Jane Doe at Ryerson
By now, our collective denial, naiveté and sexism surrounding the realities of rape is well established and well critiqued. And while those critics – including bloggers – have taken the legal and justice systems to task for the pervasive slut shaming, it was journalism under the microscope yesterday at Ryerson University’s Atkinson Lecture. Jane Doe … Read more
McClung’s is looking for new Editors-in-Chief
Niki and Sam, the current editors, will be stepping down from their positions upon graduation, so we’re looking for a new pair of Editors-in-Chief for the 2012-2013 year. The job is can be challenging but also incredibly fun. It provides great experience not to mention quite a few memorable moments. If you are interested, we … Read more
Happy International Women’s Day
By Roohi Sahajpal Today marks the 101st anniversary of International Women’s Day, a day that recognizes the progress and hurdles that women around the world still face. The first International Women’s Day was held on March 19, 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. It continued to be celebrated by other countries and in 1977 … Read more
Limbaugh’s war on women
By Shannon Clarke Rush Limbaugh, the unofficial spokesman for the worst caricature of Republicans in the United States isn’t known for mincing words. And while the talk show host’s litany of homophobic, racist, and sexist views is well established, his comments about Georgetown law student, Sandra Fluke, angered even his supporters. Fluke was initially denied … Read more
Opinion: Limited Because of Our Gender
By Gia Samaniego Countless pages could be written on gender. Where to even begin? Gender roles are something most of us constantly have to deal with whether we realize it or not, from childhood onward. It’s something that I have experienced my entire life and chances are that if you are female, you have … Read more
Cover controversy: Vanity Fair, where’s the diversity?
By: Shannon Clarke Feature image via Vanity Fair. If 2012 really is the end of civilization as we know it, and our questions about world peace or global warming are never answered, we can at least be sure of one thing — Vanity Fair really doesn’t care what you think of its annual Hollywood cover. … Read more
Disney T-shirt calls Minnie ‘hot’
By: Shannon Clarke Feature image via thejanedough.com. Boys have their brains, their strength, and their sense of humour and girls have — their face. At least, that’s the message Disney’s new line of T-shirts is sending. The iconic animation corporation released a line of T-shits in January, depicting classic Disney characters in silhouette, filled in … Read more
