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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: On Our Radar: The Queer Possibilities of “Little Women”

by Bitch HQ
January 3, 2020 at 6:00am

“Greta Gerwig’s adaptation leaves room for the idea that Jo might be different in a way Louisa May Alcott never put into words.”
Cynthia Erivo, a Black British woman, portrays Harriet Tubman, a darkskinned Black woman dressed in a brown outfit and holding a gun in her land with a Black child in her right arm

End All, Be All: A Roundtable About “Harriet” and the State of Black Film Criticism

by Gloria Oladipo
December 20, 2019 at 5:32pm

We need to give critics space to ply their craft without pitting them against the films, the audiences, and/or each other.
Botham Jean, a Black man with short, Black hair, smiling in a photo

Posthumous Humanity: Remembering Botham Jean, the Lone Police Victim Media Properly Covered

by Gloria Oladipo
December 20, 2019 at 5:12pm

The coverage of Botham Jean’s death represents a course correction for media coverage of police brutality against Black victims, but there were still glaring errors.
Three young women of color stand in a row doing a dance from "Heathers." Above their heads from left to right reads, "Pence, Trump Rudy."

Very Online: What TikTok Reveals about Gen Z’s Impeachment Concerns

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
December 20, 2019 at 4:03pm

TikTok offers a unique space for young people to engage with each other and feel validated in their political opinions.
Rudy Guiliani, an elderly white man who's balding, glares at the camera

Ugh, You Again?: The Most Unwelcome Comebacks of 2019

by Andi Zeisler
December 20, 2019 at 12:52pm

It seems like the ugliest, most nonsensical, and most harmful things are the ones repeating on us like a rancid Christmas ham.
pattern of a cream colored string shopping bagpattern of a cream colored string shopping bag filled with oranges, a book cover with activist Greta Thunberg, and an eco-friendly wooden toothbrush

Bitch in a Box: For the Young Environmentalists

by aagreen84
December 20, 2019 at 11:37am

Breaking up with Amazon is the greatest gift.
A portrait of author J.K. Rowling smiling

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: J.K. Rowling’s Transphobic Tweet Isn’t about “Defending Women”

by Bitch HQ
December 20, 2019 at 6:00am

Yesterday, J.K. Rowling defended a transphobe on Twitter.
Donald Trump, the white president of the United States with a blond toupe and orange skin, looks on

What Just Happened?: The Impeachment of 45

by Bitch HQ
December 19, 2019 at 6:03pm

Impeachment proceedings are rare and complicated. What do they actually mean?
a white person holds a tablet that showcases the fingerprints of a woman of color whose hand is on top of a green scanner

Missing Cells: The Growing Economic Value of Immigrant and Refugee Biological Data

by Melissa Villa-Nicholas
December 19, 2019 at 2:02pm

Arresting and deporting undocumented people has become lucrative because their biological, biometric data can be mined, harvested, and used to generate profit.
Bright yellow text on a pink background that says “The Self-Love Revolution: Radical Body Positivity for Girls of Color”

Popaganda: The Feminist Guide to Escaping Diet Culture

by Carmen Rios
December 19, 2019 at 12:45pm

Popaganda’s GLAMOUR season makes its debut this week—with an anti-weight-loss infomercial for the ages.

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