Photo by Jennifer Boyer The ongoing verbal battle between religion and atheism has gone on for years as society has moved away from the traditional to the contemporary. Both entities
Photo by Doug Kline via flickr If you’ve lived in Atlanta for a while, you might have heard of the massive fan convention known as DragonCon. It’s notoriously known for
Photo by Geralt via Pixabay I’ve grown tired of people chastising others for being upset over matters they deem trivial. I can recall multiple times in my life when I’ve
What does it mean to look feminine? Traditionally in Western societies visible signs of femininity have been long hair, the use of makeup to beautify the face, wearing dresses and skirts, among a variety of other visible signifiers.
Courtesy of Ash Jackson Written by Ash Jackson, contributor. I could start with stories from my husband’s childhood where he describes how being one of three black kids at his
It’s well known that there are a myriad of tropes for female characters in Hollywood but the “Cool Girl” isn’t discussed nearly as much as the other ones. This is most likely based on a false assumption that it isn’t damaging to women.
Written by Maggie Bass, contributor With the president’s recent public call for transgender rights as well as the death of Leelah Alcorn and rise of pop culture icons such as
Photo by Prayitno Photography (Creative Commons license) The story of Selma was born from inequality and decades later, as we approach the 87th Academy Awards, it’s clear that not
Image from House of Cards season 3 trailer by Netflix. At one point in the hilarious 2005 comedy “Wedding Crashers,” Jeremy Grey, played by Vince Vaughn, tells a woman, “I’m
Via Caitee Smith When I was a child, I had various role models. From Spiderman to Marco from “Degrassi,” they taught me right from wrong, how to act in social