By Kimberley Johnson on
Catcalling, Dealing with offensive men, hashtag, How to deal with catcallers, online activism, Street Harassment, women's issues most men cannot understand
Activism, Humor, Women's Issues
Smile. A great new hashtag mocking street harassment is trending. If you’re a woman who’s ever dealt with street harassment, you’ve probably complained about it only to have some mansplainer tell you that you should take catcalls as compliments. After dealing with an aggressive man in CVS, a 37-year-old woman who goes by the handle Miss […]
By Kimberley Johnson on
2016 election, graduation speech, Humor, political teens, presidential candidates
Election 2016, Human Interest, Humor
This entertaining Chicago teen has a bright future in show business! When Chicago student Jack Aiello graduated the eighth grade, he delivered a unique and highly entertaining speech honoring the 2016 election year. Aiello charmed the audience with impersonations of Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, and President Obama. From Trump’s self-aggrandizing praise to […]
By Kimberley Johnson on
coming out, coming out of the closet, gay, gay rights., God Loves Gays, God Loves Us All, homosexuals, LGBT, LGBT Community, LGBT interests, LGBT Issues, tolerance
Discrimination, gay rights, Human Interest, LGBT Issues
My father asked me if I was gay. I said, “Does it really matter? My good friend Steve is gay. We’ve known each other since 1990, and I consider him to be part of my family. He is one of the sweetest, funniest, smartest, and warmest friends I have. He always has a shoulder for […]
By Kimberley Johnson on
Bigotry, breastfeeding in public, breastfeeding incident, controversy over public breastfeeding, feeding your baby in public, legally protected right to breastfeed, no shame in feeding your baby, nursing babies in public, Target, woman verbally assaulted with baby at Target
Bigotry, Sexism, Women's Issues
Jessie Maher was breastfeeding her one month old daughter in a Connecticut Target when a strange man began verbally assaulting her. Maher told WFSB that the unidentified man appeared angry and said, “Can’t you do that somewhere else?” He said what she was doing was disgusting. “I am feeding my baby, and I have the right to […]
By Kimberley Johnson on
Bias Against Female Veterans, female veterans, gender discrimination, Giving women the benefit of the doubt, response to sexist note, Veteran Responds to Nasty Note, Veterans Issues
Activism, Discrimination, Human Interest, Military, Women's Issues
This female Navy Veteran has a fierce response to a nasty note for parking in a spot reserved for veterans. North Carolina resident and 8 year Navy veteran Rebecca Landis Hayes parked in a spot reserved for veterans when she needed to make a quick run in at the grocery store chain, Harris Teeter, on […]