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Children Are No One's Property
By Lynn BeisnerApril 11, 2013
Children "belong" to no one, says Lynn Beisner, but it's a parent's role to shape them and society's job to provide parents with the resources to do that. In the year 2013, this should go without saying, but apparently some people have not gotten the memo: No human being is entitled to own another human being. And at this point in human history, no one should receive support and attention for ...Posted in Class, Culture and Politics, Current Events, Fathers, Lynn, Mothers, nfti-home, Parents, Politics | (0) Comments »
What Does It Mean To Be An Adult Today?
By Annamarya ScacciaFebruary 17, 2013
Milestones like getting married and having kids used to clearly mark someone's transition to adulthood, but not anymore. Conventionally, the “transition to adulthood” is defined by five milestones: “completing school, leaving home, becoming financially independent, marrying, and having a child.” It’s a reflexive classification that once had a firm stronghold on h...Posted in Class, Life, Manhood, nfti-home, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
Why I Choose To Live Communally
By Chanel DubofskyNovember 08, 2012
Living communally is not for everyone, but why should living with your significant other be the only adult option? In spite of living in the path of Hurricane Sandy, we fared enviably well in my Brooklyn neighborhood, being far enough inland to escape flooding, power outages and everything else devastating. There were some downed trees, a flicker in our Internet access, and now, a hearty case ...Posted in Class, Gender Roles, Life, nfti-home, Singledom | (0) Comments »
The Status Quo Isn't Just Broken, It's Wrong
By Jenn LeyvaNovember 07, 2012
Why push for marriage reform when the institution of marriage itself only reinforces patriarchal norms? On Sunday, The New York Times published an article opining that the end of marriage will be bad for women and girls. Oh, so we're saving women and girls now. Our culture is saturated with misogyny, and I'm interested not only in theoretical ideals but also practical, tangible, incremental st...Posted in Class, Culture and Politics, Current Events, Feminism, Gender Roles, LGBT, Marriage, nfti-home, Politics | (0) Comments »
Am I Over-Thinking Having A Baby?
By Tina RodiaNovember 06, 2012
Do "perfect conditions" exist for bringing a baby into the world? While I've never had enough money to have a baby, I am starting to run out of time to have one. Three years ago, a fertility nurse told me that 36 marks the beginning of the end of my most fertile years, and now, having turned 36 one week ago, I am tormented by the thought of aging, unfertilized ovum. At 33, my boyfriend cannot...Posted in Class, Family, nfti-home, Parents, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
If Paul Ryan Had His Way, I Would Have Been A Teen Mom To A Child Conceived Through Rape
By MichelleOctober 21, 2012
Abortion is not to be taken lightly, Michelle says, but the GOP ticket stands so firmly against it because they don't know what it's like to have their rights taken away from them. If Paul Ryan had his way, I would now have a child in high school. Assuming that child made it to high school, because I can hardly take care of myself in my 20s, and I cannot imagine that I would have been able to ...Posted in Abortion , Class, Culture and Politics, nfti-home, Politics, Race, Sexual Violence | (0) Comments »
Because I'm A White Man, Can I Not Talk About Feeling Oppressed?
By Patrick McNeilOctober 17, 2012
Writing about—and recognizing—privilege can be productive, says Patrick McNeil. I went through a Women’s Studies graduate program. And I’m a man. And this is difficult for some people to conceptualize. That there is a place at all for men in feminism is difficult for some people, too. On a post I recently published on Feministe, one commenter was against any male invol...Posted in Class, Culture and Politics, Feminism, Gender Roles, LGBT, Manhood, nfti-home, Race | (0) Comments »
How Much Do Good Looks Help People In Our Culture?
By Hugo SchwyzerOctober 14, 2012
Saying your looks have opened doors for you sounds narcissistic, but not acknowledging the privilege your looks provide you is unfair and foolish. So what do you do? I’m a good-looking man. Those are dangerous, provocative, stupefyingly narcissistic words with which to begin an essay. They open me up to ridicule, to the mocking accusation that I am both deeply conceited and profoundly m...Posted in Class, Culture and Politics, Hugo, nfti-home, Race | (0) Comments »
Is The Fitness Ideal Any Less Damaging To Women Than The Beauty Ideal?
By Meg ClarkAugust 22, 2012
The mainstream media's narrow vision of what it means to be healthy is usually skinny, white, and upper-class. In light of recent conversations about the deleterious effects of an impossibly thin beauty ideal, some women’s media outlets have offered an alternative that purports to be both healthier and more realistic: fitness. But to what extent is the “fitness ideal” portray...Posted in Class, Culture and Politics, nfti-home, Pop Culture, Race, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
A Perfect Metaphor To Explain Why The Penn State Penalties Are Right
By Lynn BeisnerJuly 26, 2012
The recent Penn State sanctions remind Lynn Beisner of conversations with conservatives and their frequent inability to acknowledge their ancestors' privilege, she says. I am forever looking for a way to understand conservatives. I want to see past the bluster and seemingly willful ignorance, to see them as hurting human beings and have compassion for them. I believe if we as liberals can walk...Posted in Class, Culture and Politics, Current Events, Lynn, nfti-home, Politics, Race | (0) Comments »
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