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california state university, los angeles. winter 2016.
Tanya Rawal
Jan 7
BEN SHAPIRO
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BEN SHAPIRO
Freedom of speech is the right to express any opinion without censorship or restraint. On the other hand, we have hate speech that is a…
Andrea Osorio
Mar 10
The Industry of Manhood
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The Industry of Manhood
In the video, “Hip Hop Beyond Beats and Rhythms,” Byron Hurt takes a look into Hip Hop culture and violence. Within the video the…
Michy Love
Mar 11
Domestic Violence is Not Private
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Domestic Violence is Not Private
Domestic violence is a huge problem in society, it is because of the male dominated spectrum of society. It is a reoccurring process in the…
Monica Ramirez-Parra
Mar 23
Kim KarTRASHian.
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Kim KarTRASHian.
Will the REAL Kim Kardashian please stand up?!
Mexican Goddess
Mar 10
Enough of “Enough”
Enough of “Enough”
Why Movies like “Enough” Starring Jennifer Lopez are the Worst for Domestic Violence…
navidadv
Mar 10
Don’t be violent towards little Violet.
Don’t be violent towards little Violet.
Children are directly affected by patriarchal violence. A society that has been desensitized to patriarchal violence condones a dangerous…
Daisy Llamas
Mar 23
A Cautionary Tale: US v THEM (What really happened at CSULA) aka the facts.
A Cautionary Tale: US v THEM (What really happened at CSULA) aka the facts.
a little over a week ago, I wrote about my views on Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morality. Today I would like to present to you a real life…
Dehlia Venzor
Mar 11
America the Terrorist
America the Terrorist
The 1950’s is making a comeback with it’s racism and hate in 2016.
Karmina Morgan Garcia
Mar 23
Treat Me Like a Dog
Treat Me Like a Dog
We take a wild creature and micromanage its behavior to gain control and become their master, which they obey. To discipline them, we…
Lars Svensk
Feb 1
A Protesting Body
A Protesting Body
By being herself, she broke social norms, sometimes by voicing her opinion, but mostly just by being comfortable in her own skin and…
Lars Svensk
Feb 15
Violence and Power
Violence and Power
Ke$ha is money (see, the name even have a dollar sign in it!), therefore she is an object that can be bartered and abused.
Lars Svensk
Mar 1
“ NO VIOLENCE, RACIST GO HOME, THIS IS WHAT DIVERSITY LOOKS LIKE!!”
“ NO VIOLENCE, RACIST GO HOME, THIS IS WHAT DIVERSITY LOOKS LIKE!!”
Where just some of the chants that could be heard from student protesters that echoed through the hallways of the Student Union building on…
Marcella Castillo
Mar 4
Racism In A “Multicultural” Society
Racism In A “Multicultural” Society
Most foreigners believe that the United States of America is “the land of opportunity”, and compared to third world countries it may be so…
Carla Franco
Mar 2
The Power of Patriarchal Terrorism
The Power of Patriarchal Terrorism
Patriarchal Terrorism (or Patriarchal Violence) is when men believe they are in charge of the relationship. It is violence exclusively…
Jullia Nguyen
Mar 10
Why The Feeling of Emasculation Furthers (Domestic) Violence
Why The Feeling of Emasculation Furthers (Domestic) Violence
Rape. Such a sensitive topic to talk about and yet someone decided to write a satirical article about how to stop rape. The author’s…
John Calilung
Mar 10
Abuse is abuse!
Abuse is abuse!
Whether it be perpetrated by a man or a woman.
The feminism movement is responsible for raising awareness on domestic violence that has become a major cause of women being beaten that is more likely to happen inside their homes than outside. According to bell hooks,
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“As the (feminism) movement progressed evidence showed that there was also domestic violence present in same-sex relations, that women in relationships with women were and are oftentimes the victims of abuse, that children were also victims of adult patriarchal violence…
Amalia Al
Feb 29
Domestic Abuse…
Domestic Abuse…
You were probably expecting a story on a battered female right? Well not today. I want to shed some light on a side of domestic abuse that…
Nikko De Guzman
Mar 10
A Different Side of Domestic Abuse
A Different Side of Domestic Abuse
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of domestic violence? Many of us think of it as the husband/male partner being…
Katherine Urbina
Mar 10
You’re such a….
You’re such a….
Pussy.
Farhan Ansari
Mar 10
From Meaningful Sex to Netflix and Chill
From Meaningful Sex to Netflix and Chill
The amount of change in the way society behaves towards each other is getting to a point that is simply, absurd.
Daniel Nasser
Mar 10
Younger Generation affected by music!!
Younger Generation affected by music!!
Music has always had an impact in people but with the younger audience it seemed to get impacted the most. Just because someone famous is…
blabbing their mouth saying offensive things or sexual things in their lyrics it does not means that is okay for other people going around blabbing their mouth as well calling people certain things. We all have that rappers sing about having sex with women, enjoying their p***, bitch, weed, or hoe and people seem to be okay with that. Growing up in a generation where most males refer to girls as bitches or hoes because these females do not want to talk to them.
Jesus Savedra
Mar 10
The Devalued Female Body
The Devalued Female Body
Sex is becoming less taboo each day, so it has become easier to talk about. Unfortunately the manner that women are spoken about in the…
Denisse Cante
Mar 10
Glamorized Violence in Films
Glamorized Violence in Films
Movies are a great way to tell stories. They are also a great way to send a message out. The thing is that sometimes movies tend to…
Xochitl Reyes
Mar 10
Capitalism and Gender Continued
Capitalism and Gender Continued
“.. [H]ow wretched, how shadowy and flighty, how aimless and arbitrary, the human intellect appears in nature.” –Frederich Nietzsche
DeviantBunny
Mar 9
Rape Industry
Rape Industry
Pop-star Kesha filed a law suit against her music producer, Dr. Luke, and it has opened the eyes of many to the reality of the music…
E.E. Quiroz
Mar 10
Violence is Violence
Violence is Violence
We see violence all around us. Violence is when we hurt others. The question is why do we give names for different kinds of violence? The…
Natalie Benavidez
Mar 10
Nobody cares!…
Nobody cares!…
At first, when I heard the term “feminism” I was very enthusiastic and excited about what it meant. Every time there was an open…
Jacqueline H.
Feb 29
Should housework be split between husband and wife?
Should housework be split between husband and wife?
For many generations women have always been the ones to cook and clean around the house. Why has it always been acceptable for the women to…
Cristina Vergara
Mar 10
Giving an Economic Value to the “ housewife” in Society driven by Capitalism
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Giving an Economic Value to the “ housewife” in Society driven by Capitalism
The illusion of the perfect housewife is one that is not displayed in modern media. Though we as a society have tried to break those ties…
Marcella Castillo
Mar 8
Should Women be paid to do housework?
Should Women be paid to do housework?
I grew up in a very traditional Mexican home. Where the women always stayed home to do the housework and the men went out to work. I saw my…
Xochitl Reyes
Mar 8
Woman Is Not A Robot
Woman Is Not A Robot
“A woman’s work can never be done”.
Michelle Tongsak
Mar 8
The Many Forms of a Docile Body
The Many Forms of a Docile Body
If we think about it, there are many forms of a docile body besides soldiers. Discipline and Punish by Michel Foucault was by far one of…
Katherine Urbina
Feb 2
America’s New Form of Punishment
America’s New Form of Punishment
“At about 12.40 pm on 2 January 1996, Timothy Jackson took a jacket from the Maison Blanche department store in New Orleans, draped it over…
Fabiola Cristal Macias
Mar 8
Gender-Bias Parenting
Gender-Bias Parenting
Equality between genders, is a difficult and perhaps even impossible thing to achieve. It is such a huge issue to tackle that we may not…
Denisse Cante
Mar 8
Gender Income Gap
Gender Income Gap
“Sit Up Straight.” “That’s not lady-like.” “Girls don’t look cute cursing.””Be home by this hour.” “You can’t have a boyfriend till you’re…
Beverly Flores
Mar 7
Just a Cog
Just a Cog
When an engineer designs an engine or some type of machine, they will spend countless hours on each specific part explaining in great…
Dustin Krogstad
Feb 2
Solitary Confinement and Institutionalization
Solitary Confinement and Institutionalization
In the reading, “Discipline and Punish,” by Michel Foucault, he mentions that punishment has transformed into something less torturous and…
Matthew Mineros
Mar 7
The Docile Body Image
The Docile Body Image
We have all seen these charts of images that have us comparing our bodies to inanimate objects and shapes. Heck, I am guilty of calling…
navidadv
Mar 7
Janet Hubert: She Has A Point Though
Janet Hubert: She Has A Point Though
If you’ve been living under a rock for your whole life and just resurfaced out of the darkness into the light of day and civilization, than…
Sarah Gannon
Mar 7
Women’s jobs are really for men
Women’s jobs are really for men
Gender roles are a tricky thing.
Stephanie Schulman
Mar 7
The Body of the Condemned Analysis
The Body of the Condemned Analysis
Michael Foucault’s classic “The Body of the Condemned” covers that drastic changes that crime and punishment has seen in the past couple…
Aldo Trinidad
Feb 1
Being a Woman… Something I HATE to love
Being a Woman… Something I HATE to love
Being a woman is wonderful… but at the same time one of the most difficult things in the world. Honestly. I might sound like I’m…
Jackie Urbina
Mar 7
Performing Masculinity in Modern Society
Performing Masculinity in Modern Society
Many people try all different things to perform masculinity that sometimes is makes them so difficult to perform. Living in a society where…
Jesus Savedra
Mar 7
Women are the doing the dirty work here. Why not men?
Women are the doing the dirty work here. Why not men?
Readings would not solve your problems. But then again, neither will housework.
Jullia Nguyen
Feb 24
The Special One
The Special One
You would think that in this century people wouldn’t care whether they had a son or a daughter. Yes things are changing, but there’s still…
Kemelie Delgado
Jan 19
The Conforming Truth
The Conforming Truth
In the 1800’s, Friedrich Nietzsche wrote about how language have taken humans further away from the truth of things, and how humans strive…
Lars Svensk
Jan 17
Woman-Man wage gap. Is that still a thing?
Woman-Man wage gap. Is that still a thing?
Women have come a long way from a harsh culturally imposed inequality among men. And it is known that women in many fields do not get paid…
Faddy Sunna
Jan 19
No end to skepticism. Are we what we are?
No end to skepticism. Are we what we are?
Can we ever understand Nietzsche? By his own logic, how can we ever see what he saw through his own eyes? How can we understand what he…
Jose Rivas
Jan 19
The Body is such a Powerful Tool
The Body is such a Powerful Tool
Activism is played out in many ways in order to express freedom of speech and justice. There are petitions, boycotts, litigation…
florespaulette
Feb 16
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