Category Archives: Bonnie Messbarger

Did You Miss These?

Posted on February 19, 2012 by courtney

By Bonnie Messbarger College majors that put women on equal footing with men. Male politicians think birth control isn’t that expensive; everyone can afford it. Think again. The American Life League says Planned Parenthood is like a drug dealer, but … Continue reading →

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What is V-Day?

Posted on February 12, 2012 by courtney

By Bonnie Messbarger To put it simply; V-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls. On February 14th 1998 American playwright and activist, Eve Ensler, created the VDay event. Ensler along with a group of … Continue reading →

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Did You Miss These…?

Posted on February 1, 2012 by courtney

By Bonnie Messbarger Stephen Moore claims that Democrats and Republicans sitting next to each other is like date rape. A newly released study shows that abortion rates tend to be lower in areas with liberal abortion laws. New Hampshire Republicans … Continue reading →

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Ohio Woman Wants ‘Whites Only’ Pool Sign Reinstated

Posted on January 25, 2012 by courtney

By Bonnie Messbarger A woman in Ohio continues to claim that having a ‘Whites Only’ sign hung at the public pool is not racist.  The landlord claims that young black women’s hair products make her pool cloudy. The Ohio Civil … Continue reading →

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I don’t really want to ‘Think Like A Man’

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Emily

By Bonnie Messbarger A new film is coming out this Spring called Think Like A Man which is based off the book by Steve Harvey titled Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, … Continue reading →

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Sex (or lack of it) Sells!

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Emily

By Bonnie Messbarger Sunday night I was channel surfing for something to watch on television. While filtering through ESPN, all the versions of CSI, and of course my favorite kid cartoons I spotted a show called ‘Virgin Diaries’. With my … Continue reading →

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A New Video, A New Perspective

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Emily

By Bonnie Messbarger A progressive Australian group called Get Up! is working to end marriage discrimination for same sex couples. They’re urging the Prime Minster, Julia Gillard, to amend the Commonwealth Marriage Act. Recently they released an ad to depict … Continue reading →

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What Feminism Means Today…

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Emily

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy   By Bonnie Messbarger Celebrating 40 years of Ms Magazine, Gloria Steinem, Jamia Wilson, Letty Pogrebin and Abigail Pogrebin appear on the Today show and discuss the feminist … Continue reading →

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What Are You Reading?

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Emily

By Bonnie Messbarger Ms. Magazine Blog recently ran a list of the Top 100 Feminist Non-Fiction Books of All Time. Being a big reader myself I look forward to putting some of these titles on my ‘to read’ list. The … Continue reading →

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Movie Screening

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Emily

Don’t miss ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ Friday the 18th, at 6pm in the Student Union Theater. This event is sponsored by UMKC LGBTQIA Programs and Services and is to commemorate the Transgender Day of Remembrance which is November 20th. This will … Continue reading →

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