Feminism, by Maddie Johnson https://padlet.com/madhatjohnson/cf35jt6ca5z9 Damned if you do, damned if you don't. en-us 2016-12-01 14:33:27 UTC 2016-12-08 05:22:15 UTC hello@padlet.com Why Feminism? madhatjohnson https://padlet.com/madhatjohnson/cf35jt6ca5z9/wish/141114946 Well why not? I'm a woman therefore I believe it is critical to my existence for me to be a feminist. Now let's get a few things out of the way.
I am not a man hater.
I am not a preacher of white feminism.
I am not a SWERF or a TERF.
I am not a feminazi.
I am a feminist and those things are not. 
Feminism is more than calling out the injustices we face as women and fighting the good fight.
Feminism is the movement to support and encourage women and help foster dreams and courage within others. ]]> 2016-12-01 14:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/madhatjohnson/cf35jt6ca5z9/wish/141114946 The Careless Language of Sexual Violence madhatjohnson https://padlet.com/madhatjohnson/cf35jt6ca5z9/wish/141120980 Roxane Gay writes this essay as a reaction to a news article she read. It was sadly not atypical in its nature. An 11 year old child is raped by 18 grown men and all the author can seem to worry about is the future of these criminals. This is a sad story that focuses on the gruesome reality and commonplaceness of victim blaming.]]> 2016-12-01 14:54:10 UTC https://padlet.com/madhatjohnson/cf35jt6ca5z9/wish/141120980 The Alienable Rights of Women madhatjohnson https://padlet.com/madhatjohnson/cf35jt6ca5z9/wish/141126410 The focus of this essay has always been a hot topic, but even more so recently. Roxane Gay targets the government's  increasing interest in the female reproductive system. Not necessarily in how it works or how to safely maintain it and keep it healthy, but how to legally regulate and restrict it. In this day and age, women must get used to the idea that a room full of men will be making the decisions on how she can and cannot use her own body. ]]> 2016-12-01 15:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/madhatjohnson/cf35jt6ca5z9/wish/141126410 Am I a Black Woman or a Woman Who Is Black? madhatjohnson https://padlet.com/madhatjohnson/cf35jt6ca5z9/wish/141130173 This is a critical analysis of feminism and the need for intersectionality. This is the inclusion of all ages, races, socioeconomic statuses, sexual orientations, etc. J.S. Jordan-Zachary also touches on the fallacy of white feminism.]]> 2016-12-01 15:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/madhatjohnson/cf35jt6ca5z9/wish/141130173 How to Be Friends with Another Woman madhatjohnson https://padlet.com/madhatjohnson/cf35jt6ca5z9/wish/141135406 Gay offers a helpful and lighthearted list of tips to keep your lady friendships happy and healthy. She discusses the importance of picking the right women to surround yourself with. Our friendships do not have to be catty and full of jealousy. If they are, you should evaluate why and if that friendship is worth trying to salvage. ]]> 2016-12-01 15:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/madhatjohnson/cf35jt6ca5z9/wish/141135406 Ode to My Bitch Face madhatjohnson https://padlet.com/madhatjohnson/cf35jt6ca5z9/wish/141137495 2016-12-01 15:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/madhatjohnson/cf35jt6ca5z9/wish/141137495 The Period Poem madhatjohnson https://padlet.com/madhatjohnson/cf35jt6ca5z9/wish/141138988 2016-12-01 15:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/madhatjohnson/cf35jt6ca5z9/wish/141138988 madhatjohnson https://padlet.com/madhatjohnson/cf35jt6ca5z9/wish/141141271 "Louisa ‏@LouisatheLast
It's increasingly clear that for men, being drunk excuses anything they do. For women, being drunk excuses anything done to us." 
This tweet makes it crystal clear that double standards and gender roles  reach far and wide, including your drinking habits and how you are viewed as a criminal and a victim.
]]> 2016-12-01 15:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/madhatjohnson/cf35jt6ca5z9/wish/141141271 Works Cited madhatjohnson https://padlet.com/madhatjohnson/cf35jt6ca5z9/wish/142465012 Gay, Roxane. “How to Be Friends with Another Woman.” Bad Feminist, Harper Perennial,

            2014, pp. 47-50.

Gay, Roxane. “The Careless Language of Sexual Violence.” Bad Feminist, Harper Perennial,

            2014, pp. 128-136.

Gay, Roxane. “The Alienable Rights of Women.” Bad Feminist, Harper Perennial, 2014, pp.

            267-279.

Christina, Dominique. “The Period Poem.” YouTube, uploaded by SlamFind, 20 May 2014.

Gatwood, Olivia. “Ode to My Bitch Face.” Youtube, uploaded by SlamFind, 2 Apr 2016.

@LouisatheLast. “It’s increasingly clear that for men, being drunk excuses anything they do. For

             women, being drunk excuses anything done to us.” Twitter, 9 June 2016, 6:34 p.m.

Jordan-Zachary, J.S. (2007) 'Am I a Black Woman or a Woman Who Is Black? A Few Thoughts on

              the Meaning of Intersectionality', Poltics & Gender, 3(2), pp. 254-263.
]]> 2016-12-08 04:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/madhatjohnson/cf35jt6ca5z9/wish/142465012