- 1. If You Care About What Madonna's Face Looks Like Then You Should Try Getting a Lif
- (Feminism)
- ... of all time. The artist is used to her looks being criticized, and has been using her appearance to subvert societal expectations and uproot the traditional norms for women since the beginning of her career. ...
- Created on 13 February 2023
- 2. A modern day middle school class Exonerated The Final Salem Witch In The Ultimate Civics Lesson
- (Feminism)
- ... like a figment of the past, but the notion of writing off women who do not conform to societal norms by whatever means necessary (even if it means calling them a devotee of Satan and drowning them) is ...
- Created on 09 August 2022
- 3. Album of the Week: Brittany Davis' "I Choose To Live" Is A Genre-Blending Manifesto Of The Hear
- (Music)
- ... fearlessly spreading joy with immense talent and grit. In their own words: “I’m here making spaces for people who have been silenced by societal norms.” –CAMILLE COLLINS This article originally appeared ...
- Created on 08 August 2022
- 4. Analyzing the Intricacies and Conundrums of the Internet with YouTuber Tiffany Ferguson: BUST Interview
- (Entertainment)
- ... of topics, such as societal norms, feminism, capitalism, and even meme culture. I had the pleasure of speaking with Tiffany and getting to know a little more about who she is behind the scenes. What ...
- Created on 21 April 2021
- 5. UPS Finally Lifts Ban On Natural and Protective Black Hairstyles
- (Living)
- ... to change their natural hair to meet societal norms or expectations at work. This move by UPS is a much-needed step in the right direction, but like most movements for change, there is still a long way ...
- Created on 18 November 2020
- 6. Death and the Maidens: How Previous Pandemics Helped Make the World a Better Place for Women
- (Feminism)
- ... silver lining of more opportunities for women. Our participation in the workforce has increased, our political power and economic independence has increased, and often, societal norms have changed for ...
- Created on 29 September 2020
- 7. We Need To Talk About Women Sexual Predators
- (Feminism)
- ... hormone-riddled monsters that will have sex with anything that moves, right? Societally, women are the subjects of sexual conquest. The concept of a woman being the sexual aggressor and abusing her power ...
- Created on 22 July 2020
- 8. Madame Gandhi's "Waiting For Me" Is The Perfect Protest Track For Right N
- (Music)
- ... have the power to use our art to vividly reimagine the world we wished we lived in," Gandhi says. "‘Waiting For Me’ is a song about questioning societal norms as they exist.” She hopes that “this video ...
- Created on 25 June 2020
- 9. Hate Math? Thank The Patriarchy
- (Feminism)
- ... just aren’t a "math person."' Pop culture not only has the ability to make mathematical ability seamlessly integrate with societal ideas of “femininity,” it also has the potential to make math “cool.” ...
- Created on 11 May 2020
- 10. The Pay Gap Has Never Been Smaller According To The 2018 US Census
- (Feminism)
- ... analysis attributes the progress in women’s equality to women’s growing social autonomy. It reads: “Changing societal norms mean women are getting married and having children later in life, which means ...
- Created on 25 September 2019
- 11. Safe Spaces On The Open Road: Why More Women Are Embracing #VanLife
- (Living)
- ... into her van shortly after her surgery and her father’s death, and vanlife has given her the chance to process her grief on her own timeline. “You’re not living by societal norms or following rules or ...
- Created on 07 August 2019
- 12. Mother Jones Was A Hell-Raising Trailblazer In The Fight For Workers' Rights
- (Feminism)
- ... willing to use societal expectations about “little old ladies” to her advantage. She added to the illusion of age by wearing outmoded black dresses and lied about her birth date to make herself seem more ...
- Created on 30 January 2019
- 13. I Couldn't See What Dieting Cost Me Until I Gave It U
- (Feminism)
- ... on sovereignty became weak as a butterfly. I’ve dieted through every season of my life—which is to say, I’ve been consumed with fear that my natural body offends societal norms, values, and morals—until ...
- Created on 30 January 2019
- 14. 9 New Books By Women Authors To Add To Your To-Read List
- (Books)
- ... calls into question societal expectations and treatment of women. Pauline purposefully hides her body, not wanting to be perceived as a “slut.” But when masquerading as Claudine, she learns that her body ...
- Created on 15 August 2018
- 15. Women In Japan Aren't Getting Into A Top Medical School Because Sexist Officials Are Altering Their Test Score
- (Feminism)
- ... Health, Aditi Ramakrishnan, Dana Sambuco, and Reshma Jagsi write, “Japan’s societal norms and social policies appear to influence the experiences of women in medicine,” citing that gender discrimination ...
- Created on 02 August 2018
- 16. How Unusual Were Forty-Year-Old Victorian Brides?
- (Living)
- ... as to changing societal norms, stating: “For some reason the look of youthful freshness can be retained in a perfectly marvelous fashion by women of to-day. Complexions are soft and fine at forty, and ...
- Created on 27 June 2018
- 17. Women With Shaved Heads Are Having A Pop Culture Moment — Showing How Political Hair Can Be
- (Style)
- ... quite ready to break societal norms completely? Perhaps. However, I’d like to believe it’s because I’m a multi-faceted woman, who creatively plays with her own image. One day I can be wearing long mermaid ...
- Created on 28 March 2018
- 18. Goddess Aviva And Sophie Saint Thomas Answer Questions You've Always Wanted To Ask About BDSM And Consen
- (Sex)
- ... societal norms that they have adopted to fit in, so the relief of reversing roles or expressing yourself outside of your day-to-day can be a huge relief and very exciting as a taboo. We all need moments ...
- Created on 13 November 2017
- 19. What I Learned From One Year In An Open Relationship
- (Sex)
- ... one set way of doing an open relationship, so we made our own rules. For me, it felt like we were challenging societal norms and smashing the patriarchy together, and growing our relationship on our own ...
- Created on 05 September 2017
- 20. Alice Bag And Leggy Doc "We're Here, We're Present: Women in Punk" Is A Must-See For Music Lovers: BUST Interv
- (Music)
- ... for artists, particularly women and people of color, who aspired to make music that deviated from and aggressively defied suffocative societal norms. Though decades have since passed, Bag continues to ...
- Created on 22 July 2017
