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Elena Petrovska

Elena Petrovska
MA graduate, Psychology, The New School for Social Research
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Does a Successful Woman Need to Own a Gym Membership?

November 2, 2016 • by Elena Petrovska
This post is part of the Bodies, Gender, and Domination OOPS Series. I never thought that I’d be saying this, but I live in a fitness center. I don’t mean that I’m a gym rat, pumping iron and downing protein shakes.  I actually live on top of a gym, otherwise known ...
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Does Nicki Minaj Portray the Image of a Phallic Mother?

June 7, 2016 • by Elena Petrovska
This post is part of the Gender and Domination Course in OOPS. While getting ready for classes one morning, I caught myself singing along to a Nicki Minaj song and nailing the rap part quite well.  What caught my attention even more was that memorizing these lyrics gave me a boost ...
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Does a Successful Woman Need to Have a Pre-pubescent Vagina?

February 18, 2016 • by Elena Petrovska
This post is in relation to the Gender and Domination course in OOPS. I sat down to type up this response right after three hours of worshipping Aphrodite at the hair salon and currently, my devil red nails are dancing over a keyboard, getting ready to write about the oppressions women face.  This ...
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