Category Archives: Gender
“Pussy Up,” and Other Phrases My Father Never Taught Me
(Gina Faldetta)– I had never heard the phrase “but actually” until I got to Amherst. I still don’t understand when the phrase became so popular, but since my first day … Continue reading
Thoughts After a Wedding
(Marie Lambert)– I have a very distinct memory from my childhood of being in music class and listening to the girls in my class talk about marriage. I was probably … Continue reading
Queer at Amherst College
(James Hildebrand)–“Biddy Martin lied to me.” If I wanted to be inflammatory, that’s how I’d characterize queer life at this college, but the truth is, Amherst these days is actually … Continue reading
Persistent Rape Culture at Amherst College
(Ryan Arnold)– On Sunday night, in what I can only assume was an effort to publicly announce their collective dearth of good taste and discretion, a group of female and … Continue reading
Ruining Your Faves
(Anna Seward)— There’s a lot wrong with modern society. I’m always surprised when some people don’t agree with me that a misogynist joke at the Oscars or the blatant photoshopping … Continue reading
My Dad is Old Enough to be My Grandfather
(James Hildebrand)–My dad was born in 1943. In other words, he and Hitler were alive at the same time. The son of a hopelessly poor Irish Catholic steel mill family, … Continue reading
Women’s Voices and the Ears of Men: On Stage(s) 2013
(Ryan Arnold)– A few weeks ago, I was contacted by the Women of Amherst to write what I’ve come to affectionately call “The Man-Letter”: it’s a letter to men, from … Continue reading
Safe Spaces and Secret Tents
(James Hildebrand)–It’s been a bad night at the socials. A hopelessly lost Hampshire transplant tumbles forward, spilling an entire mason jar of red wine onto a senior Hockey Player’s Timberlands … Continue reading
On Stage(s) 2013: Continuing the Conversation
(featurecreature)– This coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday, The Women of Amherst will be performing an original show entitled, On Stage(s), a series of monologues written by female students. All the … Continue reading
