How Tattooing My (Fat) Body Helped Me Fall in Love With It

As a young girl with much older parents, I got to hear a lot of old-fashioned ideas repeated throughout my childhood. Few were impressed upon me with such sternness as one of my father’s favorite axioms — “Your body is … Read More

Why I Don’t Date White Men

A few weeks ago, on my lunch­break at work, I posted up on a vacant stool at the dollar slice place down the street from my office and began munching on a garlic and red pepper­sprinkled cheese slice. A few bites … Read More

Equestria Girls: How Did My Little Pony Go So, So Wrong?

I’ll admit it: I’m a fan of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

No, I will not call myself a “brony” or a “pegasister” or whatever other term fans associate with the show. I dislike labels and don’t believe that … Read More

3 Easy Ways To Look Beautifully Bright-Eyed This Summer!

While not all of us want to “wake up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy” (although that could make for an interesting day), there is one thing most people want to feel first thing in the morning: bright-eyed and … Read More

A Smartphone App That Objectifies Men Benefits No One

A new smartphone app has taken a hit with social media users and a stab at the fight for gender equality.

This time, the offenders are female.

Lulu is an app that syncs to a user’s Facebook account to gather … Read More

Why Can’t Sororities Be a Place for Feminism?

Before college, I thought that joining a sorority would somehow diminish my identity as a headstrong feminist who wanted to save the world from the evils of a misogynist culture. I was naïve and didn’t understand that feminism does not … Read More

Fear of Fat: How Poor Body Image Hurts in Unexpected Ways

I developed my eating disorder at age 8.

I don’t know if I had social anxiety disorder or was just very shy, but making friends was extremely difficult for me, and when paired with a number of self-esteem issues (issues … Read More

Don’t You Think I’ve Tried “Just Not Being Depressed?”

When I actually get the courage up to vocalize to someone that I’m depressed, that’s my quiet, subtle way of telling them that I feel like I need help in that moment. But most people don’t really understand what it … Read More

Why You Can Chill the F*ck Out About Yahoo Buying Tumblr

When I reach for my iPad first thing every morning, is the first app I open The New York Times’ or my local daily newspaper’s?

My journalism professors would be disheartened to know I don’t immediately go to either. I … Read More

Can a Man Run a Space for Women’s Equality?

It was Shakespeare who famously asked, “What’s in a name?”

The answer? A whole lot if you are a man who identifies as a feminist.

Pick any person off the street and ask their opinion on male feminists, and I … Read More

Mia and Me: How My Eating Disorder Became More Than a Teenage Phase

I was 14 the first time I purged.

I had already discovered that I could lose weight by restricting, but I couldn’t make myself fast. I would always give in and binge, leading to weight gain, the exact … Read More

Dealing With Disappointment: Feminist Edition

The sun was finally out, it was warm enough to leave the house without a coat, and I was about to go on a weekend trip to an even warmer and sunnier place with my husband. I was pretty happy … Read More