In August, Nicki Minaj premiered her video, Anaconda. When it debuted it broke the record for the most views in 24 hours. Some people praised the video saying that it empowered women; others criticized it because they said it is sexist. This is not the first time the line between empowerment and sexism has become blurred, but how ought we to think about women, culture, sexism, and empowerment?
What is of great importance in this conversation is that the body and soul are connected. In other words, what we do with our body affects our soul and what we do with our soul affects our body. For example, the other day I was upset by some bad news I had received. I was worried and my chest felt really tight. It felt like someone had placed a weight on it. In this instance I had a physical reaction in my body to the stress I was feeling internally.
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Recently the news has exploded with the Ray Rice case. Here is an article in case you haven’t heard about it yet:
Ray Rice is a football player who was caught on tape hitting his fiance in an elevator. The sad thing about this story is that domestic violence of this type happens a lot and not just to people who are rich and famous. Domestic violence is common and often not spoken about.
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A Thank You Letter To The Guy That Made Me A Single Mom At 19
by Madi Baker
I know I could have sent this to you by email or a text but I also know how you are and realize the chances of you actually taking the time to read anything I have to say is slim to none. However, regardless of if you take a moment to sit down and read this or not I would just like to say thank you. Thank you for everything you have done, and for everything you have provided me with.
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Recently a woman in Florida gave birth in her bathroom and hid her baby under the sink. This was her second pregnancy; during her first, she was forced to have an abortion. Unfortunately it is a myth that women aren’t forced or coerced into having an abortion, and it happens all too often.
The truth is, no matter what your age, even if you are a minor, no one can legally make you have an abortion. People may, however, coerce you to have one, but what does coerce mean? Coercion means when someone makes you do something you don’t want to do by force or compulsion.
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You may have heard the term abortifacient mentioned in the news in conjunction with the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Hobby Lobby case. Many are unaware of what an abortifacient is and how it works. Even more are unaware that the issue of abortifacients affects them personally. Some types birth control that are prescribed are actually abortifacients.
An abortifacient is a drug or a device that can be used to cause an abortion, in most cases an early abortion. Regular hormonal contraceptives, or birth control pills, that you might get from your doctor have three primary ways of working. (You can find this on the package insert for the birth control.) The way in which it works depends on many factors, and the woman taking the medication does not know how it will work in her body.
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You have to know Sharon Osbourne has seen and done some crazy things over the years. After all, her husband is famous hard rock singer Ozzy Osbourne. But, in an interview, the reality star and music management guru says having an abortion was the worst thing she ever did.
Sharon Osbourne, reality star and talent-show judge on the British X Factor TV show, suffered three miscarriages due to damage to her cervix after having had an abortion at age 17.
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