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Taylor Chapman

Taylor Chapman

About Taylor Chapman

Taylor Chapman is a first generation college student pursuing a master's degree in Women's and Gender Studies. She loves blogging about feminist theory and praxis, and she is especially passionate about fat politics and body positivity. She also likes puns, makeup and anything covered in glitter.

My Worth vs. My Wages

October 24, 2017 by Taylor Chapman 2 Comments

I recently wrote a blog for Class Action called What Happens When Degrees Aren’t Enough? In it, I talked about the struggle of being a first-generation college student and the uncertainty around transitioning from school to full-time work. Having just completed graduate school a couple months before my blog was posted, I found myself worried […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism

What Happens When Degrees Aren’t Enough?

July 25, 2017 by Taylor Chapman 3 Comments

  Being a first generation college student often feels like being perpetually caught between two or more worlds. Many of us learn that we must weave ourselves seamlessly through poverty, familial commitments, academic demands and more in order to be successful. But what happens when code-switching and your degree don’t seem to be enough? A […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism, Building Economic Alternatives, Class in Higher Education, Classism in the Economy, First Generation College Students, Poverty Tagged With: academia, education, first generation college students, low-wage jobs, poverty, privilege, working class

All Bodies Are Beach Bodies

July 20, 2016 by Taylor Chapman 3 Comments

Each year, as the chill of winter is thrown off by the warmth of spring and summer, we are inundated with advertisements on television or magazines, along with conversations in school or at work, all asking the same question: Do you have a beach body? The beach body is largely conceived of as a body […]

Filed Under: Class and health, Classism, Classism in Everyday Life, Consumer culture Tagged With: blaming the victim, classism, consumerism, health care, stereotypes

Crowdfunding as Community

June 7, 2016 by Taylor Chapman 5 Comments

Crowdfunding, a type of online fundraising where many people come together to contribute small amounts of money to fund a larger project, is happening now more than ever. In 2014, a man named Zack Danger Brown started a fundraiser with an initial goal of $10 so he could make potato salad. People were so amused […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism, Classism in the Economy, Dismantlng Classism, Money, Philanthropy and Classism, Poverty

Can’t Buy Me Love

February 12, 2016 by Taylor Chapman 1 Comment

Being Poor in a Cross-Class Relationship We had just turned 18. We had just started dating after two years of friendship. We had just walked into one of my worst nightmares: Which friggin’ fork do I use first?!? My boyfriend was wealthy, and I was poor. It normally didn’t affect our relationship very much, because […]

Filed Under: Class cultures, Money Tagged With: class cultures, cross-class relationships

Tis Better to Give than to Receive?

December 22, 2015 by Taylor Chapman 1 Comment

Every year in preparation for the holidays, there’s a lot of talk about how it’s better to give than to receive. Many people say we should “give to the needy” and make the holiday about “family instead of stuff.” The idea here is that to want gifts is frivolous, shallow, and greedy. While this could […]

Filed Under: A World Without Classism, Classism, Classism among Kids, Classism in Everyday Life, Consumer culture Tagged With: holidays

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