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Fifth-wave feminism is the newest wave in the feminist movement. The term was first coined in 2011 by Caitlin Moran in her memoir How to Be a Woman.

How to Be a Woman
In How to Be a Woman, Moran calls for a fifth wave of feminism to rise up. Moran states, "But if there is to be a fifth wave of feminism, I would hope that the main thing that distinguishes it from all that came before is that women counter the awkwardness, disconnect, and bullshit of being a modern woman not by shouting at it, internalizing it, or squabbling about it—but by simply pointing at it and going 'HA!' instead."

Fifth Wave Magazine
Fifth Wave Magazine is an online feminism magazine based out of Packer Collegiate Institute. According to their website, the purpose of the fifth-wave is to build on the work of the previous waves, especially the fourth-wave, and focus on new emerging topics regarding gender. Because it is produced by the college, it's editorial staff are all students currently attending from all four years. As of now, the Editor-in-Chief of Fifth Wave Magazine is Lucy Freedman, a senior at Packer Collegiate Institute.

The magazine accepts art and writing submissions from college-age students on the topic of feminism. The magazine has three sections: News, Culture + Society, and Literature. The "News" section provides various articles on political and educational issues regarding feminism such as Planned Parenthood and consent. The "Culture + Society" section provides articles based on pop culture and media, while the "Literature" section provides fictional poems and short-stories written and submitted by students.

There is also a Facebook and Instagram account for the magazine which can be found here and here respectively.

Building on Previous Waves
In the late 1800's, the First-wave feminism movement focused on the equality of women, and fought for women's right to vote. Second-wave feminism began in the 1960's and lasted for thirty years. The main focus of the second-wave was on equality of minority women and sexual liberation. Third-wave feminism began around the 90's and focused it's attention on gender stereotypes and sex-positivity by focusing on sex work and pornography.

According to various sources, the Fourth-wave feminism started sometime around the early-2000's and is still progressing. Because of the internet, the feminist movement has changed to keep up the fast-paced spread of news and information. The fourth-wave encompasses all of the work from previous waves by continuing to stand up for women's reproductive rights, transgender rights, and ending slut-shaming among other things. Some popular fourth-wave feminists are Caitlin Moran, Lena Dunham, and Alicia Keys.

Celebrity feminism
Another sub-category of feminism called "Celebrity feminism" also emerged during the rise of the fourth-wave. Celebrity feminism is the term used for celebrities who speak out on important feminists issues like: equal pay, sexuality, and gender. Fourth-wave feminists writers like bell hooks, Anthea Taylor, and Janell Hobson have written various articles about celebrities' positive and negative contributions to the feminism movement by focusing on famous public figures like Beyonce, Nicki Minaj and Germaine Greer. . In their articles, the women touch on important topics like consumerism, media's sexist portrayal of women, the lack of good female role models, and the argument of whether people in the entertainment industries should be allowed to discuss controversial topics.

According to Hobson, celebrities that identify as feminists and speak out about topics pertaining to the issue are more likely to move the conversation forward and persuade more people to look at feminism in a positive light because they have the platforms to do so. However, Hobson also writes about the unfortunate reality that celebrities face when trying to express their opinions on "controversial topics" like feminism.

In her article, "Moving Beyond Pain" hooks writes about the reality that Beyoncé’s new album Lemonade (Beyoncé album) wasn’t made only for black women, but for everyone because she’s in the business of consumerism. Although hooks commends Beyoncé for taking a hold of the commodity of women being sexually exploited and using it positively in her work to speak about the mistreatment women face today, hooks believes that Beyoncé fails to create a platform to portray black women in a respectable manner in her music videos.

Anthea Taylor discusses the positive effects of celebrity feminism has on the conversation of feminism by shedding light on Germaine Greer’s career. Throughout the article, Taylor includes important background information about Germain Greer and her impact in the feminism community. Additionally, Taylor writes about how Greer uses her unique circumstance as a celebrity to discuss important topics of feminism on large platforms by appearing on various British talk shows and quizzes. . One of the more important claims from Taylor is about the negative portrayals of women in the media and how it affects celebrity feminism. For instance, Taylor writes about how because the media doesn’t portray positive female role models, many celebrities who deem themselves as feminist aren’t taken seriously and are often called names for standing up and expressing their opinions on important issues.