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"Stealthing"—Removing a Condom Without Consent—Could Soon Be Illegal In Californi
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(Sex)
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... of a condom without verbal consent illegal, it doesn’t change criminal codes, only civil codes.
Garcia’s interest in addressing nonconsensual condom removal stems from a 2017 article by attorney Alexandra ...
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Created on 24 September 2021
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Norwegian Women's Team Fined for Refusing to Wear Bikini Bottoms, Sporting Shorts Instead ...
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(Living)
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The Norwegian women’s beach handball team was fined €1500 (about $1765) on Monday for refusing to wear bikini bottoms.
In the Euro 2021 tournament’s bronze medal match against Spain, the Norwegian women ...
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Created on 23 July 2021
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Amy Poehler’s "Moxie" Is the BUSTiest Film of the Season—or Possibly Eve
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(Movies)
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... dress codes like the one depicted in the movie? I didn’t really experience that, but so many members of the cast had. Everything that we deal with in the film, whether it be young women feeling like their ...
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Created on 03 March 2021
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Nina Renata Aron Wants You To Know That It Gets Better: BUST Interview
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(Books)
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... this was sort of the wives’ part of the disorder.
I could see how all of the tools that evolved to address codependency were started and then all these women gathered to talk shit about their husbands. ...
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Created on 25 February 2021
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5.
Find Perfect Presents For Everyone On Your List And Help Indie Businesses Survive With These Picks From BUST Craftacular’s Holiday Gift Guide!
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(General)
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... serving up delicious cheese and meat platters, spicing up your dining table as a centerpiece, or dressing up your wall as a work of art. It’s the perfect combination of function and style.
AMARANTH ...
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Created on 09 November 2020
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When Sexist Dress Codes Were Mandatory And Masks Were Not, These Students Fought Back
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(Living)
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Ava Rheeve and Julia Going, two seniors at Wisconsin’s Cedarburg High School, protested — and won — after the school announced that masks would be optional, yet the dress code would persist. For Rheeve ...
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Created on 02 September 2020
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Georgia Just Went Back To School And It's Not Looking Goo
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(Living)
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... have been dress-coded and sent home for having “distracting” shoulders strongly disagree.
the idea that schools can’t enforce mask use by older students is truly laughable to the tens of thousands ...
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Created on 07 August 2020
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Washington's Football Team Is (FINALLY) Changing Its Name and Log
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(Entertainment)
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... killing of George Floyd and the subsequent nationwide outcry over racial and social injustices people of color have faced in the U.S., many pushed for organizations with racist names to address their history ...
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Created on 13 July 2020
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Nicole Kang of "Batwoman" talks Superheroes, Quarantine, Asian Representation, and BLM Solidarity: BUST Intervie
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(TV)
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... This comedy ensues and I hope we continue in season two.
A storyline that stood out to me in the show was Mary’s illegal clinic. Do you think that this is an effective way to address the inequities ...
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Created on 15 June 2020
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Meet Jennifer Carroll Foy, The Future First Black Woman Governor In America
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(Feminism)
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... was the last state to do so for it to be ratified to the Constitution. She also advocated for a dress code equity act to protect girls and women of color from discrimination based on their hairstyles. ...
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Created on 28 May 2020
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Victory For #KuToo: Japan Airlines Says Goodbye To Mandatory High Heels and Skirts For Flight Attendants
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(Feminism)
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Japan Airlines just became the first major corporation to get rid of the age-old dress code that mandates women wear high-heeled shoes and skirts to work. The new dress code, which will go into effect ...
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Created on 27 March 2020
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12.
Natalie Portman’s Cape and 9 Other Feminist Moments We Loved From The 92nd Academy Awards
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(Entertainment)
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... for “The Oscars Red Carpet Show” and dressed in gold from head to toe, Porter made us wish that the red carpet went on forever.
3. Janelle Monae’s opening performance
Like Porter, Janelle Monae ...
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Created on 10 February 2020
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13.
Shadow Banning: Why Women Are Pretending To Be Men On Instagram
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(Feminism)
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... a petition addressing the issue went viral.
Instagram’s policy for content that does not violate community guidelines but is grounds for demotion is absurdly vague and the app has refused to go into ...
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Created on 20 November 2019
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Japanese Women Protest After Being Told Not to Wear Glasses At Work To Avoid Looking "Cold" and "Unfeminin
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(Feminism)
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Japanese women on social media are demanding their right to wear glasses at work after a Japanese television show recently exposed companies in different sectors that impose a “glasses ban” on its female ...
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Created on 08 November 2019
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15.
Kyoto Bans “Geisha Selfies” Because Tourists Don’t Know How To Behave Themselves
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(Feminism)
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...
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Created on 05 November 2019
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100 Indigenous Women Are Suing The Canadian Government Over Forced Sterilization
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(Feminism)
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... She asks, “Is sterilization the government’s attempt at addressing the very social conditions it has created over time?”
In 2018, Canadian President Justin Trudeau admitted that “coerced sterilization ...
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Created on 16 September 2019
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17.
Sexual Misconduct Isn't Sexy: Victoria's Secret Models Demand Chan
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(Feminism)
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... Model Alliance, and addressed to Victoria’s Secret CEO John Mehas, the petition encourages VS to commit to their legally binding RESPECT program, which includes a code of conduct, education for models ...
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Created on 07 August 2019
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Serena Williams Reflects on Anger and Sexist Double Standards in a Personal Essay
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(Entertainment)
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... reasonable reaction to that transgression can be framed as an attack in itself.
Anger serves a purpose. It sharpens our awareness of inequity and motivates us to address it. After several sleepless post-match ...
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Created on 10 July 2019
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Investigation Into Racist Border Patrol Facebook Group Demonstrates How Disturbing Life In Detention Camps Really Is
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(General)
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According to The Washington Post, “[f]ederal officials are investigating whether agents participated in a private Facebook group for Border Patrol employees that hosted racist, sexist and sexually ...
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Created on 02 July 2019
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Female Medical Students In Japan Surpass Their Male Counterparts In Exam Rates
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(Feminism)
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... in powerful positions.
Top photo: Unsplash via Mimi Thian
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Created on 19 June 2019
