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I’m Against Sexual Assault. . .and Third-Wave Feminism

You Don’t Have to Be a Feminist to Object to Sexual Assault by Aya Katz The first time I was ever discriminated against for being a woman, it was by an avowed feminist. I had assumed that my Baylor Law School study partner, Patsy, would be my partner for practice court. However, when I asked…

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Hillary Supporter Delivers Unhinged Screed In Wake Of Bernie Hype

Rachel Stoltzfoos    Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton supporters are circulating an astonishing screed published by a feminist writer on behalf of the struggling Democratic candidate. The post is primarily written in all-caps and denounces liberals who are abandoning Clinton for Sen. Bernie Sanders, bemoaning rampant sexism playing to his favor. “I’M EMOTIONAL AND I’M YELLING,” Courtney Enlow…

Transgender Athletes In Women’s Sports Spits In the Face of Feminism
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Transgender Athletes In Women’s Sports Spits In the Face of Feminism

Transgender women are now eligible to participate in biological women’s sports without undergoing sex reassignment surgery, as per the International Olympic Committee’s newly updated guidelines. According to the guidelines, “To require surgical anatomical changes as a pre-condition to participation is not necessary to preserve fair competition and may be inconsistent with developing legislation and notion…

The Rape Culture of Rape Cages
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The Rape Culture of Rape Cages

Rape Doesn’t Suddenly Become Okay If You’re A Criminal by Avens O’Brien On Thursday, December 10th, Daniel Holtzclaw was found guilty of five counts of rape and an additional 13 counts of sexual assault against eight women. He’ll be sentenced in late January and is facing life in prison. The details of this case are…

My Feminist Outrage Stops At “Manspreading,” But Here’s My Solution…
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My Feminist Outrage Stops At “Manspreading,” But Here’s My Solution…

This Feminist Is Over Being Outraged About Manspreading. Here’s Why. by Avens O’Brien I’m a libertarian feminist. I’ve said it numerous times. I have defined what it means to me and written essays and articles on the topic. I don’t expect state solutions to social problems, and I certainly apply my feminist arguments for equal…

12 Feminist Quotes That Feminists Are Going To Hate

12 Feminist Quotes That Feminists Are Going To Hate

By: Laura Meyers Camille Anna Paglia is a BAMF. She’s a a self-described, lesbian dissident feminist, American academic and cultural critic and professor. She’s calls ’em like she sees ’em, and isn’t afraid to tell modern day, loony feminists to bite the big one. Here’s some things she’s said that you should show to your neighborhood man-hater: 1….

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What About Chase? Circumcision & The Right To Bodily Integrity

This Circumcision Debate Should Be About The Question: What Is In Chase’s Best Interest? by Avens O’Brien Last week pictures began to flood Facebook News Feeds and elsewhere, a crying mother signing a “consent” form for her 4.5 year old son to be circumcised. The image was certainly disturbing — a woman, clearly distraught, signing a…

Guess Which Feminist Has Won More Electoral Votes Than Hillary Clinton?

Guess Which Feminist Has Won More Electoral Votes Than Hillary Clinton?

Hillary Clinton Isn’t Making History, She’s Just the Same Old Story by Avens O’Brien [dropcap size=small]T[/dropcap]he completely unsurprising news broke on Sunday: Hillary Clinton is running for president. As we prepare for the inevitable narrative of the mainstream media’s portrayal of Hillary as a trailblazer and a female icon, this author would like to step back…

Girl Explains Why She’s Not A Feminist… Guess Why?

Lauren Southern produced a video explaining why she’s not a feminist, and it’s going viral. She made national news when she uploaded a photo of herself holding a sign explaining why she isn’t a feminist. Southern speaks about the feminists who criticized her, claiming that she didn’t know what feminist means. She explains that she doesn’t…