Violence
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Op-Ed: The NFL’s Response to Violence Against Women: Why One Fan Won’t Watch This Year
This is an issue of basic human dignity and respect. I, as a man, am perfectly capable of not beating up my wife and children....
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Personal is Political: On Institutional Abuse in Psychiatric Facilities (Part II)
I made a commitment then and there to do everything within my power to make mental healthcare a safe and affirming space for all the...
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Editorial: Michael Brown and Anti-Black Violence
A young black man was killed this weekend. He was shot multiple times by police while walking to his grandmother’s house. He was left to...
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In Conversation: On Race and Racism, Progression and Stagnation
By Timothy Patrick McCarthy and Darnell L. Moore This is a second conversation in a dialogue series initially published here at The Feminist Wire. Timothy Patrick...
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Feminists We Love: Wagatwe Wanjuki
Wagatwe Wanjuki is a feminist activist working and living in the New York City area. She uses new media tools to advance social justice. You can...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: The Dominos Fall Quickly
By Emily Barasch The dominos fall quickly in the way that I choose And I have to act...
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Getting on Up: The Cult of the Charismatic Black Man
Charismatic black men slapping black women around are funny. This was the takeaway conveyed by some audience members at a screening I attended of the...
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Personal is Political: On Institutional Abuse in Psychiatric Facilities (Part I)
I told the nurses politely that I wished to leave, knowing this wasn’t the best environment for my health. This statement alone made me an...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: Refusing to Compromise My Beliefs
By Christina Peterson As a student, I never thought I would be stuck in a place where I face the possibility of failing a class...
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13 Challenges Legislators Underestimate when Fighting Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Minors
By Aya de Leon Concern about sex trafficking of underage girls is on the rise throughout the US. Various states are considering or have passed legislation...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: Pretty Black Girls Just Don’t Exist
By Kaila Philo At least, this is what I’ve taken from you all these years. Black women aren’t meant to be love interests or high...
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Homeland Security Goes to School
By Nicole Nguyen On a rather dreary day in April 2013, I found myself holed up inside of a cardboard box on a closet shelf some...
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In Solidarity with Egyptian Feminists
On Saturday (June 21, 2014), Yara Sallam, featured in TFW last year as a Feminist We Love, was arrested by Egyptian authorities while participating in a peaceful demonstration calling...
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Two Poems by Lindsay Lusby
By Lindsay Lusby Girl with no Hands Her own father mistook her for an apple tree, full-trunked and red-cheeked. . So he hacked at limbs,...
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The White Family: A Case for National Action
In the recent swirl of epic violence, mayhem and gun-besotted hysteria that has become the lifeblood of corporate media, no one is asking about the...
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Kara Walker and the Sweet Taste of Gentrification
New York City is always changing. New York neighborhoods, too. It is not a new story: an underserved neighborhood draws (with inexpensive rent) artists, young...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: Poetry By Jaclyn Weber
The Walking Dead Girl in my history class totally started looking like a zombie from The Walking Dead. ...
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Carter as Kristof: How Jimmy Carter’s New Book Takes a Page Out of Nick Kristof’s Savior Narrative
By Sayantani DasGupta Jimmy Carter is undoubtedly a good man with good intentions. He was, in fact, one of my first heroes. He was the...
