Recent Posts Tagged With 'feminist'

• My New Blog, Where To Find Me, And How To Contact Me

  Posted on Wednesday May 27th, 2009 at 10:56 in religion, politics, music, news, blog, MEN, health, Help, women, video, videos, feminism

  If you read this blog or if you liked this blog, when it was alive, then I think you’ll like my new blog. Check out my new blog: Forwrrrd Forwrrrd is an activism, DIY, equal rights, feminism, human rights, riot grrrl, and women’s rights b...

• Just A Reminder

  Posted on Tuesday January 27th, 2009 at 13:25 in MEN, women, feminism, activism, DIY, human rights, rights, forum, forums, feminist, message boards, equal rights

  This blog is still on hiatus, but I do have some news regarding the Riot Grrrl Online website. The website will be undergoing updates within the next few months…additions, updates, and changes are expected on the website. To know all the update...

• This Blog Is On Hiatus

  Posted on Wednesday November 19th, 2008 at 18:01 in religion, politics, Culture, music, news, blog, MEN, health, woman, Help, myspace, updates

  As you can see, I haven’t blogged here in several weeks now. The reason for that is because I am putting this blog on hiatus. This means that it is dead for now and won’t be posted in. However, This doesn’t mean that you can’t...

• I Hate Sarah Palin

  Posted on Wednesday October 1st, 2008 at 19:44 in women, feminism, activism, feminist, equal rights, activist, suggestions, feminists, activists, riot grrrl, riot grrl, riot grrrls

  It’s true. I know this may be confusing. For some reason, I’ve consistently been questioned by why I do not like her. She has a vulva, so we must have things in common, right? Actually, not much more than that 2nd X chromosome. Here are a...

• “grrrl” is a noun, not an adjective!

  Posted on Tuesday September 2nd, 2008 at 17:53 in MEN, women, feminism, feminist, equal rights, feminists, riot grrrl, riot grrl, riot grrrls, riotgrrrl, riotgrrrls, riot grrls

  This is an essay I was asked to write for a WS class last semester. Throughout my entire life, my gender has played a huge role. It has determined what kind of things I should be interested in, what expectations are placed upon me and what point of v...

• Till Death Do Yah Part?

  Posted on Wednesday August 27th, 2008 at 12:54 in MEN, women, feminism, feminist, equal rights, feminists, riot grrrl, riot grrl, riot grrrls, riotgrrrl, riotgrrrls, riot grrls

  I’ve been plagued by the thought of marriage lately. It seems at every possibility someone in my family brings up the prospect of me entering into nuptial confines and then reproducing and wondering out loud when such a time will come. I’...

• Raping America’s Female Soldiers

  Posted on Wednesday August 27th, 2008 at 12:53 in MEN, Help, women, feminism, human rights, feminist, equal rights, feminists, riotgrrrl, riotgrrrls, riotgrrls

  For the more than 200,000 women serving on active duty in the U.S. military, sexual assault and harassment are issues not to be ignored – and now that the armed forces are taking steps to correct the problem, some wonder if it is doing enough. In t...

• HHS Thinks That Contraception Is Abortion

  Posted on Tuesday August 26th, 2008 at 17:37 in women, feminism, activism, human rights, feminist, equal rights, activist, feminists, activists, riotgrrrl, riotgrrl, riotgrrls

  The draft regulation, prepared by the Bush Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and currently circulating among anti-women officials, redefines abortion as, “any of the various procedures — including the pr...

• The C Word

  Posted on Tuesday August 26th, 2008 at 17:36 in MEN, women, feminism, feminist, feminists, riot grrrl, riot grrrls, riotgrrrl, riotgrrrls, riot grrls, riotgrrls

  Throughout history, people have created a set of slang words and terminology to be used as aspersions. When we were younger, we used insults such as butthole and dork. As we matured, so did our put-downs: they increased in vulgarity as well as severi...

• Feminism Friday: A Guide To Being A Feminist

  Posted on Friday August 15th, 2008 at 17:02 in feminism, articles, article, feminist, feminists, feminism friday

  This article was taken from Associated Content. Forget the stereotypes, being a feminist isn’t about having short hair, or refusing to wear dresses. It’s not about trash-talking, bashing or otherwise hating men. Feminism isn’t based on any kind...

• Riot Grrrl Returns, With A Slightly Softer Roar

  Posted on Tuesday August 12th, 2008 at 16:48 in women, feminism, articles, article, feminist, new york times, grrl, feminists, riot grrrl, riot grrl, riot grrrls, grrrl

  This article was taken from the New York Times. POP VIEW;Riot Grrrl Returns, With a Slightly Softer Roar By EVELYN MCDONNELL Published: June 2, 1996 AT THE HEART OF FEMINISM lies the belief in self-determination: women should define their own identit...

• Blog Survey

  Posted on Sunday July 20th, 2008 at 15:27 in Help, women, feminism, comments, questions, activism, opinions, surveys, question, survey, feminist, feedback

  I want feedback about this blog, so please answer the following questions in a reply to this post. 1.) What do YOU want to see on this blog? (as in posts) 2.) Are there any changes I should make to this blog? 3.) What do YOU think about this blog? 4...

• Feminists Express Outrage Over New Yorker

  Posted on Tuesday July 15th, 2008 at 13:41 in women, feminism, racism, feminist, sexism, racist, feminists, michelle obama, sexist

  Feminists Express Outrage over New Yorker 7/15/2008 - Feminist groups immediately expressed outrage over the New Yorker’s cover for the July 21 issue that depicts a caricature of Michelle and Senator Barack Obama. Editor David Remnick Claims the Ca...

• Riot Grrrl Online Website: Links Wanted!

  Posted on Monday July 7th, 2008 at 21:29 in link, feminism, websites, activism, feminist, activist, grrl, feminists, activists, riot grrrl, riot grrl, riot grrrls

  As most of you know from my Riot Grrrl Online Website, There aren’t many links on the website under “Links”. That’s where I need YOU! If you have a website you want me to link to, feminist/riot grrrl related or not, feel free...

• Feminists Unite On Wikipedia Part 2

  Posted on Sunday July 6th, 2008 at 19:01 in MEN, feminism, activism, Wiki, interests, editing, wikipedia, feminist, activist, category, grrl, feminists

  I’m Grrrlriot on Wikipedia. A couple of months ago, I was very active on editing on Wikipedia. As of the past couple of days, I have went back to being active on Wikipedia. Looking for feminists/riot grrrls or others that edit feminist/riot grr...

• Iranian Women’s Rights Activist Sentenced to Prison

  Posted on Monday June 23rd, 2008 at 12:50 in feminism, activism, rights, feminist, activist, womens rights, feminists, activists

  Iranian Women’s Rights Activist Sentenced to Prison An Iranian women’s rights activist was sentenced to a five year prison term last week, the maximum penalty for her so-called crime. Hana Abdi was convicted of “gathering and collud...

• Feminism Friday: Interested In A Feminism Forum?

  Posted on Friday June 6th, 2008 at 12:38 in MEN, woman, Help, girls, feminism, activism, DIY, boy, human rights, do it yourself, rights, Boys

  Since this is a feminism blog, I thought I’d post it. I posted this in my _feminism Livejournal Commmunity. What does everyone think of the idea of having a feminism forum? The forum would be about feminism, the many different types of feminism...

• LiveJournal Is Inspiring

  Posted on Monday June 2nd, 2008 at 16:24 in feminism, comments, feminist, Posts, entries, livejournal, communities, grrl, feminists, lj, livejournal.com, riot grrrl

  As of today, I decided to go back on LiveJournal, after months of not posting or not using my livejournal. I am not going to advertise my communities or anything like that, here on this blog, but I will say that my LJ is located here. What made me go...

• cosmo sucks

  Posted on Tuesday May 27th, 2008 at 14:02 in magazine, feminism, magazines, feminist, bust magazine, ms, zines, feminists, bust, zine, riot grrrl, riot grrl

  today on the ever amazing postsecret the following secret was posted: i’m sure we can all related to this person.  i find standing in line at a checkout to be a disheartening experience as i am faced with painfully airbushed celebrities and h...

• Free Riot Grrrl Email Address

  Posted on Monday May 26th, 2008 at 15:57 in feminism, email, feminist, free email, grrl, feminists, email address, riot grrrl, riot grrl, riot grrrls, free email address, grrrl

  A few days ago, Nam told me that he made me an administrator of the FREE email address service that he is offering at http://www.riotgrrrl.co.uk/ and Nam is still an administrator of the free email service too. You can have your own email address: yo...

• Taking It Global

  Posted on Friday May 23rd, 2008 at 22:53 in ideas, feminism, charity, network, Networking, web2.0, social networking, activism, Ecology, DIY, human rights, do it yourself

  Taking It Global is a social networking website. It is aimed at youth, but adults are also on the website. (such as myself) Taking It Global is an international non-profit organization located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In alot of ways, It is like ...

• my love letter to riot grrrl ♥

  Posted on Friday May 23rd, 2008 at 22:22 in feminism, stories, article, story, writings, feminist, contributors, grrl, feminists, riot grrrl, riot grrl, riot grrrls

  hi all!  i’m a new contributor to the blog and here is my first contribution. my name is andrea. i’m 27 years old and i was born a feminist. i say i was born a feminist because i really don’t remember there being a time in my life ...

• About Riot Grrrl/What Is Riot Grrrl?

  Posted on Wednesday May 14th, 2008 at 17:35 in feminism, info, information, activism, opinions, rights, equality, introduction, feminist, equal rights, meaning, definitions

  This was taken from my Riot Grrrl Online website. Here is some information on riot grrrl. Here is some information and history of the riot grrrl movement and philosophy. HISTORY OF RIOT GRRRL: Here is some history of riot grrrl. Riot Grrrl began in 1...

• 44 Writings I Need For This Blog

  Posted on Sunday May 11th, 2008 at 19:01 in list, lists, MEN, Parents, Help, artist, updates, writer, trailers, ideas, animal, feminism

  I am in need of some articles and writings for this blog. I will add to this list as I see fit. The ones listed below are ideas for articles and writings and are some writings/articles I need for the blog. By writing the article (or articles), You wi...

• The Story Behind The Riot Grrrl Online Website And How I Got Into Riot Grrrl

  Posted on Saturday May 10th, 2008 at 12:19 in MEN, updates, feminism, websites, activism, DIY, stories, human rights, article, story, introduction, writings

  A Quick Riot Grrrl Online Website Update: I know I do not use this blog for updates on the Riot Grrrl Online website, but the website is finally working after months of not working properly and being offline. I didn’t think it would ever be bac...

• I Fight Like A Girl

  Posted on Tuesday May 6th, 2008 at 22:01 in feminism, writings, feminist, grrl, feminists, riot grrrl, riot grrl, riot grrrls, grrrl, riotgrrrl, riotgrrrls, riot grrls

  The author of this is anonymous. I Fight Like A Girl I fight like a girl who refuses to be a victim. I fight like a girl who is tired of being IGNORED and HUMORED and BEATEN and RAPED. I fight like a girl who’s sick of not being taken seriously...

• What Riot Grrrl Means To Me

  Posted on Sunday May 4th, 2008 at 13:55 in feminism, websites, activism, DIY, human rights, do it yourself, rights, global, issues, equality, writings, feminist

  The following was written by Greta/grrrlriot. (me) Do not copy without permission. What Riot Grrrl Means To Me…What Does It Mean To You? There are no right or wrong definitions of riot grrrl, in fact, everyone has their own definition of what ...

• 20 Reasons Why I Chose Riot Grrrl

  Posted on Saturday May 3rd, 2008 at 12:25 in list, lists, feminism, activism, human rights, rights, global, freedom, issues, equality, writings, racism

  The following was written by Greta/grrrlriot. (me) Do not steal without permission. The reasons are not in any certain order. If you want to add to my list or start a new list, Feel free to comment on this post. If you can think of 50-100 or more rea...

• Inspiring Quotes

  Posted on Friday May 2nd, 2008 at 12:24 in feminism, inspirational, quotes, activism, human rights, rights, global, equality, feminist, equal rights, activist, grrl

  “I seem to be getting a lot of things pushed my way that are strong women. It’s like people see Hackers and they send me offers to play tough women with guns, the kind who wear no bra and a little tank top. I’d like to play strong w...

• Feminism Friday: US Circuit Court Hears Asylum Appeal in Female Genital Mutilation Case

  Posted on Thursday May 1st, 2008 at 17:55 in feminism, human rights, rights, global, feminist, womens rights, guinea, feminists, humanrights, global issues, genital mutilation, female genital mutilation

  This article was taken from Feminist Daily News Wire May 1, 2008 US Circuit Court Hears Asylum Appeal in Female Genital Mutilation Case A panel of judges for the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on Tuesday in the case of three women w...