Topic of the Day: From Online to Real World Thursday afternoon, I received a message over Facebook from a FB friend; it was an invitation to meet in person, as we had only known each other through the social media site. Now, normally, I don’t do this sort of thing, but I knew from corresponding […]
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TOD: When a Woman Stays Silent to Avoid Threatening a Man’s Masculinity
Topic of the Day: Staying Silent Last Wednesday, I met with friends at a local cabaret club. As we caught up and laughed over theatre and life experiences, one friend recounted the tale of when she found a bee in her salad while on a group date at a restaurant. It was Homecoming several years […]
OpEd: When a Woman Says “No,” But the Man Won’t Stop
To start the New Year off right, the universe sent me an experience to remind me the work here is not yet done. Thankfully, it was not violent, but it was annoying to see how far women still have to go on the path of being respected. A few days ago, I needed to go […]
OpEd: My “Steubenville” Experience – The Night I Don’t Remember
I awoke last Sunday, dreading checking my Twitter because I anticipated a plethora of “Happy St. Patrick’s Day” tweets, and I wasn’t in the mood to explain (again) the lies of the Patrick myth as invented by the Catholic Church. But check Twitter I did, and the tweets that caught my attention revolved around the […]
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