I need feminism because
"I Need Feminism Because..." was a social media campaign movement created by the Boston University Women's ultimate team, Lady Pilots, in December 2016. Captains of the team that academic year (2016-2017) were Annika Chan ('18) and Jacki Salustro ('17)..
Background
The "I Need Feminism Because..." project was partially born out of the results of the 2016 election. BU players on the team were feeling dejected and fearful following the election and how the results demonstrated a greater need for gender equity. “eeing the lack of morale among women, especially the women on our team who are so passionate about feminism and equality,” post-election was the catalyst that made her bring the idea to the team captains.
Organizers' response
In response to the outpouring of support & similar photo series, Hsu said “We definitely did not expect that much noise to be made about this.” However she indicated, that “we’re a catalyst for conversation. We’re putting this idea out there, and we want people to keep going with it.”<ref name":0" /><ref name":3" /> While the public impact is certainly noteworthy, Lady Pilots found the partnership and cooperation from their fellow BU male players to be particularly gratifying.<ref name":0" /> The campaign did receive some negative comments on the album, which the teams chose to ignore in favor of highlighting the positive impact of the campaign.<ref name":1" />
The women’s team members are pleased by their campaign’s outside reception, but what they find particularly gratifying is the cooperation from their BU male colleagues. Co-captain Annika Chan said the campaign “...has definitely brought our teams a lot closer together...We’ve been able to open up the conversation and actually talk about the issues that have been going on. We’re the future of America, and it’s brought us closer as a family." <ref name":0" /> Teddy Kahn, vice president of the men's team, says that while he's honored to have been part of the campaign, but he wants to emphasize that the creation and credit for the campaign lands squarely on Lady Ozone.<ref name":0" /> "They deserve all the credit. It’s been amazing to see how far it’s spread.”<ref name=":0" />
In March 2017, the team sold "I need feminism because" discs to celebrate the success of their photo campaign and urged purchasers to post a photo of themselves with the disc.
Background
The "I Need Feminism Because..." project was partially born out of the results of the 2016 election. BU players on the team were feeling dejected and fearful following the election and how the results demonstrated a greater need for gender equity. “eeing the lack of morale among women, especially the women on our team who are so passionate about feminism and equality,” post-election was the catalyst that made her bring the idea to the team captains.
Organizers' response
In response to the outpouring of support & similar photo series, Hsu said “We definitely did not expect that much noise to be made about this.” However she indicated, that “we’re a catalyst for conversation. We’re putting this idea out there, and we want people to keep going with it.”<ref name":0" /><ref name":3" /> While the public impact is certainly noteworthy, Lady Pilots found the partnership and cooperation from their fellow BU male players to be particularly gratifying.<ref name":0" /> The campaign did receive some negative comments on the album, which the teams chose to ignore in favor of highlighting the positive impact of the campaign.<ref name":1" />
The women’s team members are pleased by their campaign’s outside reception, but what they find particularly gratifying is the cooperation from their BU male colleagues. Co-captain Annika Chan said the campaign “...has definitely brought our teams a lot closer together...We’ve been able to open up the conversation and actually talk about the issues that have been going on. We’re the future of America, and it’s brought us closer as a family." <ref name":0" /> Teddy Kahn, vice president of the men's team, says that while he's honored to have been part of the campaign, but he wants to emphasize that the creation and credit for the campaign lands squarely on Lady Ozone.<ref name":0" /> "They deserve all the credit. It’s been amazing to see how far it’s spread.”<ref name=":0" />
In March 2017, the team sold "I need feminism because" discs to celebrate the success of their photo campaign and urged purchasers to post a photo of themselves with the disc.
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