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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Amazon Warehouse Workers Prepare for Prime Day Strike

by Bitch HQ
July 9, 2019 at 6:00am

“I haven’t seen my daughter in weeks.”
A photo of Megan Rapinoe, a white woman with dyed lilac hair, holding her arms out wide over the soccer field during the US Women's World Cup

From Memes to Equal Pay: How Lesbian Meme Culture Produced A New Dedicated Soccer Fandom

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
July 8, 2019 at 7:09pm

With their World Cup win, the United States women’s national soccer team has been extensively memed, leading to newly obsessed queer fans—and more supporters in their fight for pay equity.
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BitchReads: 5 Nonfiction Books Feminists Should Read This July

by Evette Dionne
July 8, 2019 at 12:38pm

We’re bringing BitchReads back!
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Teardrops On My Guitar: Taylor Swift Losing Her Masters Is a Sexist Tale as Old as Time

by Victoria Sands
July 8, 2019 at 10:25am

Record labels maintain control over original recordings in exchange for investing in the artist.
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Crowd Leads “Equal Pay” Chant after U.S. Women’s World Cup Win

by Bitch HQ
July 8, 2019 at 6:00am

“I feel like this team is in the midst of changing the world around us as we live,” Megan Rapinoe said.
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In “Late Night,” Comedy’s Whiteness Is a Backdrop for a Love Story

by Jourdain Searles
July 5, 2019 at 1:14pm

Mindy Kaling holds onto her affinity for caustic, negging romance, focusing this energy on the creative partnership between two very different women.
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Fighting for Home: Queer People of Color Are Leading the Battle against Gentrification

by Kim Tran
July 5, 2019 at 12:36pm

In the movement against the churning financial, political, and social forces of gentrification, who fights—and how they fight—matters.
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BitchTapes: Heat

by Maryze
July 5, 2019 at 11:50am

The power that comes from women’s rage is one of the reasons why angry women have been shamed throughout history.
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Trump’s July 4 Display Isn’t a Salute to America

by Bitch HQ
July 4, 2019 at 6:00am

It’s a salute to himself.
A photo from Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down" music video, with Taylor holding a drink and wearing bedazzled sunglasses in a pink fur coat.

Do We Need to Calm Down?: A Roundtable about Taylor Swift and Classism in Music Videos

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
July 3, 2019 at 6:41pm

“Did [Taylor Swift] create something groundbreaking that liberated queer and trans people of color? Did she create an era-defining gay anthem that’s universally likable? No, but why should we expect her to?”

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