Tag: trauma
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Jodie Foster is the Freaky Fem Friday a Fan Wanted!
Was there an actor who was part of my childhood? Did she make movies with important statements? When outed without consent did she take back the narrative of her life? Is she mentor to many? And are there lessons we can learn from a mistake? If we are talking about 2 time Oscar Winner Jodie…
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Gen X Conditional Love Trap
One night I received a phone call from a woman I’ve known since we were teens. Her child had recently came out trans. She told me that her child was in a local hospital for a suicide attempt. I pulled my car over and collected my breath as I asked her how she was and…
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Why Fem Friday: Powerful Women’s Stories and Struggles
Why does a guy tell Fem Friday stories? Do the stories matter? And what can we do together? Why Fem Fridays Started After my second Fem Friday, a progressive minister told me that a woman should be writing these stories. I told him that I’m a feminist and intentional representation matters. He then told me…
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Then and Now: Queer Quips
From the hidden corners of underground bars to the vibrant online space of today, queer jokes have evolved alongside changing societal attitudes. Let’s reflect on the transformation of queer humor from an increased understanding of how jokes can harm to celebrating resilience, resistance, and queer joy. THEN: Gay! We’ve all seen the gif. You know…
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Pat Benatar is All Fired Up to Be Invincible
Can a bank teller become a rockstar? Can ideals survive realities of misogyny? Is love a battlefield and is hell for children? Pat Benatar’s life and music says yes. Shine Pat Benatar was raised in a home where female empowerment and equality was the norm. She was taught that women were equal and could accomplish…
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The Go-Go’s Gave the World the Gift of Jane Wiedlin
Were the Go-Go’s a punk band or were they a pop band? Did their music change the game for female bands? Is the world a better place with Jane Wiedlin in it? Does Jane Matter today? Is Jane Wiedlan a great song writer and musician as well as an actor and, activist, and a comic…
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The Little Earthquakes Of Tori Amos Briefly Enlightened
Is Tori Amos powerful? Does her music have something to say that matters? Are Sirens sometimes lighthouses? Yes. She almost got through to me for a season. Tori Amos in Brief Tori Amos was a minister’s kid with a deeply religious mother. At 21 she survived a horrific sexual assault at knife point. She was…
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Surviving the Upside Down: The Enduring Power of Nostalgia
Did the Duffer Brothers create one of the most powerful moments on the small screen? Does Max show us a path through the trauma? Was Stranger Things one of the inspirations of the Gen X Watch Project? Can nostalgia matter today and save us? Why do I start articles with questions? Yes. And because questions…
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Being Pretty in Pink And How Not to Drown
Name Redacted I recently interviewed one of the most popular women we’ve written about in Fem Fridays. You first met Heather in my Madonna Piece, “When Material Girls Make a Rule.” Her essence and mentions of her were in other stories, but more popular than the Fem Fridays is Heather’s interview. In the interview Heather…
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50 Articles and New Beginnings
Can death and awareness of limited mortality inspire something beautiful? Could a precious few friends help create a community and almost 10,000 articles read a month? Have there been some challenges to overcome along the way? If we are talking about Gen X Watch, yes. Sunday Showcase Shines A Mirror on Us (and you) This…
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