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Raising an Autonomous Generation: How to Set Boundaries with Your Children
Over the past few years, I have started making changes to ensure that my children are comfortable with their own identities. I want them to understand how to respond to and how to use the word no. There are steps that you can take, of course, to put some healthy space between you and your kids. But if you’re not sure where to start, I’ve got you covered.
Read MoreI’m Not a Puzzle to Solve: How to Speak to Ethnically Ambiguous People
My father is Peruvian, and my mother is Colombian. My appearance can be interesting to many people, but that doesn’t mean it’s up for public discussion. Questioning someone about their appearance is rude, especially if they’re a stranger. But if can’t control your curiosity, here are a few things to keep in mind when approaching people about their ethnic background.
Read MoreWhat Kind of Asian Are You?
This week’s video headline draws attention to the absurd double standard white Americans have toward other races. The exotification of anyone who isn’t white may seem like an effort to be culturally aware and interested, but watch how it comes off when the roles are reversed!
Read MoreWhat Does Feminist Porn Look Like?
A lot of pornography is proudly misogynistic, but it doesn’t have to be like that. There’s no reason a video can’t be sexually explicit and still present women as human beings who have an equal right to sexual desire, pleasure, and satisfaction. There’s no reason that porn can’t present women as sexual collaborators with men rather than as sexual conquests of men.
Read MoreBooze, Booty Shaking, and Backroom Hookups: Making College Party Culture Sex-Positive
With rare exceptions, no one who is throwing a party spends the time, energy, and money so that people will get assaulted. Yet there is a clear connection between college party culture and sexual violence. To mitigate the risk, most colleges simply take a punitive approach (with varying levels of alcohol education thrown in) to alcohol on campus. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
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