feminism

Being a person with a presence on the Internet is . . . weird. It fills your life with a lot of — well — weirdness. Being a feminist with a presence on the Internet is even worse – besides the general weirdness, there’s also a lot of backlash.

The cycle of poverty perpetuates in many undeveloped countries because women cannot get an education because of this natural monthly occurrence. It’s horrifying. But what does running a marathon and allowing your period blood to run down your legs have anything to do with this?

The feminist movement is complex. If you aren't acquainted with the nuances of feminism, you may be looking for a bit of guidance. I've composed this comprehensive list for you, in an effort to assist you on your path to counterculture, er, actual culture.

It turns out that there are a lot of similarities between the way we decide which words are OK to use and the way we categorize people into cliques.

Gender gets tricky, what with it being a social construct and all.

Fat shaming is the worst. Shaming pretty much anything is the worst, really, but some people seem to think that fatness is exempt from that idea.

It should be obvious.

When I first got sober, I was resistant to a lot of the things I was hearing in 12-step communities and recovery circles. I’ve always been a feminist and much of the rhetoric I was hearing seemed to go against everything I stood for.