Good intentions, atrocious execution

                You’ve all probably read Feministing’s post on the anti-female genital mutilation ad depicting a victim as a sex toy. I was immediately reminded of another well-meaning but horribly offensive campaign to raise awareness for the genocide in Sudan. MTV has launched an on-line game, “Darfur is Dying,” in which players take on the role [...]

Quick Hit: Our Bodies, Our Blog

When I was a kid, I remember flipping through my mom’s copy of Our Bodies, Ourselves, an amazing and groundbreaking work published in 1970 that made people aware of issues of women’s health and fought discrimination within the fields of medicine and public health policy.
I just found the Our Bodies, Ourselves of the blogosphere, titled [...]

Solidarity: Some Femiblogging Self-reflection

Since I am nearing the end of my time at Marquette, I have been doing some serious contemplating about what have been the most important experiences for me.  And, I do find that working on this blog has ranked among the more formative experiences of my education.  Not only has it forced me to put [...]