Editor’s note: This is the second in a four-part series with the question, “What does it mean to be a girl?” In the series we have explored the way society defines and confines girlhood, as well as gender in general. (Click here for part 1.) (Trigger Warning) All week I’ve been thinking about De’Liza’s post…
Editor’s note: This is the first in a four-part series with the question, “What does it mean to be a girl?” In the series we have explored the way society defines and confines girlhood, as well as gender in general. By De’Liza Galimidi Girls will be girls. How would the dialogue change if this replaced…
This video really kind of speaks for itself. Victoria, a high school senior, shares how hard it has been to live on her own after her parents were deported. A DREAMer — a term that references the DREAM Act and refers to children who are born in this country to undocumented immigrant parents — Victoria…
If you didn’t see the grotesque “comedy” video — depicting a Harriet Tubman “sex tape” — released by Russell Simmons yesterday on his All Def Digital channel, well, you won’t see it now. Within hours of releasing the sexist, racist, and rape-joke infused “parody,” it was pulled from YouTube. But not before all hell broke…
This post speaks to so much I’m feeling right now — my disenfranchisement with mainstream (white) feminist blogs (looking at you Jezebel), a sense of alienation from what I want to write about and what “gets clicks,” narratives like the fuckwit Hugo Schwyzer deal, and yes, even the #solidarityisforwhitewomen hashtag … as chronicled best by…
By De’Liza Galimidi The act of faith has always been the part and parcel that has perpetuated Astrid Silva’s life to be nothing short of awe-inspiring. The 25-year-old chuckles as she says “I’m too optimistic.” But these qualities of faith and optimism seem to be the driving forces through all of Silva’s great challenges as…
What a fantastic Sluts Week we’ve been having during our SLUT RIOT! We’ve had intense conversation generated from thought-provoking and sometimes controversial guest posts — here and on Facebook and twitter. We’ve looked at it from different angles. We’ve poked a stick at so much slut-shaming with photos and a Big Slut Riot Music Video.…
Admit it, Sluts Week has been way more fun than Shark Week. No? Well, maybe today’s post will have you humming a different tune. Today we debut the much-anticipated Big SLUT RIOT Music Video, a (loving) parody of The Ting Ting’s song “That’s Not My Name.” I give you “Say My Name!” Before I go…
We’ve been having some passionate discussions so far during this week of Slut Riot — here and through Facebook and twitter — ignited by posts from an Asian-American high schooler’s perspective to that of a sex worker. And I can practically guarantee that the fun is just starting! (PS: Have you submitted your photos and/or…
The Sin City Siren 