feminism
At its core, feminism is the simple conviction that women are equal to men in every regard, and should be treated as such.
What Feminism Means to Me
Feminism is not loud lipstick or louder voices. It is not a hashtag printed on a T-shirt, or a viral reel crafted for applause. It is not a flash of skin sold as power — because skin still sells, and that’s why the focus stays there. It is not just a legacy of burning bras or raising fists.
By Srilata Amirthan6 months ago in Viva
I’m 18 With a Body Count of 10 — None of Them Were Random Hookups
I feel shame, and I’m tired of pretending that I don’t. I’m 18, and I’ve slept with ten people — to some, that’s a lot, to others, it’s nothing. To me, it’s quite a high number. I feel shameful about it. Not really because of the number, but because of how they happened — how I let some of them happen.
By Scarlett R. 🍁7 months ago in Viva
Most Sports Should Not Be Segregated By Gender: Here's Why
As a child, I sat on the floor in front of the TV. Summer sunlight streamed through the windows as I watched my professional baseball team, the Seattle Mariners, play during their record-breaking and epic seasons in the early 2000s. I would go to my first Mariners game on my seventh birthday, and I kept a poster of Bret Boone up in my bedroom until I moved out after college. This period instilled a love of baseball that I still have today.
By Alisan Keesee7 months ago in Viva
The Ultimatum: Season 3 Is a Masterclass in Fragile Masculinity
Let’s talk about Netflix’s The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On—or, as Season 3 could more accurately be titled, Red Flags on Parade. If you’ve ever wanted to see what happens when emotionally immature men are forced to relinquish control for three weeks, welcome. This season had everything: possessiveness, projection, passive-aggression, and the kind of fragile masculinity that makes your skin crawl.
By No One’s Daughter7 months ago in Viva
Gold Diggers: The Maliciously Compliant Employees of the Patriarchy
When I first joined Tik Tok in 2020, the algorithm quickly figured out that I was a feminist and feminist content creators routinely showed up on my For You Page. This was not surprising to me, as I follow and engage with feminist content on most of my social media accounts. For me, what was different on Tik Tok was the Pro Gold-Digger content that seemed to flourish there. When I saw Shera Seven’s videos, my initial reaction was to swipe away. Shera Seven is a content creator who focuses on dating advice for women interested in dating rich men. I thought the algorithm was so bad it was just showing me any woman content creators because I had registered as a woman.
By Kai Wilson7 months ago in Viva
Pleasure Wasn’t Part of the Deal: What Layla’s Story Says About Marriage and the Orgasm Gap
Layla was thirty-two when she had her first orgasm. She wasn’t single. She wasn’t inexperienced. She was ten years into a marriage — one built on devotion, duty, and silence. For most of her adult life, sex had been something she gave, not something she enjoyed. Her story isn’t rare. In fact, it’s more common than we’d like to admit. And it exposes something uncomfortable: pleasure, for many women, wasn’t part of the deal.
By No One’s Daughter8 months ago in Viva
