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When Pleasure Stops, Sex Stops
In season 2, episode 4 of Sex and the City, viewers were inundated with multiple scenes of Miranda having mediocre sex with her ophthalmologist, thus resorting to faking an orgasm. She explains, “The...
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Happy Birthday #2, Bitches!
In my wildest dreams, I never would have imagined where Bitchtopia has gone. In our short two years, we’ve been published in books, recognized by hot celebs, and quoted in important literature. Looking...
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Hits and Shits
Hits: Man Who Was Body-Shamed On the Internet Receives The Best Dance Party Ever A Londoner named Sean was fat-shamed on 4Chan—aka the root of all evil—for dancing in public. In a positive turn,...
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Names Are Not Innocent
I have a “white” name. When it is put on an application without any other background information, many people would assume that I am white. I am not white. My white name does not define me just as...
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The Price of Plus Size Clothes?
Recently, I was given a gift card for Land’s End, a store I was unfamiliar with, but I figured they would have a dress or tights that I would like. As I was scrolling through the sales selection...
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I Am Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl
During my teenage years, I desired to be a manic pixie dream girl. A manic pixie dream girl (or MPDG) is the female character in television and film who is quirky and makes the male protagonist fall...
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Boys (don’t) Cry
lwilson-illustration.co.uk Toxic Masculinity describes the idea that men are inherently less emotional than women, as well as being more violent, stronger, and more able to tolerate pain and stress. A...
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Hits and Shits
Hits Débora Adorno and Other Brazilian Women Combat Sexual Harassment With An Unlikely Weapon A Brazilian woman named Débora Adorno was experiencing street harassment while walking alone in the...
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Spring Awakening
image by jujulica.tumblr.com Let it be known that Persephone never consented to anything. She didn’t know the consequences of those six seeds, didn’t know the consequences of having both budding...
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A girl’s best friend
by Esperanza M. I have always had a huge crush on Marilyn Monroe. However, for most of my life, all I knew about her was she was beautiful, sexy and charming. That’s pretty much what everyone knows...
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Conversations with my Stepfather
He says: “She says she’s shath, do you know what that means?” Breathe, breathe, breathe, don’t scream, don’t cry. He doesn’t know about you – he doesn’t know you are gay. Don’t give anything away. You...
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Leak
I wanted to create something that reflects upon my own sexual activity and personal choices. Such a personal subject can often become tangled in society’s expectations and change what I felt. I...
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Diamonds Are A Girl’s Worst Enemy
If you are a woman, chances are you’ve contemplated your future engagement ring; I know I have. A more important topic of contemplation, though, is the real history and meaning behind engagement rings...
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Guest Artist: Poet Meggie Royer
Ode to Ovaries According to biology women are born with all the eggs//they’ll ever have// so some girl collects robin shells//and finches and blue jays// drains the slippery bodies inside like...
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The Importance of Realistic Female TV Characters
xoJane recently published an article titled Hey Broad City, A Woman Doesn’t Have To Be A Hot Mess To Be Funny. It was labeled as an “unpopular opinion,” and rightfully so. In the article, Emily...
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Vote
I am told, I must vote I must vote because I am female Because I was born with estrogen coursing through my veins Because many before me died so I could cast my opinion on that tiny slip of white paper...
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Celebrate Riot Grrrl Day: A Playlist
Riot Grrrl is a feminist movement found in the 1990s in Olympia, Washington. A handful of punk and rocker ladies have been musically influenced by the Riot Grrrl’s core values, usually calling out on...
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Stop Pretending.
by Esperanza M Stop pretending girls are ethereal beings instead of humans. Stop feeling grossed out by nature. Stop with your ridiculous expectations. We have body hair, stretch marks, scars and...
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Why I am Not Here for Kylie Jenner
Recently Kylie Jenner, half-sister to Kim Kardashian, was spotted on Instagram with darker skin. She captioned the image, “What I wish I looked like all the time.” While some people have claimed that...
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Pop Punk 30/30
In honor of National Poetry Month, I’ve taken on the task of writing a poem a day during April (commonly called “30/30″). This has involved experimenting with multiple styles, including erasure, or...
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