sexism Archives

Katelina “La Gata” Eccleston is Amplifying Reggaeton’s Black Voices in ‘Perreo 101’

Ashley MercadoMarch 1, 2023March 2, 2023

by Ashley MercadoMarch 1, 2023March 2, 202302029

Katelina “La Gata” Eccleston is an internationally distinguished Black Panamanian social entrepreneur, music historian, and owner of Reggaeton Con La Gata; a platform that serves as the blueprint for being the first femme bilingual platform dedicated to the intersectional analysis...

Family

Why Weren’t Feminists Standing Up for Jordyn Woods?

HipLatinaMarch 4, 2019August 11, 2020

by HipLatinaMarch 4, 2019August 11, 202004402

While most of us may be over the Tristan Thompson/Jordyn Woods cheating scandal, I have pretty strong feelings regarding how so many of us still choose to talk about cheating. For the longest, I tried to avoid reading up on...

News and Entertainment

Kamala Harris is Already Facing Gendered Attacks Because Sexism

HipLatinaJanuary 30, 2019August 17, 2020

by HipLatinaJanuary 30, 2019August 17, 202001376

We’re not even in February yet and so far we have several Democrats who are officially running for president in the 2020 election. Though I have to admit, I wasn’t really excited about any of the candidates until Sen. Kamala...

News and Entertainment

GQ Named Serena Williams “Woman” Of The Year & WTF Were They Thinking?

HipLatinaNovember 14, 2018August 26, 2020

by HipLatinaNovember 14, 2018August 26, 20200956

It looks like GQ just found themselves in some serious shit. On Monday, the magazine announced its annual Men of the year honorees which included everyone from Michael B. Jordan, Jonah Hill, Henry Golding along with one woman of the...

Family

Bringing Up Feminist Boys in a Misogynist World

Mariela RosarioSeptember 28, 2018September 28, 2020

by Mariela RosarioSeptember 28, 2018September 28, 202012917

I’ve thought a lot lately about what we, as moms, can do to raise a new generation of feminist boys to be men who would never think about engaging in the type of behavior Harvey Weinstein and countless others have...

News and Entertainment

Alize Cornet & Serena Williams Highlight Sexism in Tennis

Mariela RosarioAugust 29, 2018September 17, 2020

by Mariela RosarioAugust 29, 2018September 17, 202002225

A few months ago, Serena Williams wore a black catsuit to her French Open match. It was super fly, form-fitting and so much cooler than most tennis outfits. It caught the eye of quite a few folks on social media...

News and Entertainment

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fires Back at GOP Rep Who Called Her a “Girl or Whatever”

Johanna FerreiraJuly 24, 2018September 23, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJuly 24, 2018September 23, 202001684

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been killing it. The Democratic socialist defeated long-term Rep. Joe Crowley in New York’s 14th congressional district last month. But there are a number of old, white Republican men who can’t seem to wrap their heads around...

Culture

Junot Díaz Is Cleared in MIT Sexual-Misconduct Investigation

Johanna FerreiraJune 19, 2018September 30, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJune 19, 2018September 30, 20201854

In May, sexual misconduct allegations were made against Dominican-writer Junot Díaz. It started with Zinzi Clemmons, author of What We Lose, who accused Díaz of cornering and kissing her back when she was a grad student. Within minutes several other...

Lifestyle

Jada Pinkett Smith Banned Son Jaden From Sleepovers To Protect Him From Violation

Johanna FerreiraJune 13, 2018September 29, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJune 13, 2018September 29, 202004637

If you grew up in a strict Latino household, chances are you weren’t allowed to sleep over anyone’s house and that included even relatives. It was something I never really understood until I got older, which is why Jada Pinkett...

Culture

Miss America is FINALLY Getting Rid Of Its Swimsuit Competition

Johanna FerreiraJune 5, 2018September 28, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJune 5, 2018September 28, 202001818

I’ve never been a fan of beauty pageants—not even when I was a little girl. Even at a young age there was always something very unsettling to me about a woman strutting down a stage in nothing but a bikini...

News and Entertainment

Zoe Saldana Shares The Sexism She Experienced Filming ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’

Johanna FerreiraApril 5, 2018October 12, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraApril 5, 2018October 12, 202018312

If you’re a fan of Zoe Saldana, chances are you remember her first major film role as pirate Anamaria in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl — I know I do! How could I forget the...

Family

We Need To Talk About Marianismo

Priscilla BlossomMarch 13, 2018September 17, 2020

by Priscilla BlossomMarch 13, 2018September 17, 2020129205

As women, we are often socialized to be pleasant and quiet, to be pure and chaste, to be pretty and helpful and little more. As Latinas, there often feels like there is an added layer of this. First generation Latinas...