The College Feminists

Two college women, blogging about feminism.

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Nope.

10.24.11

feministblackboard:

Lee Price‘s realist paintings of women (mostly her) eating sweets and junk food. She draws two contrasts. First, she makes very public something we are supposed to do only in private. Not only do the paintings literally display the transgression, the birds eye view and frequent nudity exaggerates the sheer display of the indulgence. And, second, she takes something that is supposedly disgusting and shameful and presents it in a medium associated with (high) art, challenging the association of indulgence with poor character and a lack of refinement. Fascinating.
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Cherry Cheesecake II:
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Lee Price‘s realist paintings of women (mostly her) eating sweets and junk food. She draws two contrasts. First, she makes very public something we are supposed to do only in private. Not only do the paintings literally display the transgression, the birds eye view and frequent nudity exaggerates the sheer display of the indulgence. And, second, she takes something that is supposedly disgusting and shameful and presents it in a medium associated with (high) art, challenging the association of indulgence with poor character and a lack of refinement. Fascinating.

Refuge:

Cherry Cheesecake II:

The next two are not safe for work because of nudity, so they’re after the jump:

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Tagged: painting, art, women, food, .

feministblackboard 34 ♥ 04.28.11

cupkacie:

fuck-yeah-tumblrs-best-posts:

Submitted by trulylovely

yes, please. please forget any and all awesome adjectives you could use to describe me and all the wonderful things i may be and instead just call me as your possession. what a perfect boy!

Possession is just so adorable.

Tagged: as long as people keep reblogging these i will keep criticizing them., .

neddylicious 9380 ♥ 04.26.11

Survey About Body Image

I am doing a project in one of my classes about body image and the media, and how age affects how we think of our body image. If you could take the time to fill it out and drop the answers in our ask box, I would really appreciate it.

Body Image Survey

1. Age:

2. Gender:

3. Around what age did you begin to notice your body and have thoughts or opinions about your body image?

4. Do you feel insecure about your body?

5. How many days a week on average do you have negative thoughts about your appearance?

6. Have you ever been bullied for your weight or body type?

7. Do you diet, count calories or carbs, or otherwise closely monitor what you eat?

8. Do you weigh yourself? If so, how often?

9. Do your friends or colleagues diet, count calories or carbs, or otherwise closely monitor what they eat?

10. Do your friends or colleagues talk about weight and appearance often?

11. Do you think BMI is an accurate measure of body type and health?

12. Do you read magazines such as Vogue or Glamour?

13. Have you ever considered plastic surgery, liposuction, or other similar procedures to change your appearance?

14. Have you ever tried a fad diet or used diet pills?

15. Do you compare your own body to images in the media?

Tagged: body image, self esteem, .

04.06.11

Word Cloud: How Toy Ad Vocabulary Reinforces Gender Stereotypes | The Achilles Effect

entropyforever 2 ♥ 03.30.11

03.08.11

What a Feminist Isn't

A feminist isn’t someone who agrees with every woman on the basis that she’s a woman. It pisses me off to no end when someone expects me to support their agenda because we’re both women. I can support your rights as a woman and still disagree with your views. If being a feminist means I have to blindly support any woman who wants to do anything, then I’d have to vote for Sarah Palin. And then I’d have to kill myself.

A feminist isn’t a lesbian. The idea that feminists hate men so much that they just can’t even stomach the idea of having sex with them is ludicrous. First, I don’t know any lesbians that sleep with women because they hate men. As far as I know, they just think vaginas are sexier than penises. I beg to differ but then again, I’m not a lesbian.

A feminist doesn’t have to be an athiest, bisexual, combat boot wearing anarchist.You could be. Or you can be a stay at home mom whose been married for 20 years. Or a Christian pastor. Or an ex-Mormon opera singer. Your personal choices for your life have no bearing on whether you believe in women’s rights.

A feminist doesn’t want women to rule the world. Women already rule the world. Men just don’t know it yet. Ok, I’m kidding. Believing men are incompetent jerks doesn’t make you a feminist. Being a feminist means that you believe that women have something very valid to add to the world and shouldn’t be discounted on the basis of what grows between their legs.

A feminist doesn’t have to be a woman. Men are just as capable in being feminists if they believe in women’s rights. It doesn’t make them gay, sensitive or even that great of a guy. He can still be a douche and if he believes in the rights of women, he’s a feminist.

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petitefeministe 478 ♥ 03.08.11

stfuconservatives:

awesomeshitwomendid:

yuugao:

Here is a list of things that women have invented (some that we even still use today):

“Apgar score” for assesssing the health of infants

windshield wipers

a way of processing film

non-reflecting glass

fireproof building material

the world’s first antifungal antibiotic

dishwasher

maritime signal flares

the cpr mannequin

radium and x-rays

the leukemia-fighting drug 6-mercaptopurine

drugs that facilitated kidney transplants and other drugs for the treatment of cancer and leukemia

pertroleum refining technology

naturally coloured cotton

white-out

x-rays to find the structural layouts of atoms and to discover the overall molecular shape of over 100 molecules including: penicillin, vitamin B-12, vitamin D and insulin

computerized telephone switching system

a material five times stronger than steel called Kevlar.

And even way more than that. Medical advances, scientific advances, amazing engineers, designers, doctors, inventors, film-makers, writers, artists, huminitarians, politicians, soldiers, and more, can be women. There is nothing a woman is not capable of doing just because she is a woman.

Just wanted to reblog this list too. Also, the hydrometer. And the home diabetes test.

The modern bra, the disposable diaper, the chocolate chip cookie… the list goes on!

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andsometimeswhy 2865 ♥ 02.17.11

poetpolitic:

1001openhands:

spectrumnaut:THIS!

Perspective.

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girl-farts 4263 ♥ 02.13.11

The Miseducation of Jennifer Cross: 20 Ways In Which I Have Consistently Failed As A Woman

socially-retarded:

I’ve been too loud.

I’ve been too opinionated.

I’ve been too dominant.

I’ve displayed too much intelligence.

I’ve displayed too much independence.

I’ve displayed too much personality.

I’ve displayed too much spontaneity.

I’ve displayed too many emotions.

I’ve displayed too much…

socially-retarded 4 ♥ 02.09.11

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