Category Archives: DFM

DFM? #2: Laurel!

Even though she was in a hurry to get where she was going, this undergrad stopped to talk with us in front of 685 Comm Ave when we asked if she could answer our few questions. We thank her for her good will.

DFM-2DFM #2
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 (we took Indigenous People’s Day off)

Hi! What’s your name?
Laurel

Where ya from?
California!

What are you studying, what do you do?
Film and Television!

Tell us: Does feminism Matter?
“Yes… [hesitates]… it’s a complex subject to talk about but I would definitely say yes, it does matter.”

One a scale of 1-10, how much do you think feminism matters?

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DFM? #1: Ellen!

Introducing a new Hoochie project! “DFM” stands for “Does Feminism Matter?”. Of course you know our answer — we’re all friendly fierce fine feminists here, eh? If that’s surprising, you should have read the sign on the door — but another question that matters is, “Do other people in our community think feminism matters?” So we’re gathering some data.

Our staff writers are going to be prowling the streets around the BU campus, stopping passersby each day to put an all-important question to them: “Does Feminism Matter?” We’ll post their responses here, without editorialization, so as to help create an accurate portrayal of the state of feminist attitudes and awareness in our community.

Here to kick off the series is an undergrad we found sunning herself on the steps of the Tsai Center.

dfm-1-v1DFM #1
Friday, October 11, 2013

Hi! What’s your name?
Ellen

Where ya from?
Albany!

What are you studying, what do you do?
Chinese and French!

Tell us: Does feminism Matter?
“I think so, yes! Men and woman matter equally, so the study of men and women as a whole matters.”

One a scale of 1-10, how much do you think feminism matters? 10