tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:31:02 +0000in the newsfeminismracismgenderabortionactivismdomestic abusenewsDVAMsexual assaultsexualityGo Girlbodiesguest postlawrapesexismLGBTQIweightfaithgender expectationsidentityinternational women's rightsmarketingpowerreligionsafetysexsizestereotypestransunseen victimsviolenceDADTFGCHIV/AIDSIslamophobiaSCOTUSVAWAaccessafghanistanbisexualblogsbodychildrenchoicechris browncommunicationdietsexploitationfacebookfemininitygender neutralitygender stereotypeshuman rightsimmigrationinternet stupiditylanguagemarriagemasculinitymilitarynamespatriarchypenisperspectivepoliticspornographypower and controlprotestquestion of the dayquestion of the weekracesocial changesocializationwomenASLArizonaAudre LordeAung San Suu KyiAung San Suu Kyi: Lady of No FearBitch FlicksBrigham Young UniversityBurmaCIACNNCatholicismChristianityClothesDV 101DVAM kickoffDeafDoctor WhoDodgeEmily BluntEudy SimelaneFay WeldonFreudGOPGleeHearingIndie FilmsIslamLatinLaurel HouseLooperMarilyn MansonMichelle WilliamsMontreal MassacreMormonismMyanmarPhiladelphiaPierce GagnonRachel RedfernRacialiciousRoman PolanskiSTIsSarah PolleyScience FictionSheryl SandbergSir Ken RobinsonSouth DakotaTANFTake This WaltzTalibanThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsUgandaVenus WilliamsWWIIWalMartWorld Aids Dayabilityadolescenceadvocacyaggressionalliesambivalenceandrogynyangelangeranonymityanti-authorityapologyarchive sundayasexualityassaultbarbiebarriersbarriers to leavingbeginningbeliefsbibi-queerbianary oppositionsbiphobiablogbloggingbothersomebreastsbullyingburkhacareer womencarscat-callingcedawcelebritieschallengeschoresclimate changecommentscommunityconflictconsentconservatismconsumerismcontributionscorrective rapecraftingcruisingcustodycycle of abusedaily showdangerdatingdavid toshdeath penaltydisappointmentdiscriminationdivisions of labourdivorcedocumentaryeco-feminismeconomicseducationelitismempowermentenlightenmentenvironmentexpectationsfact sheetfashionfat politicsfearfilmfirst amendmentforceforensic examfucksfuturegamersgay marriagegay rightsgender identitygendered expectationsgenderqueergenital restructuring surgerygenitalsglobal concernsgrandparentsgreedground normsgrunting and sexharrassmentharry potterhate speechhealth carehelpingheterocentrismhigh schoolhijabhistoryhomeschoolhomeschoolinghopelessnesshormoneshousehold dutieshypocrisyideasimpactinformationinspirationinterrogationsjezebeljk rowlingkidskomenlactivismldslegal issueslesbianlikeabilitymakeupmale gazemasturbationmedical caremercymodelingmormonmothermother's daymotherhoodmotivationmurdermusicmythbustersn-wordneurobiologynormativeopinion-makingoppressionpainpanderingparentingpetitionphallocentrismphotoshoppolandpolitical dogmapoolpostingpovertypracticepreachingpregnancyprivilegepronounsprostitutepsychologyqueerrecoveryrepresentationrestraining ordersrightssame-sex marriageself-lovesex differencessex workerssexual double standardssexual harassmentsexualized violenceshipshout-outsilencingslursocial justicesocial powerstrawberriessupergirlssuperhumansupportsupreme courtsurvivortake actiontea partytheme of the monthtoddlerstoddlers and tiarastrans 101transphobiatypes of abuseuluruunfair standardsvaginal examvictimwarwar on womenThe feminist conversation for everyone. No litmus test required.http://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Erica)Blogger429125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-1002882904118787985Mon, 15 Dec 2014 15:00:00 +00002014-12-15T10:00:06.730-05:00 Photo courtesy of Elsie esq. Dear readers, it has been more than a year since we last posted. A long stretch, but it seems each of us has moved and/or gone through some other major life change (I got married and then moved twice!). But for my part, it's been more than that. From Kate Kelly's excommunication this summer, to recent tensions over the relationship between law enforcement and http://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2014/12/what-fairy-tales-can-teach-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-7672486236809850206Wed, 25 Sep 2013 04:24:00 +00002013-09-25T00:24:32.175-04:00Dearest Readers, this long-overdue post is a hodgepodge of links, which I haven't even bothered to proofread. Internet grammar hawks, read at your own risk. Recently I wrote an article for Patheos about why feminism needs to be about men, as well as about women. One of my major concerns is that far too few conversations recognize the prevalence with which men are victims of sexual assault. When http://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2013/09/in-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-1463850277447840582Sun, 21 Jul 2013 22:06:00 +00002013-07-21T18:06:19.606-04:00I was in Georgia when I first heard the story of Trayvon Martin's death, though a few days earlier I'd glimpsed the headline on a newspaper that had been delivered to my hotel room in St Louis. After a week on the road, traveling first to St Louis for an academic conference and then to Georgia to visit a campus where I'd been accepted into a PhD program, I wasn't paying much attention to the newshttp://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2013/07/racial-bias-and-lenses-we-use-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-3673096998142501004Sun, 30 Jun 2013 22:09:00 +00002013-06-30T18:09:32.824-04:00This post by our very own Erica also appeared in Go Girl Magazine. Experiencing a fire can cause trauma. But what can help? Image from wildforestfires.com. If there’s one thing I hate, it’s somatic memory. It’s what makes your stomach ache, your throat close off, and your muscles clench when you remember something bad. It’s what makes you feel awful when you encounter stimuli that remind you http://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2013/06/colorado-fires-and-body-memories-what.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-7522068280511874408Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:47:00 +00002013-06-14T01:47:42.920-04:00Emily's Note: The topic of abuse and forgiveness is a sensitive one for me, and it's a topic that recently arose in my personal life when a member of my extended family attempted to publicly shame me (and others in my family) for not maintaining contact with someone who abused us in the past. When I privately asked that individual not to make such statements, their response was that I was http://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2013/06/you-dont-get-to-tell-me-how-to-forgive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-7646243534844028217Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:56:00 +00002013-06-10T18:56:54.039-04:00I originally published this post more than three years ago, in response to a conversation I'd had with a roommate and some friends. When this topic came up again in recent conversation, I decided to revisit my post from the time. As is usually the case for a writer, I found myself shuddering over the awkward phrasing and wondering how I could call myself a writing teacher back then. But alas, in http://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2013/06/that-kind-of-girl-from-archives.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-6907569945559990871Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:07:00 +00002013-06-06T18:07:31.426-04:00 It's no secret that Erica, Rachel, and I have been a tad absentee recently, due to our work (and in my case, grad school) obligations, so instead of trying to catch up I'll just cover a few recent things. First off, in our distraction we haven't been checking the notanotherwave email account as frequently as we used to. Several months back, someone contacted us in response to a post about http://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2013/06/murdering-john-walks-free-mothers-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-5532189365639665318Thu, 23 May 2013 13:00:00 +00002013-05-23T09:00:12.716-04:00 This review is a guest post by Bailie. The Croods is DreamWorks Animation’s latest film, released March 22, 2013. It follows the story of cavegirl Eep and her family, the Croods, who find themselves without a home and wandering through new and colourful lands while on the run from geological events that promise the end of their world. The film is charming on multiple levels, and adults http://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-croods-surprisingly-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-6890942162820124060Thu, 16 May 2013 18:27:00 +00002013-05-16T14:30:39.379-04:00Recently the term "rape culture" has made its rounds in popular culture, with many reporters and bloggers complaining about the victim-blaming, perpetrator-excusing behavior of major news networks. But rape culture is more pervasive than most of us want to admit. (Note: I'm about to go on a rant. Feel free to skip to the paragraph that starts "last night"). Because reporters aren't the only oneshttp://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2013/05/rape-culture-among-feminists.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-7891438941790258410Sat, 20 Apr 2013 03:54:00 +00002013-04-20T00:02:02.346-04:00With Friday's arrest of one suspected marathon bomber&nbsp;and the death of the other, his older brother, I think anyone with connections to Boston is feeling some strong emotions. As a native New Englander, I'm feeling about as strongly as anyone outside of the Boston region. I have friends in the city, one of whom was two blocks away at the time of the explosion, and just a month ago I was in http://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2013/04/is-terrorist-evil.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-7599768648134847804Sun, 17 Mar 2013 03:04:00 +00002013-03-16T23:26:19.441-04:00 Well, it's been a month again, so let's play some Spring Break catch-up. Here's a list of interesting links: First up, Stephanie Meyer has caused some waves by identifying herself as a feminist&nbsp;in a recent article on The Guardian. Says Meyers:&nbsp; "I think there are many feminists who would say that I am not a feminist. But, to me ... I&nbsp;love women, I have a lot of girlfriendshttp://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2013/03/preventing-rape-bipartisan-support-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-3956956118042578952Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:00:00 +00002013-02-13T09:00:06.300-05:00 The following post originally appeared on&nbsp;Laughin Lalo. <!--[if gte vml 1]> <![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> <!--[if gte vml 1]> <![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> As a devout, practicing Mormon the idea of wearing a hijab is somewhat strange. I originally heard of the http://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2013/02/my-day-wearing-hijab-guest-post-from_13.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-5620793188440830792Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:00:00 +00002013-02-04T20:00:27.850-05:00From our friends at Bitch Flicks: February 1st marked the start of Black History Month. So for this month's theme week, we thought it was the perfect time to highlight all women of color in film and television. Here at&nbsp;Bitch Flicks, we often discuss the lack of female filmmakers and the need for women-centric films. We need more women directors, writers and protagonists. But we http://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2013/02/call-for-reviews-for-bitch-flicks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-4592822692987465428Sun, 27 Jan 2013 19:38:00 +00002013-01-27T14:38:37.608-05:00Four and a half weeks into the new year, we've clearly skipped over some major happenings. Rather than trying to catch up on political buffoonery and Hillary Clinton's awesomeness, I'm going to share a list of some interesting links. First up, Slate has an article about Google's maternity leave and how the company increased it to 5 months paid leave, a measure that saved costs on training new http://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2013/01/links-of-note.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-3617964789284981986Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:53:00 +00002012-12-13T15:55:34.812-05:00Apparently the world does not stop spinning out sexism just because Erica, Rachel and I are busy. Go figure. Here's a quick, quick run-down of some recent gendered happenings: 1. Washington state offers marriage rights (and rites) to same-sex couples, leading to a teary-eyed string of lovely photos. I know some of our readers still oppose same-sex marriage, which I take as a good sign about howhttp://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2012/12/mormon-women-in-pants-face-backlash.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-5610273595314333753Sun, 25 Nov 2012 05:00:00 +00002012-11-25T00:00:03.413-05:00Aung San Suu KyiAung San Suu Kyi: Lady of No FearBurmahuman rightsMyanmarRachel Redfern &nbsp; To say that Aung San Suu Kyi, political prisoner and General Secretary for the Burmese National League of Democracy is one of the world’s most powerful and inspirational women would not be a stretch. Leaving the safety of England and the care of her family she endured 15 years of house arrest in her non-violent quest for removal of the military junta in power and the instating of http://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-review-and-interview-aung-san-suu-kyi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-4545243010963065254Sat, 17 Nov 2012 04:45:00 +00002012-11-16T23:46:57.289-05:00First up, Jon Stewart breaks down the history of anti-immigration racism/ xenophobia that gradually accepts some groups - which groups then turn around and discriminate against new groups. The Daily Show with Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Best of Times www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full EpisodesPolitical Humor &amp; Satire BlogThe Daily Show on http://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2012/11/links-of-note.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-7163629566011203926Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:38:00 +00002012-11-13T15:38:43.816-05:00Because if our blogging frequency is any indication, we all need something to brighten our day: http://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2012/11/straight-men-opposed-to-same-sex.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-5398590966244011503Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:38:00 +00002012-11-08T13:38:57.189-05:00 One day after surgery, and I was trying to minimize how bad the swelling looked. I was unsuccessful. In February this year I had to have minor surgery on the inside of my lip. It really wasn't a big deal- the whole procedure took about ten minutes- but at the end of it I was left with a lip that was so big I couldn't move it effectively. I felt like Goldie Hawn at the beginning of "The http://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2012/11/fat-lip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erica)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-8618161986122121173Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:10:00 +00002012-11-05T14:10:31.304-05:00I am a 26-year-old citizen of the US, born and raised in the country, residing in the state of Georgia. And tomorrow, for the first time since I turned 18 years old, I will not be voting in the presidential election. Not in protest of the only two options, not out of apathy, and not for lack of trying to vote. Tomorrow I will not be voting because I moved to the state of Georgia a few months agohttp://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2012/11/disenfranchised-in-georgia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-6056421093029752856Sun, 04 Nov 2012 13:26:00 +00002012-11-04T08:28:43.755-05:00Emily BluntLoopermotherhoodPierce GagnonScience Fiction &nbsp; Warning: Spoiler Alert &nbsp; It seems an obvious sort of review to talk about the unexpectedly large presence of motherhood in Looper, but while I expected to have plenty to say on the movie’s women (or lack thereof) I was not expecting to see motherhood played out in such a diverse way. It’s just not something I expect in a Summer/Fall Hollywood science fiction blockbuster: shamehttp://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2012/11/unexpected-motherhood-in-looper.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-1132093837969740776Sat, 27 Oct 2012 05:29:00 +00002012-10-27T16:05:39.485-04:00 The Endowment Room in The Boston Temple I received my first set of&nbsp;temple garments&nbsp;nearly two years ago. I was home in New Hampshire for Christmas vacation, a month before my 25th&nbsp;birthday, and I was at the Boston Temple to receive my&nbsp;Endowment. Most Mormon adults first participate in the ceremony known as The Endowment a few days before becoming a missionary or getting http://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2012/10/mormon-underwear-difference-between.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-2143014665889833613Sun, 14 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +00002012-10-14T01:02:26.483-04:00Indie FilmsMichelle WilliamsSarah PolleysexualityTake This Waltz <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; http://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2012/10/a-feminist-review-take-this-waltz.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-6253637066604833250Thu, 04 Oct 2012 02:48:00 +00002012-10-05T01:07:37.861-04:00I promised another post on Glee's continued misogyny, and yet I find something more substantial weighing on my mind - the struggle to remain faithful, as a feminist in a conservative and patriarchal worship community. This issue has weighed on my mind (and heart too, I suppose, but I don't want to sound sentimental) for awhile now, but I've hesitated to post for a couple reasons: 1. It's http://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2012/10/keeping-faith-and-feminism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7980259522701574842.post-8390332638801616657Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:19:00 +00002012-10-01T15:19:53.482-04:00There comes a time in every feminist blogger's life where she looks at the frequency of her facebook posts and the increasing ire coming out in the comments on said posts, and realizes that it's been far too long since she blogged. So long, in fact, that she is perhaps deliberately starting trouble! Not that I would ever find myself in that position. But, seriously, folks - it's been over a http://notanotherwave.blogspot.com/2012/10/a-return-to-not-another-wave.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily)0