BY: KRUPA JOSEPH All photos by: Bhargavi Joshi For over 13 years, Indian-Canadian Bhargavi Joshi has been trying to tell stories about the things that she cares about through her photography. Photographs helps cut across languages and culture, allowing her…
Western feminists capitalizing on the experiences of others has led to the rise of McFeminism
BY: Victoria Heath Too often, cable television turns into cringe-worthy segments featuring shouting-matches between guests and hosts, or an array of offensive, childish comments exchanged between “expert” panelists. These shows, headed by well-known political pundits and talking heads like…
Feminism has become the ultimate brand
Our society has commonly sexualized and misappropriated women’s bodies. Pornography often shows women and their bodies succumb to male whim. We have always used the female body to sell products like cars, movies and even food. Yet when Kim Kardashian…
Freedom or Death in the Granite State: Clinton is trying to guilt feminists into voting for her
M. TOMOSKI On the morning of the New Hampshire primary, rumours were circulating that Bill Clinton had been angry about the way the campaign was being run. That poorly timed leak led everyone in the media to believe that someone…
I don’t need feminism because it no longer stands for equality
BY: REGAN MCNEILL I was surfing the Internet, just like you are probably doing right now, when I came across something I had never seen or heard of before. I had stumbled upon an anti-feminist Twitter page and at first…
Why Roller Derby is the Official Sport of Feminism (Interview)
BY: LAURA ROJAS Roller derbying has been around since about the 1930s, although not in the same modern, empowering context. In the early 2000s, a women’s derby team started up in Austin, Texas called the Texas Rollergirls. Now, according to…
A feminist’s take on what’s wrong with feminism
BY: JESSICA BURDE I am a feminist. It is a label I embrace, and I’m proud of the achievements of the feminist movement. But I’m not blind to the flaws of feminism. From the earliest days of women’s suffrage, feminists…