Smile!
If I had a dollar for every time someone (i.e., a man) told me to smile, I'd be rich. (And if I had five dollars for every time that same someone did not tell a man to smile, I'd be really rich.)
Why is it that women are told,
Sexism and Teaching: The Elephant in the Room
Back in 1996, I was fortunate enough to get a job teaching a few courses at a university: several sections of a non-credit remedial English language course, a section of critical thinking, and various applied ethics courses. At the end of the second year, I was notified by the Dean
Why sexed spaces enrich my life
I have no safe spaces. Whether I’m out in public or cowering in my bedroom, I never feel safe. Some places are way more terrifying than others, crowded mixed-sexed public places put my mental Illness into overdrive. It’s very overwhelming and exhausting to be in survival mode 24/
Turtlenecks, Sexualization and Clown Female Empowerment
How a simple google search for a turtleneck produced hypersexualized results, a quick thought on cyborgs, and some holes in liberal feminism.
I google search “slate turtleneck”. Come across Shein (Chinese online fast fashion company), with one that looks pretty comfortable. I visibly cringe when I see the model. Some
All those famous paintings ...
So when I was in the Louvre, a long time ago, looking at all those famous paintings, I was struck by how few of the women were able to keep their clothes on. From peasants to goddesses, every one of them was sporting not just an off-the-shoulder look, but a
Who has the Power of Advertising?
Advertising has gained such phenomenal power, it's now allowed pretty much everywhere. And because it's allowed pretty much everywhere, it has gained phenomenal power.
In fact, it has almost single-handedly destroyed the concept of public space because of its invasion of said public space with constant and loudly-proclaimed messages intended
Postmodern Mind-Fuck
My name is Gwyndolen Benton. I graduated from the University of Washington in 2018 with a degree in Asian Languages & Cultures. Specifically, I studied Chinese language, Chinese-style communism, North Korea, and in the end of my time at university, I studied philosophy.
Since childhood, I’d fantasized about many jobs.