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Male Allies: Changing the Pattern of Misogyny

“The public discourse on gender is mostly shaped by the perceived weakness of women as a result of their smaller physical dimensions. Smaller is equated with weaker, ergo the term ‘weaker sex’. The...

Jan 17, 2013 Like

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If You Have To Check His Phone–Just Leave the Relationship

I came across this on facebook today: Funny, haha I get it. LMAO LOL and all that jazz. But I’ve been seeing this argument pop up time and time again and it disturbs me because of the larger issue...

Nov 21, 2012 Like

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I am 26 years Old and I Feel Lucky that I’ve Not Been Raped

WARNING: THIS WILL PROBABLY BE DEEMED A RANT AND IT’S A SPECTRUM OF THOUGHTS DISCLAIMER: I DON’T CARE ABOUT YOUR OPINIONS ON THIS ONE. I am 26 years old and I Feel Lucky that I Have Not Been Raped....

Nov 1, 2012 Like

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Here’s a Brilliant Idea: If You’re Interested, Show It. If Not, Go Away. Swiftly.

There’s a few nonsensical dating occurances that I’ve noticed since getting back on the scene. And I don’t like them. My friend, Dunni said it’s been going on forever and I only noticed now because...

Oct 28, 2012 Like

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The Harassment Monologues: Hump Day

By Quinnette E. Free There is a phenomenon that most New Yorkers are unaware of but many of the women of this great city know all too well. It starts with a crowded train and usually occurs when...

Oct 9, 2012 Like

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Speaking Up When it Matters

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. -Martin Luther KingJr. Annoyed Facebook status a couple weeks ago: Realizing over the past few weeks, folks really have a...

Oct 8, 2012 Like

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Quick Note to Guys on Picking Up Women

Be a human being. Just please. I beg of you. Be a human being that speaks and listens and smiles and walks and laughs and sits and stands. I cannot deal anymore. Actually I refuse. I refuse to...

Oct 9, 2012 Like

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The Harassment Monologues: Sexually Assaulted in Broad Daylight, No One Helped Me

I was 19 and I had just come back to Queens, NY from my freshman year at college. I had gained quite a few pounds and began wearing men’s pants to hide my newly acquired hips. This particular day I...

Oct 5, 2012 Like

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On Spending Time with Yourself

I always get the incredulous looks when folks find out I usually travel solo. I ask why not? Should we all wait on others to do what *we* want to do?” As my Abuelita says “I was born alone, I’ll...

Oct 9, 2012 Like

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I said No, because That’s My Right and Prerogative

Ya’ll remember Beyonce’s ‘Yes’ song? Bad Dominicana pointed out: “Beyonces song “yes” needs to be on trill wave feminism. Its about sexual consent and the negative reactions mofos be having when...

Oct 2, 2012 Like

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The ‘Nice Guy’ Myth

It’s funny. You know those guys that claim to be ‘nice guys’ and then proceed to tell you how bitter they are that because they’re ‘oh so nice’ none of their female “friends” have given them “any”...

Oct 1, 2012 Like

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The ‘Nice Guy’ Myth

Oct 1, 2012 Like

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Power of the Second Chance

I’m known as the cut-off queen. A lot of my friends know what I’m going to say before I say it, when they lament about this guy or that guy that ain’t shit keeps messing up. Leave that boy alone....

Sep 25, 2012 Like

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Does Hip Hop Hate Women? #RapSessions Recap

Last night I participated in a twitter discussion that happened simultaneously alongside a live panel discussion at Dillard University. Panelists were: Bakari Kitwana, author of “The Hip Hop...

Sep 21, 2012 Like

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My New Perspective on Marriage and Children

I still don’t want either. Wait. Lemme explain. I don’t want either in the near future. That’s really nothing new but the reasons for it have been added on to, discussed and reaffirmed. With just...

Sep 11, 2012 Like

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He Proposed and I Turned Him Down

Sometimes you feel trapped, not because someone has you tied up, but rather because you haven’t freed yourself. Long story short, a man proposed to me, sorta kinda. The proposal itself was...

Sep 10, 2012 Like

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Point-Counterpoint: Is College Really Necessary?

Editor’s Note: Two of our Venuses express their views on whether or not college is necessary. Latoya says yes. Renee says, not necessarily. Latoya (right) says yes, Renee (left) says...

Jul 20, 2012 Like

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The Importance of Friendship in a Relationship

“I’m sure there are things you don’t like about me, or would want to change,” he said. I paused, looked at him and said “No. Not one thing. I love you for who you are. What makes you. We are...

Jul 14, 2012 Like

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Stop Letting Things Get to You!

A few practices that I have incorporated into my life to retain peace, and sanity when navigating life amongst annoying human beings. Stop taking things personal Not everything is an attack on you....

Jun 23, 2012 Like

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A Woman’s Place in 2012. Step Forward or Backward?

Joint piece with Dash of Venus Genus and Jason Rainford Burr of Loud-Cloud. First part by Burr. The word “Lady” usually conveys a certain image. A lady, is clean, polite, takes care of her self,...

Jun 21, 2012 Like

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We Need to Start Raising Our Sons

While everyone was praising Nas for his ‘Daughters’ track, I was underwhelmed and perplexed at how his lyrics could be interpreted as “positive.” Let’s see, he put his 17 year-old-daughter on front...

Jun 13, 2012 Like

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The Opposite of Loneliness

The piece below was written by Marina Keegan ’12 for a special edition of the News distributed at the class of 2012′s commencement exercises last week. Keegan died in a car accident on Saturday....

May 29, 2012 Like

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Is Shacking Up All It’s Cracked Up to Be?

It was the perfect storm. I realized I needed to leave my job that afforded me the luxury of living alone. Once I quit, I couldn’t pay rent— and he had a house. I had convinced myself I was only...

May 29, 2012 Like

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Warm Weather =Open Season on Women

Always a special kind of hell dressing to venture to public spaces in warm months. Always a multi-part hysteria of what clothing will allow me reprieve from pigs posing as men. The pain-staking...

May 24, 2012 Like

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Do You Ask How Many ‘Partners’ Your Partner Had?

Yesterday, the topic of numbers came up. One twitter user said men are in the habit of adding or multiplying when a woman answers the question when posed. My first thought was, that statement is...

May 16, 2012 Like

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Beauty Whitewashed: How White Ideals Exclude Women of Color

While we talk a lot about harmful media beauty ideals like extreme thinness, appearance-focused “fitness,” sex appeal, andphotoshopping phoniness, one of the most oppressive ideals excludes anyone...

May 8, 2012 Like

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Why this Girl Has No Interest in Being Girls with the Girls on ‘Girls’

I have worked with girls like the girls on ‘Girls.’ Self-entitled, bratty, funny, whiny, angsty, determined, cried on cue, threw tantrums and were annoyingly insecure. I’ve seen their homogenous...

May 3, 2012 Like

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Converting to a Green Eating Lifestyle

My favorite green smoothie: Romaine, strawberries, bananas, carrots After reading Victoria Boutenko’s book ‘Green for Life,’ I started incorporating green smoothies sporadically into my diet. The...

May 2, 2012 Like

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“Women Hold Up Half the Sky” Book, Now a Docu-Series

The quote above is a Chinese proverb and also the title of the book I read two years ago by NY Times journalist, Nicholas D. Kristof and his wife, a former NY Times journalist and editor, Sheryl...

May 1, 2012 Like

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Kissa Starr: Loving Your Hair and Yourself

Kissa Star is the founder and director of Buttafly Unltd., a brand of accessories, hats, scarves and statement tees. One particular statement has stood out loud and proud among the rest. Her ‘I...

Apr 25, 2012 Like

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Venus Genus

Male Allies: Changing the Pattern of Misogyny

If You Have To Check His Phone–Just Leave the Relationship

I am 26 years Old and I Feel Lucky that I’ve Not Been Raped

Here’s a Brilliant Idea: If You’re Interested, Show It. If Not, Go Away. Swiftly.

The Harassment Monologues: Hump Day

Speaking Up When it Matters

Quick Note to Guys on Picking Up Women

The Harassment Monologues: Sexually Assaulted in Broad Daylight, No One Helped Me

On Spending Time with Yourself

I said No, because That’s My Right and Prerogative

The ‘Nice Guy’ Myth

The ‘Nice Guy’ Myth

Power of the Second Chance

Does Hip Hop Hate Women? #RapSessions Recap

My New Perspective on Marriage and Children

He Proposed and I Turned Him Down

Point-Counterpoint: Is College Really Necessary?

The Importance of Friendship in a Relationship

Stop Letting Things Get to You!

A Woman’s Place in 2012. Step Forward or Backward?

We Need to Start Raising Our Sons

The Opposite of Loneliness

Is Shacking Up All It’s Cracked Up to Be?

Warm Weather =Open Season on Women

Do You Ask How Many ‘Partners’ Your Partner Had?

Beauty Whitewashed: How White Ideals Exclude Women of Color

Why this Girl Has No Interest in Being Girls with the Girls on ‘Girls’

Converting to a Green Eating Lifestyle

“Women Hold Up Half the Sky” Book, Now a Docu-Series

Kissa Starr: Loving Your Hair and Yourself

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