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In this interview Ariana shows what anyone can do in their everyday lives. The interviewers bring up some sexist comments and she shoots them down immediately. If we laugh it off and just let it slide ideologies like this will continue to spread. When someone makes a sexist comment or joke we need to correct them and tell them it's not funny or okay to say such things.

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Ariana Grande shuts down sexist comments in a radio interview

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It is nearly impossible to speak of feminist praxis in 2017 without mentioning the women's march that happened early this year. With over 2 million participants, this march united feminists across the entire country and really showed the power we can have when we stand together.

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WASHINGTON - More than 2 million people across the world, led by hundreds of thousands who overwhelmed the nation's capital, protested the first full day of President Trump's tenure Saturday.

What began as a Facebook post by a Hawaii grandmother the day after Hillary Clinton's loss in November's election blossomed into a massive protest uniting people of all ages, races and religions who crowded downtown Washington. They called for a "revolution" as a bulwark against the new administration and the Republican-led Congress they fear will roll back reproductive, civil and human rights.

A five-hour rally featured speakers ranging from Ilyasah Shabazz, a daughter of Malcom X, to Sister Simone Campbell, a Catholic nun, and the music superstar Madonna. People arrived in buses or flew across country from locales as far as California to bring the main arteries of downtown Washington to a near standstill. While the event's organizers sought to highlight many concerns, including climate change and criminal justice reform, the speakers were united in imploring the crowd to begin taking action by donating to progressive causes and even running for public office once they return home.

"Once it happens in a generation that a spirit of resistance is awakened," said Rabbi Sharon Brous. "This is one of those moments. Our children will one day ask us 'where were you when our country was thrust into a lion's den of demagoguery and division,'" she said.

"The revolution starts here," said Madonna. "It is the beginning of much-needed change," but, "change that will require sacrifice, people, change that will require many of us to make different choices in our lives. But this is the hallmark of revolution. So my question to you today is, are you ready?" said Madonna, before entertaining the crowd with her 1988 hit song "Express Yourself."

According to a sister march webpage, an estimated 2.6 million people took part in 673 marches in all 50 states and 32 countries, from Belarus to New Zealand - with the largest taking place in Washington.

The crowds were so large in some cities that marching was almost impossible. In Chicago, organizers halted the march and rallied at Grant Park instead as crowds swelled to 150,000, although thousands still marched. In New York City, the number was 400,000, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio; in Boston, media reported more than 100,000 people marching in Boston Common. In Oakland, Calif., police estimated that about 60,000 people took part in the women's march. Local media reports said that San Francisco's rally later in the day may have attracted as many as 100,000.

It was the first time Kristen Phillip of San Mateo, Calif. had attended a march. "I'm 44 and I've never done anything like this but I feel compelled to be here," she said. She brought her 24-year old daughter Claire who said the San Francisco rally made her feel "powerful and hopeful." "It makes me feel that we can get through this, if we love each other and don't let them divide us," she said.

Peter Monks of San Francisco, who attended with his wife and daughters, said he was showing support for women's issues "to a president who doesn't seem to recognize or care about them."

"As a white guy, it's easy to take privilege for granted," Monks said. "It feels really important to stand up for civil society when powerful voices are lined up against it."

In D.C., the huge crowds come a day after empty space was spotted on the National Mall ahead of Trump's inauguration speech and bare bleachers were noticeable along the inaugural parade route.

"When you go back home, remember how you felt, that instant, that gut, that said 'I gotta get on a bus, a train a plane," said Tamika Mallory, a civil rights activist and march co-chair. "Be bold in the way you were bold to come here in such large numbers," Mallory. said

"It's about you going home after today and standing up and fighting in our communities," said Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. "Take it home."

"This is an outpouring of energy and true democracy like I have never seen in my very long life," said feminist icon Gloria Steinem.

On Saturday morning, a DC official said, according to organizers, the turnout estimate had grown to 500,000 - more than double the 200,000 people that organizers initially expected to attend. Given the turnout, the march will probably take its place among historic demonstrations - including the 1963 civil rights demonstrations and the Vietnam War protests of 1967.

Attendees weren't organized by a single group. They came on their own, many aboard overnight charter buses, for what Crystal Hoyt, an associate dean at the University of Richmond, called "one of the largest and most significant demonstrations for social justice in America's 240-year history."
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Hillary Clinton, who loss to Trump helped inspire the march, weighed in via Twitter before the event. "Thanks for standing, speaking and marching our values," she wrote.

The Washington subway system was jammed Saturday morning with women wearing pink-themed clothing and trading stories about overnight bus rides. Overflowing Metro passenger trains passed platforms crowded with more people who were unable to board. The crowds of women and men of all ages stand in contrast to the protesters around the inaugural, who were mostly young people.

The women had diverse concerns about Trump.

"There's a lot of people who care about the lies he's told," said Laurie Gentry, a 60-year-old who took an overnight bus from Greenville, S.C. She cited climate change, education and marriage equality.

Friday night, a packed 56-passenger bus departed from Louisville, Ky., ferrying women ranging in age from 7 to 80 years old.

"This election was the first time I really felt like something in me was awakened and stirred," said Robin Weiss, a 45-year-old mother of nine accompanied by her 16-year-old daughter. "This was the first time it really felt like I had nothing," she said. "I'm showing my daughter I'm willing to put my money where my mouth is," said Weiss.

"I'm aghast, and it obviously prompted me to get myself up and get to Washington. I'm not just doing it for myself but I'm doing it for my daughters and granddaughters," said Wendy Hames, a 67-year-old retired school teacher who took a sleeping pill to weather the overnight haul.
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The marches' many partners represent a range of causes, including the environment and criminal justice among them. Organizers represent all 50 states, and groups including the ACLU, Amnesty International, EMILY's List, Muslim Women's Alliance, Planned Parenthood, and United We Dream.

Aside from the new president's ability to appoint Supreme Court justices who could seek to overturn the decision in 1973 that established a woman's right to abortion, Roe v Wade, marchers see other things that could happen more immediately. This includes Congress rolling back funding for Planned Parenthood, which provides free breast cancer screening and health services. U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan has vowed to cut the group's funding as part of repealing Obamacare. The same could well happen with contraception coverage provided under the Affordable Care Act, as well as access to mammograms with no co-pay or deductible. Since more women receive Medicare than men, changes to the program would disproportionately hurt them.

"We're here today to thank generations of organizers and trouble makers and hell raisers who formed secret sisterhoods and demanded the right to control their own bodies," said Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood. "We're not going to take this lying down," she said.

A day after the march, a number of groups, including Planned Parenthood and EMILY's List, are holding workshops designed to enlist women for more civic participation back home, including running for office.

"If you don't speak, ain't nobody gonna speak on behalf of you," said Carmen Perez, an event co-chair. "There's an entry point for all of us to get involved in this movement," she said. "We will not adjust to hatred and bigotry. We will resist Islamophobia, xenophobia, white supremacy, sexism, racism, misogyny."

Contributing: Fredreka Schouten, Eliza Collins, Dustin Racioppi of the Bergen Record, Elizabeth Weise

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At 2.6 million strong, Women's Marches crush expectations

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WASHINGTON - More than 2 million people across the world, led by hundreds of thousands who overwhelmed the nation's capital, protested the first full day of President Trump's tenure Saturday. What began as a Facebook post by a Hawaii grandmother the day after Hillary Clinton's loss in November's election blossomed into a massive protest uniting people of all ages, races and religions who crowded downtown Washington.

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With the release of the wonder woman movie, a new type of female role model was introduced to young girls everywhere. In an industry widely dominated by men in every aspect, it was major for such a big name as DC to put out a movie not only featuring a strong woman, but also directed by a woman. DC made a statement with this movie. Representation in movies like this encourages girls to be more than just a princess. Hollywood is becoming slightly more open to showing women as strong, powerful and capable in leading roles. There is still much work to do but hopefully this movie will encourage more films to feature strong female leads.

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The #MeToo movement has exploded across social media. Women from all walks of life, even celebrities, came forward to show the prevalence of the issue of sexual harassment. Bringing attention to issues like this is the first step toward changing our society. By being brave enough to speak out, these women started a national conversation on women's safety in the workplace as well as in every day life.

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#MeToo movement shines a light on sexual harassment

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When Rihanna released her new makeup line earlier this year, it was a revolutionary moment in the beauty industry. For decades makeup has been made for, modeled on, and catered to white women. Most brands lack the correct (if any) shades for women of color. Rihanna released her line which features 40 different foundation colors for women of every ethnicity and skin tone. Her promotions for the line also featured more models of color than white models which is also new to the makeup industry and important for representation. This is intersectionality at work, understanding that there are a plethora of different skin tones that deserve products and using your power to create and put out those products.

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This article gives you five easy ways you can incorporate intersectionality into your daily life. Once you understand intersectionality, the next step is to practice that. Sometimes it can be hard to know where to start. This article gives examples as easy as just using the correct pronouns for trans or non-binary individuals. Intersectionality is something that anybody can do and this article gives great ideas on how anybody can do it, you don't have to be a full blown activist.

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In a world where police brutality toward African American women is on the rise and trans folks still face a disproportionately high rate of violence, intersectional feminism is more important than ever. If you're unfamiliar with the term "intersectionality," it was coined by scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw in a 1989 paper, and it's the notion that oppressions intersect to create compounded, complex experiences of discrimination. In short, intersectional feminism recognizes that patriarchy affects all women differently, leaving some further behind in the dust than others.

As Crenshaw notes, she came up with the idea of intersectionality after recognizing that anti-discrimination laws tackle gender and race separately, meaning the overlapping oppressions faced by black women get left out of the legal landscape, leaving this group of women without full protection.

These days, intersectional feminism is everywhere, from film critiques to the lips of stars like Solange. And we couldn't be happier about it-after all, intersectional feminism recognizes and values everyone's complex humanity, and we need that right now.

If you're new to the notion, no worries. Here are five easy ways to make your feminism more intersectional on a regular basis.

Everyone's experience of "womanhood"-or gender, period-is different, so listening when others share their ideas and experiences is critical to becoming a better ally and feminist. And, oh yeah, don't interrupt when someone is speaking.

If you're looking for some women to look up to, listen to Laverne Cox, America Ferrera, Janelle Monae, and Constance Wu. They live and breathe intersectional feminism.

White feminism is often criticized for failing to acknowledge how gender issues impact women of color, working class women of all races, and others facing multiple forms of oppression. It tends to focus largely instead on the upper-class white woman's experience, making it out to be a universal struggle.

As you're listening more often, make the effort to actually believe the person sharing their story - don't dismantle their arguments in your mind and try to undermine them by insisting your experience is more valid or true.

Misgendering someone is a painful and embarrassing experience. Instead of assuming you know someone's gender identity, ask them how they prefer to be addressed - and then actually use the correct pronouns.

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5 ways you can make your feminism more intersectional - because *every* woman matters

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In a world where police brutality toward African American women is on the rise and trans folks still face a disproportionately high rate of violence, intersectional feminism is more important than ever. If you're unfamiliar with the term "intersectionality," it was coined by scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw in a 1989 paper, and it's the notion that oppressions intersect to create compounded, complex experiences of discrimination.

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In this video, Dylan "unboxes" what has become known as "white feminism". White feminism is a term that has been created to describe feminism that is not intersectional and only focuses on the issues of white women. It is easy for someone to look like a caring activist but upon closer inspection they are only speaking for themselves and quieting the voices of others.

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Dylan unboxes an exclusive product available to only some: white feminism! Dylan unboxes a product that only seems to work for Taylor Swift and Amy Schumer. Huh. __ Check this out!!!

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This blogger posted what she calls "A Fun Guide" to intersectionality. The comic simplifies the idea of intersectionality to explain the complex concept in a way that is much easier to understand and will keep the reader interested. Guides like this are important as a concept like intersectionality can be difficult for some to grasp. This comic could clear up any confusion for those who are not very familiar with intersectionality.

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This tweet went viral following the women's march. Many signs and stunts at the women's march revolved around having a vagina which in turn ended up excluding trans women and made them feel like they are less of women. While this may not have been the intent it is important to think about what we say and do to determine if it is representative of everybody rather than just representing one group within the population.

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This sign at the women's march pointed out the lack of support between different minorities. It's important that we raise our voices against all forms of oppression, not only the ones that affect us. White people need to support people of color, men need to support women, we all need to support every oppressed group because oppression is all connected.

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Something very serious is going on in Russia that is somehow flying under the radar. For months it has been known that the Chechnya government is arrested and murdering men they presume to be gay or bisexual. These men are disappearing and being tortured or even murdered in what is called a "gay purge". The fact alone that nobody is discussing this in the media shows how low of a priority the LGBTQ community are to a large portion of the population.

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Chechnya is still killing gay men. Now a prominent Russian singer may be dead.

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Why aren't more people talking about this?

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Mass incarceration is one of the biggest examples of systematic racism. When it comes to the prison system, black men have a huge target on their backs. Black men are imprisoned at the highest rate of any population in the U.S. This unfair targeting affects other aspects of their lives such as access to education, future employment opportunities and family togetherness. In turn, this ends up impacting future generations and becomes a vicious cycle.

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Cultural appropriation really highlights the different treatment that white women and women of color receive in our society. The hair and fashion of women of color is often labelled as "ghetto", "trashy" and even straight up "ugly". However, when white women pick and choose pieces of other people's culture to use, it is seen as high fashion. Black women can be denied a job for having dreads because they look "unprofessional", yet thin white women can walk down runways at New York Fashion Week with dreads and be praised for it.

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This political comic shows the difference in paths toward the same goal between black and white Americans using the analogy of a board game. While it is arguable that the distance is the same, the obstacles are not comparable. This shows that success does not always necessarily come from hard work and poverty is not always necessarily a result of laziness.

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Comedian Bo Burnham uses a satirical comedy song to emphasize the privileges that straight white men benefit from in America. Using this in his comedy show is a great way to bring issues like this to the eye of the public in a way that will make them listen. While he is not blaming straight white men for their privilege, through the song, Burnham simply asks that they recognize this privilege rather than deny it.

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An article featuring a comic that helps explain why gender is not a binary.

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Why do we have to choose between chocolate and vanilla?
Originally published on Everyday Feminism.
Gender identity is a deeply personal issue that many people still have trouble understanding and respecting. Unlearning restrictive binary genders is a process, but one that is well worth the effort.

This comic highlights the importance of looking past restrictive ideas of gender and embracing the idea that every identity is 'real' and deserves to be respected. After all, each person knows themselves best.

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What if we thought of gender like ice cream?

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Why do we have to choose between chocolate and vanilla? Originally published on Everyday Feminism. Gender identity is a deeply personal issue that many people still have trouble understanding and respecting. Unlearning restrictive binary genders is a process, but one that is well worth the effort.

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We reinforce harmful gender stereotypes on children from birth.

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Male beauty guru challenging gender norms.

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Instagram post by Bretman Rock * Feb 22, 2017 at 6:58pm UTC

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353.8k Likes, 3,265 Comments - Bretman Rock (@bretmanrock) on Instagram: "Wanted to try the new update.. 🙈✨TBH I'm so happy I don't have to decide on one pic out of the 4..."

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Parents raising a child completely free of gender.

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Toronto couple raising 'gender-free' child

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Outlast against those who stray from gender norms.