Tag Archives: Emily Audet
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Catholic or Feminist

Art by Emily Audet. Click for full image.    I remember asking my mom when I was young why women could not be priests (as shown in the illustration above). She told me that in the past, women were seen as less powerful than men and were not allowed to hold leadership positions in the […]

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Ask Me (How I Would Like) to Dance

   Art by Emily Audet This weekend, I went to Mudd Goes Madd, and while I was dancing with my friends, a male student came up behind me, pressed his body into mine, placed his arms on my waist, and began to dance with me by guiding my hips to move synchronously with his. This […]

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When did I say I wanted kids?

    Ever since I can remember, adults have told me things such as “You’ll understand when you have children” or “You should save those toys for when you have kids.” Parenthood has always been a when, not an if, for me and – from what I have heard of others’ experiences – for many other people. […]

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Well-Intended Sexism?

I recently came across “Enigma,” a spoken word piece by Dave Anders-Richards that has been getting widespread praise from the community because it protests the sexual objectification of women. Although his thoughts are not the most profound, I agree with his general message until about two minutes in, when he addresses his male peers by […]

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