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Emma Watson Gives Speech On Feminism to UN, Gets Threatened by 4Chan Creeps

Posted on September 22, 2014 By Katie Hargrave

Sometimes celebrities grow up to be exactly who you hope they will be. Case in point: Emma Watson, United Nations Goodwill Ambassador. This weekend, the actress/model/Ivy League grad gave a speech to kick off the “HeForShe” campaign. Feminism isn’t a “women’s issue,” she argued; it’s everyone’s issue. She spoke about the myriad ways in which girls and women are discriminated against in the world and how men, too, suffer from gender stereotypes.

Pennsylvania High School Suspends Student Editor For Refusing To Print The Word ‘Redskins’

Posted on September 19, 2014 By Duncan Stewart

School officials at Neshaminy High School in Pennsylvania have issued suspensions for the student editor and faculty adviser of the student newspaper there after the paper refused to print the word “Redskins,” the racist nickname of the school’s athletic teams.

Black women’s groups challenge lack of diversity in NFL domestic advisory panel

Posted on September 19, 2014 By Duncan Stewart

As a result of the specific circumstances of Black women and the fact that the majority of the players in the NFL are African American, addressing this issue in a culturally competent way requires the inclusion of Black women.

Dear Women: You Are Being Lied to

Posted on September 19, 2014 By Duncan Stewart

These pernicious inaccuracies have been perpetuated by a society still steeped in the sexism of years past. But better data and forward-thinking research, not to mention the examples set by women in countries around the world, are proving these stereotypes wrong. And it’s high time we started paying attention.

GoFundMe bans abortion-related campaigns, is fine with supporting murderers

Posted on September 19, 2014 By Duncan Stewart

Less than a week later, the company announced that it would now prohibit any abortion-related campaigns. Today, Bailey still has not received the $1,000 she managed to raise before her campaign was shut down.

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