinking themselves lucky that they have this fourteen-hours-a-day job that teases their tiny bellies with not enough food. It’s easy to forget all that when you […]

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#ThisDoesntMeanYes: A Campaign Against Sexual Assault and Myth Busting

On April 11th, 2015, four feminists — Nathalie Gordon, Lydia Pang, Abigail Bergstrom, and Karlie McCulloch, alongside renowned photographer Perou — took to the streets to take photos of women for the Rape Crisis center in South London. Through his pop-up photography studio, he got to know more about these women’s stories and their thoughts on rape culture. […]

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Hollywood and Female Autonomy: Why Divergent Should be Discussed

If you’re like me, then you went into Divergent expecting a fast-paced, mind-candy, dystopian-set teen romance movie. And, if you’re like me, you walked out of the experience thoroughly impressed with the portrayal of the main character, Tris, and how she relates to young girls and female agency. Now, full disclosure, I have never read the Divergent book series […]

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