privilege Archives - Belle Brita http://bellebrita.com/tag/privilege/ A Christian Feminist Lifestyle Blog Tue, 02 Jun 2020 15:24:24 +0000 en hourly 1 70618101 How to Grow as a Feminist in 2020 http://bellebrita.com/2020/02/grow-as-a-feminist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grow-as-a-feminist Thu, 06 Feb 2020 11:00:46 +0000 http://bellebrita.com/?p=7385 Welcome to the fourth day of the 2020 Love Blog Challenge! Today’s prompt is Growth. Check out the announcement post for all the prompts and rules this month. You can still join the link-up for yesterday’s topic, Creativity.  I’ve been a feminist for about as long as I can remember. Even as a little kid I noticed... [Read More]

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]]> 7385 Viral Hashtag #PatientsAreNotFaking Exposes Bias in Healthcare http://bellebrita.com/2019/11/patientsarenotfaking-bias-healthcare/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=patientsarenotfaking-bias-healthcare Wed, 27 Nov 2019 01:20:01 +0000 http://bellebrita.com/?p=7222 When I was 8 years old, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease. How many times have I said this, or written this, or shared this misleadingly simple fact about my life? And yet, while it’s an easy shorthand to explain my Crohn’s journey, my diagnosis wasn’t the beginning of my story. No, my story of... [Read More]

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]]> 7222 Intent vs. Impact: The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions http://bellebrita.com/2018/02/intent-vs-impact/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=intent-vs-impact Mon, 26 Feb 2018 22:23:37 +0000 http://bellebrita.com/?p=5905 Welcome to the eighteenth day of the 2018 Love Blog Challenge! Today’s prompt is Mistakes. Check out the announcement post for all the prompts and rules this month. You can still join the link-up for last week’s topic, Promises. Imagine you’re at the beach, relaxing in a lounge chair, reading a book. Suddenly a volleyball smacks you... [Read More]

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]]> 5905 White Supremacy in America: a History Lesson for White Christians http://bellebrita.com/2017/08/american-white-supremacy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=american-white-supremacy http://bellebrita.com/2017/08/american-white-supremacy/#comments Thu, 17 Aug 2017 00:58:33 +0000 http://bellebrita.com/?p=5432 Like many of my fellow white Christian Americans, I’ve been horrified the last few days watching the riots in Charlottesville, Virginia. There’s something quite chilling about modern men carrying the Nazi flag. But that doesn’t compare to the act of domestic terrorism. How else would you describe someone intentionally driving a car into a crowd... [Read More]

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]]> http://bellebrita.com/2017/08/american-white-supremacy/feed/ 8 5432 3.3 Million Women Marched. Now What? http://bellebrita.com/2017/01/3-3-million-women-marched-now-what/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3-3-million-women-marched-now-what http://bellebrita.com/2017/01/3-3-million-women-marched-now-what/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2017 05:42:42 +0000 http://bellebrita.com/?p=4716 Last Saturday, between 3.3 million and 4.6 million people around the world participated in the Women’s Marches. This is possibly the largest day of demonstration in US history. Honestly, the sheer number of people willing to demonstrate their commitment to women’s rights astounds me. I feel incredibly encouraged by the success of last weekend. I... [Read More]

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]]> http://bellebrita.com/2017/01/3-3-million-women-marched-now-what/feed/ 22 4716 The Abortion I Almost Had http://bellebrita.com/2017/01/my-abortion-story/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-abortion-story http://bellebrita.com/2017/01/my-abortion-story/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2017 11:00:05 +0000 http://bellebrita.com/?p=4681 Note: Since I am largely co-mingling my own story within the greater story of reproductive rights, I’m using feminine words to refer to people with uteruses. However, I know that not only women can get pregnant. For more on this, check out “4 Ways to Be Gender Inclusive When Discussing Abortion.” It was Christmastime. Dan... [Read More]

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