Category: Feminism

White Doll, Asian Woman

“But was my femininity forced on me, the only feasible result of a life grown around dolls and children’s books?”

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At the Expense of the Invisible: the White Male Perspective of Cartoon

“Perhaps children of the early 2000s should be grateful for tamer coming-of-age protagonists who dealt with school bullies, boogers, and cursed slices of cheese within the vacuum of endless middle school.”

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Regaining Sovereignty Over Our Bodies

“We are socialized to be agreeable and raised to say yes, so it becomes ever more difficult to deny the encroaching hand of a stranger.”

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Electra’s Reconciliation: Moving Beyond Matricide

A Nass writer considers generational perspectives on feminism in a discussion with her own mother, a Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies professor.

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The Journey from Pornhub to OnlyFans… And Why it Matters

A Nass writer considers issues of feminism and labor compensation within the evolving landscape of the porn industry.

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A Letter from the Publishers: Celebrating the Women*s Issue

The co-publishers of the Nassau Weekly celebrate the third-annual Women*s Issue.

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Fake Housewives, Get Out

In which a writer contemplates the influence of housewives, real and fake.

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The Long and Short: Hair

“Every time I looked in the mirror, my cropped hair reminded me that I had suffered, had experienced something that none of my peers could comprehend.”

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Love Lessons

Wherein a Nass writer contemplates the influence of Disney on her burgeoning worldview.

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On The Women We (Don’t) Read: A Reflection on Academia

A writer analyzes the number of women authors she has been assigned throughout her time at Princeton.

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The Feminism of a Heeled Converse

Considering the nuances of feminism at an all-girls school.

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The Women of the Woody Allen Archives

Interrogating Woody Allen’s presentation of women, and defensive disclaimers that his work is merely satirical fiction.

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