Ness Fraser

Dear 11-Year-Old Me,

By Ness Fraser A combination of turning 21 and becoming interested in working with adolescents has inspired me to write this post. I often wonder what I would say if I had the chance to speak to myself of a decade ago. Here are a few things I feel are important: Dear 11-year-old me, I’m…

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Represent US with Miss Representation

The media doesn’t represent us–so we’re making our own media. We’re sick of media that shows women and girls as weak, catty, looks-obsessed, boy-crazy objects of pleasure, so the SPARKteam is joining Miss Representation in demanding media that fairly, fully, and accurately represents women. For every 1000 videos submitted, the folks at the Miss Representation campaign…

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"Amber Cole" Is One Of Us

By Ness Fraser Growing up I wanted everyone to like me. Once I entered puberty, I specifically wanted boys to like me. While not all of my peers felt the same, I wanted people to notice my growing breasts, I wanted them to see that I was proudly leaving girlhood and becoming a woman. Years…

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We Do Not Owe The World Our Beauty

By Ness Fraser As a recent college graduate, I know first-hand how hard it is to get a job. I applied to numerous companies without so much as a “no thanks” in return, had a couple of interviews that turned into nothing, and it wasn’t until I got pretty close to my “oh shit I…

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I'm Not Buying It–And Neither Should You

By Ness Fraser Well, the time has come for hipsters to draw the line. Urban Outfitters, provider of stylish clothing, music, and apartment furnishings, have taken their quest for “irony” about ten steps too far. On a simple grey t-shirt, the Urban Outfitters design team has embellished the words “Eat Less” — an attention-grabbing mantra targeted…

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FAIL to the V

by Ness Fraser As a general rule, I tend to be weary of companies that try to tell me that my body is not good enough — just by nature of being a body. Companies that promote hair removal products, anti-wrinkle creams, and cellulite reducing balms tend to be among the legions of corporations to…

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Rihanna Is Unfairly Critiqued

by Ness Fraser I started out with a plan to write about the recent controversy caused by Rihanna’s S&M song and video, and how the world seems to be outraged that a woman is singing so frankly about sex. But the more I researched, the more I realized that the outrage surrounding Rihanna is only…

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