All posts tagged "Violence"
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In the Aftermath of the Trial
In the wake of the George Zimmerman trial, The Feminist Wire hosted a weeklong forum featuring a variety of essays and perspectives. We felt it...
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Instant Messages: On White Womanhood, Fear of Black Men, and Changing Our Minds
By Abe Louise Young because because because as far as I can tell less than a thousand children playing in the garden of a thousand...
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No Justice for Trayvon: White Women in the Jury Box
During the trial of George Zimmerman for the murder of Trayvon Martin, considerable media coverage surrounded the selection of six women for jury duty. Perhaps, some speculated,...
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An Open Love Note to My Son: On Mourning, Love, and Black Motherhood
By Christen Smith Raising Black children – female and male – in the mouth of a racist, sexist, suicidal dragon is perilous and chancy. If...
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Assata, Radicalism and Love
By Jessica Horn To meditate on the meaning of Assata Shakur is to meditate on the meaning of a vibrant tradition of revolutionary black women’s...
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Op-Ed: The Military's Culture of Sexual Violence
By Carrie Reed Earlier this year, a monumental announcement came from Department of Defense lifting the ban on women serving in combat roles. However, women...
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Op Ed: Paternalism, Not Protection: A Feminist Reassessment of the Burqa and Niqab
By Aicha Marhfour Yesterday, I opened a Facebook message from an old friend, touched that she was thinking of me after many years. But the...
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The Military Rape Problem is Not About Women or Sex
By Kari O’Driscoll I may be just one more voice in the wind when it comes to this issue, but I just can’t stay quiet...
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The Four Letter Word
By Niama Sandy I went on a date on Christmas day. We went to the Black Cat’s “James Brown Death-Mas” party. My date was a...
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AVERAGED: A Photo Essay
By Brook Dorff AVERAGED is a collection of photographs and personal histories taken in Andhra Pradesh, India. The documentation of stories and images in the...
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Myths of Progress and Cartographies of Hate
By Darnell L. Moore and Monica J. Casper Definition of HATE 1 a: intense hostility and aversion usually deriving from fear, anger, or sense of...
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Towards Community Wellness: Healing from Trauma through Yoga
By Jardana Peacock Some stories you don’t want to tell. Some places you just don’t want to return to. But some stories destroy you unless...
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An Open Letter to Facebook
From Women, Action and Media May 21, 2013 An Open Letter to Facebook: We, the undersigned, are writing to demand swift, comprehensive and effective action...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: Shattering Silence (Video)
By Molly Baker On April 23, University of Arizona student Dean Saxton, better known as Brother Dean, stood on a bench brandishing a sign that...
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10 Ways Men Can End Violence Against Women
By Sacchi Patel As I checked my Twitter feed on the morning of Tuesday, April 30, 2013, I expected to find mostly depressing news, as...
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Are Men to Be Trusted? Thoughts on Sexual Assault and the Chain of Command
By Bill Patrick This week brought the startling news of the arrest of Lt. Col. Jeff Krusinski, the officer in charge of the Air Force’s...
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Confessions of a Complicated Latina Feminist
By Juliana Britto Schwartz “You Americans, why are you so obsessed with labels?” The way my Brazilian cousin looks at me, she might as well...
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COLLEGE FEMINISMS: An Open Letter in Response to the Backlash at Uconn
By Nathaniel Herter I’d like to preface this article by noting that while news stories might upset, they rarely leave me shaking with rage, and that...