Topic: young

Good Things That Came Out Of My Teenage Wicca Years

Good Things That Came Out Of My Teenage Wicca Years

So, I went to see Beautiful Creatures yesterday, and thought, “how great. A whole new generation of pre-teen girls are going to get absorbed into Wicca, and not just because they watch Buffy and The Craft compulsively.”

I did that. The Wicca thing. For about a year when I was thirteen. As I recall it consisted of me writing spells – which are really just poems, with a point – and lighting a whole bunch of candles. Fortunately, nothing bad happened as a result of this. Then a year later I discovered Ayn Rand, and that took up the next three months. Some good things that came out of that. Wicca. Nothing good came out Ayn Rand. Namely: More »

About That Time I Was On Gossip Girl

About That Time I Was On Gossip Girl

Once, I was on Gossip Girl. By once, I mean twice. Twice. I was on Gossip Girl twice. This is something that I do not really mention very often, but it was at that time, the highlight of my life. I also believe that, highlight though it was, you may or may not be allowed to talk about appearing on Gossip Girl (you sign a bunch of forms), so, let us say that this is a fictitious and delightful story that I am spinning out of lies like a spider of deceit. More »

33% Of Women Think Feminism Is Too Agressive

33% Of Women Think Feminism Is Too Agressive

Every day, The Daily Mail finds a new way to make me sad. They report:

A third [of women] view traditional radical feminism as ‘too aggressive’ towards men, while a quarter no longer view it as a positive label. One in five describe it as ‘old-fashioned’ and simply ‘not relevant’ to their generation.

Look. I am only going to say this one more time.

If you believe men and women deserve to be paid equally for equal work, you are a feminist. As a feminist, here are some things you can still do: More »

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