Written by: Sam Rabie Edited by: Orli Adamski Not I, the Pervert Family’s eyes, once so knowing, now a disguise. Ogling, they peer and pry. “It’s been 6 months, how tall you’ve grown,” they say into my chest, determined not to undress. A woman! They declare. Womanish. A woman in this tight dress not a woman when I ache not a woman when I cry … Continue reading Breastworks: Starring, Crying, Mocking, and Playing with My Chest
Written by: Morgan Delva Edited by: Abigail Francis A common assertion within online anti-capitalist spaces is that ‘culture war’ narratives in political discourse and the media are getting tiresome. This fact can be linked to the long-held belief among leftists that these narratives, typically mobilizing divisive rhetoric regarding identity politics, actively hamper and distract from the development of class consciousness among the working class. Thus, … Continue reading Opinion: We Can Do Better than “No War but Class War”
Written by: Leylie Meh Edited by: Anya Pan The contentious Vogue Article “Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?” written by Chanté Joseph discusses an ostensibly novel trend on social media: being single. Through a discussion of the emerging social norms of women’s romantic choices and a shift in cultural desires, the piece proved to divide the Internet and invoke debate over modern female autonomy. This … Continue reading Are Patriarchal Structures Still Influencing Us Subconsciously?
Written by: Hanna Yaghoubi Edited by: Noa Doupe In today’s digital climate, misogynistic language and ideology have been neatly packaged in a box marked ‘reclaimation’; the rhetoric has changed over time, but the sentiment has not. Femininity in its many forms has been disparaged for so long that when women claim it they are often praised, even if the so-called ‘feminine traits’ they reclaim have … Continue reading Do the “Girl Math”: How Digital Tropes Turn Reclamation into Restriction
Written by: Grace Pumpton-Hill Edited by: Laurence Desjardins “Oh, God, who does not exist, you hate women, otherwise you’d have made them different. And Jesus, who snubbed your mother, you hate them more.” “O Father, Are you listening? I hope you are… Eleven and wondering, praying in my bed, hands clasped around my childhood stuffie, not together as they should be, I believed in it … Continue reading The Father, The Mother
Written by: Celia Selzner Edited by: Laurence Desjardins Introduction From damsels in distress to evil witches, female stereotypes in favor of a patriarchal social order have long been prevalent in children’s media. In recent years, gender has become increasingly conceived as a social construct, meaning “an idea that has been created and accepted by people in society” rather than an intrinsic, biological characteristic. Upon accepting … Continue reading Gender Lessons in Fairy Tales
Written by: Athena Kalaganis Edited by: Abigail George On November 3rd, Dick Cheney, the Vice-president to George W. Bush, died at the age of 84. As the news broke, public figures were quick to sanitize his legacy. Kamala Harris, who received his endorsement for the presidency, described Cheney as a “devoted public servant,” referencing his three decades long career in American governance. Concerningly, many statements … Continue reading Remembering Dick Cheney’s Grim Legacy of Torture in Iraq
Written by: Amy Xia Edited by: Orli Adamski In 1878, Scandinavian archaeologist Hjalmar Stolpe discovered a grave, later named Bj 581, in Birka, a historic Viking settlement in present-day Sweden. This discovery marked the beginning of a mistaken interpretation of the burial’s contents and the gender of its owner, a misconception that would persist for over 128 years. Due to a full set of weaponry, … Continue reading Breaking Bias: Gendered Assumptions and the Legacy of Ancient Female Power
Written by: Abigail Francis Edited by: Anya Pan Historically, through media and science, female fatigue has often been pathologized into personality. In these settings, the woman is emotional, moody and overwhelming: these are simply the intrinsic traits of existence as a woman. Yet, recent studies in fatigue, like ones done by Jonathan Sterne, point to something else: female tiredness can in fact reflect the demands … Continue reading Just Take the Pill: The Labour of Contraception Management
Written by: Lauren Avis Edited by: Ashlesha Shringarpure and Louise Deroi With wires strung to his fingers and a hood over his head, he stands precariously on a cardboard box, told that if he were to fall, he would be electrocuted. The story of the Hooded Man, later revealed to be Iraqi prisoner Abdoud Faleh, horrified the public and exposed the horrors of the U.S. … Continue reading Playing Torturer: Call of Duty and The Erosion of Human Rights Norms
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