Refuse The Silence Blog

K-Y Intense to launch commercial with lesbian couple. This is...

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:02:27 -0400

K-Y Intense to launch commercial with lesbian couple. This is simply fabulous.

We Have Moved!

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:29:11 -0500

Perhaps a very long delay, but Refuse The Silence and our blog have moved to one happy location:...

One-Up: Refuse The Silence Submission

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:30:00 -0400

When oppression becomes a competition, let me in last;I’m not fast enough with my words and...

Question the College Con

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:00:00 -0400

Choosing the right college can be a very long and strenuous process. Between filling out...

Educational Stand: Obama's Educational Reform Plan

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:09:25 -0400

President Obama fully addressed the issues behind the new educational reform plan a few weeks ago....

Kat Stacks

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:53:00 -0400

Kat Stacks is a woman but most probably don’t see her as a that at all. Most people would probably...

Gay Men & Their Relationship To Womyn’s Bodies

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:05:09 -0400

So today, while on my beloved Twiitta (read: Twitter) I started to have a conversation about the...

The Tribal Law and Order Act

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:39:00 -0400

I recently learned about the Tribal Law and Order Act being passed in Congress. I wonder what this...

Shirley Sherrod: Condemned and Consoled

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:18:26 -0400

Pursued and punished for words that were taken out of context. A video clip edited to persuade the...

Prostitution and Sexual Politics

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:31:00 -0400

For so long feminism has been the place where an old debate exists: liberation versus exploitation....

Hard Time for the Humanities

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:11:00 -0400

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that a degree in humanities doesn’t guarantee you a job right after...

You Little Virgin

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:04:57 -0400

So the other day I was browsing through Bitch magazine’s newest blog entries when I came...

The True Cost of College

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:30:00 -0400

Going to college is generally a requirement now-a-days. If you’re trying to make it in the...

Sexual Violence, Systematic and Institutionalized

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:59:45 -0400

I’ve always wondered why violence that involves guns or fists is specifically labeled...

How do we measure educational success?

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:33:21 -0400

One thing I clearly remember about Obama’s platform is that he ran for education. He wanted to...

Black Womyn, Christianity, and Sexual Repression

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:48:37 -0400

I have a few people that I follow on Twitter that are self-proclaimed “Christians.”...

Delusional Diversity: A Media Misrepresentation

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:00:00 -0400

A recent blog entry on chopsentials raised some very valid points on the job of the media in...

Knowledge is Power… Knowledge is Poison…

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:08:38 -0400

How much of a risk would you take to get to school? How high a price would you put on your...

“What Should African American Studies Students Learn?”

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:00:00 -0400

Okay, so I love, love, love African American Studies Programs! Maybe, because I go to a school...

Too Sexy For A Banker?

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:57:19 -0400

Last summer, Debrahlee Lorenzana was fired from her job as a banker at a Citibank branch. She has...