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The Culture Of The Celebrity Over-Share
By Emily Heist MossMay 22, 2013
Is the recent trend of celebrities sharing their deeply personal stories an effort to shine a light on issues everyone faces? Or is it more about lining their own pockets? Emily Heist Moss says it's both, and that's OK. Angelina Had Breast Removal Surgery. Christine Quinn Opens Up About Her Struggles with Bulimia and Alcoholism. Gwyneth Paltrow Discusses Miscarriage Trauma. Catherine Zeta-Jone...Posted in Culture and Politics, Emily, Internet and Social Media, Movies, nfti-home, Pop Culture, Reality TV | (0) Comments »
Why The Personal Is Political
By Emily Heist MossMay 16, 2013
Emily Heist Moss discusses how the decisions at the top trickle down to affect our everyday lives. "Nothing personal, but…” Uh oh. Nothing good ever comes from a statement that starts with "Nothing personal." “Nothing personal, but I just think marriage should be between men and women.” "Nothing personal, but I don't get what's wrong with a guy paying for dinner." ...Posted in Culture and Politics, Emily, Feminism, nfti-home, Politics | (0) Comments »
What If Workplaces Were Based On The Needs Of Women?
By Emily Heist MossMay 01, 2013
How can "boys club" industries begin to create more space for the influx of women? In 2004, pregnant and waddling across the expanses of Google’s parking lot, Sheryl Sandberg realized something obvious: There should be parking spaces reserved for expectant mothers. She made the case to the CEOs and they promptly agreed and accommodated. There had been no hostility, only obliviousness; no...Posted in Culture and Politics, Emily, Gender Roles, Internet and Social Media, nfti-home, Workplace | (0) Comments »
I Love Porn, But Where Are The Options Beyond 'Sluts' Getting 'Slayed'?
By Emily Heist MossApril 24, 2013
More and more women are tuning in to porn, so why is so much of it still so misogynistic? “Want to watch porn tonight?” “Yes!” We settle in, pulling up one of the many aggregator sites available for people like us, looking to find some attractive strangers we want to watch get down. Let the good times begin! You might think that clearing that initial hurdle—deci...Posted in Emily, Internet and Social Media, Movies, nfti-home, Pornography, Sex, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
Why Women Need To Stop Trashing Each Other
By Emily Heist MossApril 14, 2013
Wouldn’t it be great if, instead of criticizing the choices of others, we could ask each other honest questions about why we chose the way we chose? Do you ever feel like we’re repeating ourselves? I know my mother does. She listens to me talk about Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, a manifesto about women and the workplace, and she can’t believe we’re still having the s...Posted in Culture and Politics, Emily, Feminism, nfti-home, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
You Are Not Too Ugly Or Too Fat To Exercise
By Emily Heist MossApril 10, 2013
Taking care of yourself starts with taking pride in your body. Next week in New York's Union Square Park, a mass of women will take on a fitness challenge that many would pass up. It’s not the high-intensity that scares people away, or the complicated moves, or intimidating instructors. It’s the wardrobe. To participate in the annual Sports Bra Challenge, sponsored by the SEAK Foun...Posted in Emily, Life, nfti-home, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
Why We Can't Expect All Female Leaders To Be Role Models
By Emily Heist MossApril 03, 2013
With so few women in powerful positions, we expect those who are to represent all of us, but that's not fair, says Emily Heist Moss. Here’s a thought I've had before: Rihanna is a terrible role model. If I were a parent, I would not want my daughters to look up to her. Here’s a thought I’ve never had before, but I also think is true: Donald Trump is a terrible role model. So...Posted in Culture and Politics, Emily, nfti-home, Pop Culture, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
Hey, Guys: Women Are Not A Different Species
By Emily Heist MossMarch 27, 2013
When we think about women and men as entirely different species, as “others” that we need to learn to understand and interpret, we create the kind of divisions that let us do really, really bad things, says Emily Heist Moss. “I don’t know how to talk to them.” “I’m trying to understand how they think.” “Why are they like that?” &ld...Posted in Culture and Politics, Emily, Gender Roles, Manhood, nfti-home, Sexual Violence, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
Why I Cried During Sunday's 'Girls' Episode
By Emily Heist MossMarch 12, 2013
The latest episode of HBO's 'Girls' was nothing short of disturbing. Emily Heist Moss shares why it shook her so deeply. Since I first stumbled upon it a few weeks ago, there's a Margaret Atwood quote I can't shake, "Men are afraid women will laugh at them. Women are afraid men will kill them." I don't want this line to resonate with me, but it does. I don't want to feel that there is some gra...Posted in Emily, nfti-home, Pop Culture, Sex, Sex and Relationships, Sexual Violence | (0) Comments »
I Feel Like A Single Outsider In A World Filled With Couples
By Emily Heist MossMarch 06, 2013
As more and more of her peers begin pairing off into couples, a happily single Emily Heist Moss fears being left out in a world that seems to be made for two. Eric Klinenberg's 2012 book Going Solo investigates what he calls “the biggest demographic shift since the Baby Boom,” the rise of the singleton. Specifically, Klinenberg explores the trend toward solo dwelling—28% of a...Posted in Emily, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
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