Finally did a new vlog :) June’s got some changes and a THEME. :)
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Warrior Queen
Warrior queen is a movement made up of girls who want to be themselves and are proud of it. We are strong individuals, filled with self-confidence and realize not only the potential they have, but the potential in every girl out there to overcome the harsh eye society has put on being a girl. We're over being told we have to look a certain way, act a certain way and do certain things to succeed in life.
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Warrior Queen Ariana: Living Below The Line
My friend Ariana has a humanitarian soul. She was born in Venezuela and has residency in the US. We met at OSU on my first day of classes and have been close ever since. What I love about Ariana and what makes her such a great warrior queen is that she gives without complaint whenever she can. Her latest project is an easy one to donate to and a great cause (and probably one of the most challenging things I think a person in a first world country can do). Here is a little bit she wrote about Living Below the Line.
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The Negative Effect of Teen Magazines
I had to do this for a class project, today a teen girl is petitioning seventeen magazine. join in.
100 Ways You Can Start Loving Yourself Right Now
Give it a try :) This website is AMAZING. Self-love: that’s what WQ is all about. So come on Warrior Queen’s let’s do this!
Print this out and post it on your wall, puhlease! I am going to… it’s wonderful. Also, it’s crazy that the gal in the picture has that heart on her face because I was thinking just yesterday how I wanted to start going around like that periodically. reach your left arm over behind your right shoulder blade. Reach your right arm behind your left shoulder blade. Now squeeze! xx
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Big plans
Hello my little warrior queens,
I’m sorry that I’ve been MIA lately. Graduating college is busy and awesome! Woo! I just wanted to let you know that I haven’t forgotten about you or anything. I have some BIG plans for the blog and making it all a reality. It’s just behind the scenes work and we’re going to have more clearly defined dimensions. Have any advice or ideas for me? Hit me up: beawarriorqueen@gmail.com
<3
Raewyn
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Steinem: A prototype for feminism
I found this article today. It’s very enlightening and empowering and puts women’s rights BACK in the everyday view. We aren’t going feminazi on someone, we’re regular women who risk losing our rights
—WQ
Staff EditorialApril 23, 2012
Maybe you have to be as mad as a March bunny to change the world. 2011’s Arab Spring pruned four anti-democratic governments from the Middle East, and significant reforms took root in countries like Morocco and Jordan. But while 2011 promised revolution, 2012 offers devolution as women of the United States endure assault after assault on their dignity and reproductive freedom. Rush Limbaugh, a native of Missouri, maligned Sandra Fluke, calling her a “prostitute” and “slut,” because of her support of mandated insurance coverage for contraceptives—Limbaugh, by the way, will be inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians at the end of May’s legislative session. Roy Blunt, Missouri’s junior senator, sought to shear reproductive freedom with a bill that excused employers from honoring insurances “contrary to the religious beliefs or moral convictions of the sponsor.” A margin of three votes defeated the bill. In light of these events, we greet the news that Washington University will confer an honorary degree on Gloria Steinem with pride (and even a hint of relief).
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June: Friendship
Hey guys, our theme for June is friendship…does anyone have any suggestions? :)
Teen Petitions Magazine to Publish Photoshop-Free Photos
Photo: cocoperez.com
A teenager from Maine is petitioning Seventeen to print images of real girls, without any photoshop enhancements, in an effort to help young women accept themselves exactly as they are. Julia Bluhm, a 14-year-old from Maine, has started a petition on change.org asking the youth publication to print at least one photoshop-free spread per month, and she’s getting enough support behind her to really make a difference.
![I NEED this shirt
nypop-art:
Reclaiming the term ‘Feminist’- feminists are not unshaven, man hating, sex hating, extremists. Feminists enjoy sex and in fact make for better lovers. The purpose of this performance art project is to redefine the term and give feminism a new ‘face.’ And yes, I am unabashedly using sex to sell my ideas/ideals. “Mostly they think feminism is a bunch of angry women who want to be like men. They do not even think about feminism as being about rights about women gaining equal rights. When I talk about the feminism I know up close and personal- they willingly listen, although when our conversations end, they are quick to tell me I am different, not like the “real” feminists who hate men, who are angry. I assure them I am as a real and as radical a feminist as one can be,” “Feminism is a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression… the movement is not about being anti-male. It makes it clear that the problem is sexism. And thatclarity helps us remember that all of us, female and male, have been socialized from birth on to accept sexist thought and action. As a consequence, females can be just as sexist as men.” Where did this anti-men stigma come from?“When contemporary feminist movement first began there was a fierce anti-male faction. Individual heterosexual women came to the movement from relationships where men were cruel, unkind, violent, unfaithful…more than ever the feminist movement [of today] is seen primarily as anti-sex. Visionary feminist discourse on sexual passion and pleasure has been pushed into the background, ignored by almost everyone.”—-bell hooks; feminism is for everybody—Most people believe that feminists can’t be romantic or sexual but according to Laurie Rudman and Julie Phelan, from Rutgers University, this is not accurate. They carried out a laboratory survey of 242 American undergraduates and an online survey including 289 older adults, and determined that couples with feminists are more likely to have had longer relationships and greater life experience. They looked at men’s and women’s perception of their own feminism and its link to relationship health, measured by a combination of overall relationship quality, agreement about gender equality, relationship stability and sexual satisfaction. Their study also shows that unflattering feminist stereotypes, that tend to stigmatize feminists as unattractive and sexually unappealing, are unsupported. Additionally,men with feminist partners have more stable relationships and better sex lives. Feeling empowered translates to being more empowered in bed, which translates to more adventurous sex with bolder moves and superior satisfaction. A feminist isn’t afraid to push you onto the bed (or vice versa) or talk dirty or get frisky. A feminist doesn’t just “lay there.” She’s an active participant and she’s comfortable enough with herself to get spicy —Today on Umass Amherst campus, 15 people -men and women- rocked these tee shirts as a part of a performance art piece— Thank you <3](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3dbadwvV21r1uo5qo1_1280.jpg)
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I NEED this shirt
Reclaiming the term ‘Feminist’- feminists are not unshaven, man hating, sex hating, extremists. Feminists enjoy sex and in fact make for better lovers. The purpose of this performance art project is to redefine the term and give feminism a new ‘face.’ And yes, I am unabashedly using sex to sell my ideas/ideals.
“Mostly they think feminism is a bunch of angry women who want to be like men. They do not even think about feminism as being about rights about women gaining equal rights. When I talk about the feminism I know up close and personal- they willingly listen, although when our conversations end, they are quick to tell me I am different, not like the “real” feminists who hate men, who are angry. I assure them I am as a real and as radical a feminist as one can be,”
“Feminism is a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression… the movement is not about being anti-male. It makes it clear that the problem is sexism. And that
clarity helps us remember that all of us, female and male, have been socialized from birth on to accept sexist thought and action. As a consequence, females can be just as sexist as men.”
Where did this anti-men stigma come from?
“When contemporary feminist movement first began there was a fierce anti-male faction. Individual heterosexual women came to the movement from relationships where men were cruel, unkind, violent, unfaithful…more than ever the feminist movement [of today] is seen primarily as anti-sex. Visionary feminist discourse on sexual passion and pleasure has been pushed into the background, ignored by almost everyone.”
—-bell hooks; feminism is for everybody—
Most people believe that feminists can’t be romantic or sexual but according to Laurie Rudman and Julie Phelan, from Rutgers University, this is not accurate. They carried out a laboratory survey of 242 American undergraduates and an online survey including 289 older adults, and determined that couples with feminists are more likely to have had longer relationships and greater life experience. They looked at men’s and women’s perception of their own feminism and its link to relationship health, measured by a combination of overall relationship quality, agreement about gender equality, relationship stability and sexual satisfaction. Their study also shows that unflattering feminist stereotypes, that tend to stigmatize feminists as unattractive and sexually unappealing, are unsupported. Additionally,
men with feminist partners have more stable relationships and better sex lives.
Feeling empowered translates to being more empowered in bed, which translates to more adventurous sex with bolder moves and superior satisfaction. A feminist isn’t afraid to push you onto the bed (or vice versa) or talk dirty or get frisky. A feminist doesn’t just “lay there.” She’s an active participant and she’s comfortable enough with herself to get spicy
—Today on Umass Amherst campus, 15 people -men and women- rocked these tee shirts as a part of a performance art piece— Thank you <3
i need feminism because
the vast majority of slut-shamers and woman-haters in this world, especially on public forums such as tumblr, are women.
I had my last session of therapy today. I started in January with the hope of finally being able to control my depression rather than letting it control me. I got a lot more than that.
I no longer look at myself as someone with mental problems that are who I am, instead I’m just a human being who has some depressive spells. My depression is not who I am. It’s been four months of working through this and deciding to be happy with the person that I am instead of letting everything get to me. I feel so much happier and stronger than I have in ages. I didn’t think it was possible for me to overcome my depression, I’ve let it control me since I was thirteen years old. Here I am at 21 finally gaining control over myself.
All the bad that happened for the past school year have led me here. Finally healed.
you are a warrior queen :)
