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Girl on a Sexist Bandwagon: The Consequences of Publishing’s “Gone Girl” Craze

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by s.e. smith August 15, 2018 at 2:54pm
In these books, certain women are allowed to be messy, make mistakes, and commit heinous crimes while also being presented as anti-heroines who are simply ensnared in systems larger than themselves.

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: A Very Very Long List of Great Reads by WOC

by Bitch HQ
August 15, 2018 at 7:00am

Why haven’t you read all of these yet?
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Moving Past Toxicity: Fighting for a New Vision of Masculinity

by Imran Siddiquee
August 14, 2018 at 12:44pm

What is the masculinity that exists beyond patriarchy?

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup

by Bitch HQ
August 14, 2018 at 7:00am

When the union said no, the police said yes. 
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Flagged Down: “America First” Feminism Is Not the Future

by Hilary Matfess
August 13, 2018 at 9:00am

Feminist resistance must be equally resolute in rejecting assaults on women’s rights wherever they occur.

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Saying “no” to the Aloha Poke Co.

by Bitch HQ
August 13, 2018 at 7:00am

On the ruthless appropriation of Native Hawaiian culture. 
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Rapped Up: Why Can’t the Mainstream Media Address Female MCs One at a Time?

by Jonanna Widner
August 10, 2018 at 12:52pm

As soon as the spotlight expands to allow another woman in, critics trip over themselves, cranking out long articles stuffed with several different female artists.
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Brock Turner Lost His Appeal

by Bitch HQ
August 10, 2018 at 6:00am

And now he has to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
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A Woman Scorned: The Cold Vengeance of Hindi Cinema

by Bedatri D. Choudhury
August 9, 2018 at 12:37pm

Female revenge in Hindi cinema is typically viewed as an illogical, estrogen-driven act executed through treachery and lies.

Backtalk: The Myth of Racism Against White People

by Amy Lam
August 9, 2018 at 12:19pm

This week, Dahlia and Amy dig into the trolling of writer and lawyer Sarah Jeong with accusations of racism against white people. Jeong was recently hired to the New York Times editorial board when conservative trolls dug up tweets where she mocked white folks with the likes of #CancelWhitePeople. It’s too bad that punching up with bad jokes about white people isn...
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Curses and Kitchens: “Jell-O Girls” Looks at the Secret, Sexist History of America’s Classic Dessert

by Sara Rauch
August 9, 2018 at 9:00am

“Jell-O Girls” is at once a memoir, a family history, and an overview of the domestication (and dissolution) of the American kitchen.

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