This is not an article I would have foreseen writing. After all, almost one year ago, I wrote an article critiquing the Women’s March, entitled simply: “The Women Have Marched.
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Girl Talk is an Opinion column written by a current female student to discuss issues surrounding women, whether it be feminism, current events, personal experiences at Stevens or in life, and more.
This probably comes as a surprise to a casual reader of this column, but when it comes to films, there are few things I hate more than the recurring trope of the “Strong Female Character.”
The string of sexual assault cases hitting the mainstream media for the last month or so has been nothing short of a wild, horrifying ride.
Am I beautiful?
It’s the silent, insidious question that lurks in so many minds. Society’s beauty standards are well-defined enough that most people believe they already know the answer to that question.
Women who seemingly never get angry are truly commendable creatures. How they manage to tolerate some of the truly awful things the world can throw at them is beyond me.
At this point in my life, I consider myself a confident person. I don’t say that lightly — it took a lot of self-discovery to get here, and I would be remiss in saying that journey is over.
Are you surprised by this article’s title? I sure hope so.
As an immediate disclaimer: this isn’t meant to usurp or downplay the efforts women have put and continue to put towards the feminist cause.
Having a conversation about feminism with people who don’t know too much about it is actually usually a relatively easy conversation to have.
Feminism, for all its issues and baggage, is all the rage with big businesses these days. From the release of women-centric ad campaigns to pro-equality products and apparel , it seems like top executives just can’t hop on the pro-feminist train fast enough.
For years now, Emma Watson has been one of Hollywood’s most influential voices for the feminist cause. She played Hermione, who has since become an iconic feminist character.