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Hollaback Y'All
Ever been catcalled, felt up, ogled or otherwise harassed walking down the street, dancing at a club, riding on the subway or just minding your own business? Yeah, thought so--us too. That's why we...
View ArticleLiving Up to Stereotypes and Breaking Them Down
A post from Sarah Van Name, Duke Write(H)ers participant When my first boyfriend broke up with me at the beginning of my sophomore year of high school, I decided I would stop crying. By that...
View ArticleBeing Conscious About Language
By Write(H(ers participant Erin Sweeney, T'13Lately, I’ve been paying more attention to how people (myself included) use pronouns. I’ve noticed that more of my peers are using gender-inclusive...
View ArticleThe ethics and aesthetics of being a Duke student
By Write(H)ers participant Elena Botella, T'13When I was at a Professor’s house, a fellow student was talking to his young (maybe 5-year-old?) daughter, and told her that she was very cute. “You...
View ArticleCunts, Sluts, and Forced Femininity
by Write(H)ers blogger, Deja Beamon T'13I remember the first time I was called a slut. It was the 6th grade and I had a huge crush on this kid with long sweeping hair who was a grade above me. The...
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Twittering Thoughts on Miss America
Despite the probability of losing all intellectual credibility with which some may accredit me, I will admit that my Facebook newsfeed regularly serves as my primary resource for headlines. Every...
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Mansplaining for the Movement
Remember that time the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hosted an all-male (read: conservative, white, old) panel to discuss access to birth control? I certainly do. Because it was a...
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Why does the Internet love Cat(fight)s?
Miley, Miley, Miley! She’s on everyone’s minds so much she’s almost becoming irrelevant, like when you say a word so much it completely loses its meaning. She literally can’t stop. And...
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We had just wrapped up at the Istanbul Archaeology Museum, drained from taking in all the incredible history exhibited in the museum’s three buildings. The consensus was to take the tram to a spot for...
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