Walk of Shame vs. Stride of Pride

Morgan attended a party at the lacrosse house last night with her three roommates. She had a very stressful week filled with two midterms and one essay due. They went to this party to blow off steam and just have some fun. After all, College is the time of your life.

Morgan and her friends drank a little and danced. While at this party, Morgan meets this really chill guy named CJ and they instantly connected. They left together and went to his dorm room. Neither of them were intoxicated and they had safe, consensual sex. 

Morgan left CJ’s room at 5 am in CJ’s t shirt and her heels in hand. On her hike back to her room, various university staff members stared and gave her dirty looks. A group of football players that were up for morning workouts passed her and shouted “I know her night was good”. The security guard that lets students into the dorm just shook his head at her. 

When Morgan finally got into her room, her roommate woke up and told her that “she should have some self-respect and only a slut would want the whole campus to know that she had sex the night before".

This isn’t a true story but it easily could be.

The sad truth is that if Morgan was a guy her friends would be cheering her on as if she was running a marathon instead of walking home from a “one night stand”. In fact, the walk of shame is not even a thing for guys. This is just another example of the inequalities between men and women, just in case you needed another one.  

Why should women feel ashamed after having sex? Sex is a natural thing. As long as it consensual and safe, there is nothing to be ashamed of.

Own your sexuality. 

Take pride in your active sex life.  
Turn your walk of shame into a stride of pride. 

Wake Up Call

Have you ever had a time when you felt labeled or pre-judged just because of your gender? 
Well, I have. I remember in middle school when I wanted to play football with my male friends and they responded, “You can’t play football, you’re a girl!” That was the first time I ever felt unequal to a man. Just because I am a girl, I don’t have the ability to play or attempt a certain sport? No, I don’t think so….

I am a female freshman Stevenson University and currently majoring in nursing, and so is my partner author on this blog all about feminism.

 “Society deals with gender in a way that, on balance, harms women.” a quote found on Finally, A Feminism 101 Blog.

Think about this statement. There is nothing but truth to it!  

No, I’m not a pro on the feminism topic. I’m still in the process of learning more and more about feminism. This blog hits the tip of the iceberg of the different challenges women my age face, because of the fact that we, females, aren’t always viewed as “equal” to men. I will be including my personal experiences with feminism, as well as facts and statistics. 

The existence of this blog is extremely important because there are fundamental inequalities and double standards between men and women and they should be addressed. I’m sure a lot of other college students out there either have or are on their way to experience some type of experience where someone put’s them down just because of your gender. You’re not alone! Continue reading our blog and we’ll be sure not to disappoint!

Feminist University: A Quick Lesson in Equality

Imagine living in a world where the sexes aren’t treated equally. Even the most unimaginative souls will have no trouble with this because we do in fact live in a world built on double standards between men and women. Nowhere else is this more obvious than a college campus.

Slut-Shaming

The inspiration for this blog came solely from my observations walking around my college campus. I have seen slut shaming, a wide variety of misconceptions on sex, and the way gay and transgender students are treated on my college campus. These observations bother me and if they apply on my campus, then I’m sure they apply to others around the country. My goal is to write about these things that no one wants to say, but are things that need to be said.  

My name is Abrianna and I am a freshman nursing major at Stevenson University. Now looking back, I am privileged to have attended a high school that was so welcoming and diverse. Many of my peers now didn’t have this same experience in high school. I believe this contributes to my ability to be more open minded and objective to the things I see and people I meet. 

Unlike other feminist blogs, I want all of my posts to directly relate to things on a college campus. I am a college student so all of these posts will come directly from someone who is living this lifestyle.   

I also am a Certified Nursing Assistant so I do have some background knowledge in medicine. This will come into play in later posts on misconceptions on sex and differences in female anatomy.  My hope is that you take away the ability to understand another perspective on equality or reshaping your own perspective after reading this blog.