School Has Odd Way of Celebrating Black History Month
The Carondelet all-girls High School in California announced that they would be serving a meal of fried chicken, cornbread, and watermelon in honor of Black History Month. Students and parents were outraged that the school would be so insensitive, denouncing the menu as a celebration of stereotypes, not history. After realizing their error, the school changed the lunch menu and announced they would be holding an assembly on diversity. The school principal Nancy Libby apologized saying: “I’d like to apologize for this announcement and any hurt this caused students, parents…
PacSun Selling Racy T-shirts
Judy Cox was shopping with her son in a mall in Utah. When they walked past the PacSun store something caught Cox’s eye. Staring back at her on a t-shirt marketed to boys in junior high was a half naked woman in erotic positions. Outraged by the shirts, she complained to the store’s manager, requesting them be taken down. The manager’s response was that it had to be approved by corporate before he could remove the items from the window. Cox then preceded to purchase every last shirt in the…
The Ugly Truth About Abuse
By now everyone’s heard about the abuse claims made against Woody Allen by his and Mia Farrows adopted daughter Dylan. The New York Times published Dylan’s open letter, which recounts the abuse and the aftermath of when she came forward. At the time Allen claimed that Mia Farrow was a jealous ex who concocted the story of abuse to get back at him. After a slew of court cases and investigations, Allen was spared from a legal preceding in 1993 because Dylan was seen as too fragile to testify, even…
Teen Petitions for Plus Size Princess
Jewel Moore is an amazing seventeen-year-old girl from Farmville, Virginia with an interesting request for Disney: create a princess with some curves. Through her online petition, Moore hopes to gain enough attention so that Disney will take notice. So far the petition has 27,000 signatures and rising, while there still is no response from Disney on the suggestion. Moore’s argument has a solid case in my opinion. With the introduction of the first African American princess Tiana in the Princess and the Frog in 2009 and 2012’s Brave which depicted…
Tune In For Healthy Weight Week: January 19-25
It is no coincidence that Healthy Weight Week falls on the 3rd week in January, around the same time people start to think that they’ve failed yet another diet. Healthy Weight Week is meant to intervene and help people understand that in trying to find their healthy weights, the best thing they can do is stop obsessing about their weights and pursuing quick-fix diets. Green Mountain at Fox Run is the first and oldest women-only weight and health management educational community. This year, the organization is sponsoring Healthy Weight Week,…
