#MeToo’s ‘Moment’ Isn’t Ending—It’s Just the First Step
Systemic and widespread institutional change is still desperately needed in order to ensure that positive outcomes for sexual-violence survivors match the fervor with which advocates have embraced the ethos of the #MeToo movement.
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Backtalk: Mind the Wage Gap
This week, Dahlia and Amy talk about what real allyship can look like in Hollywood and beyond. Recently, Porter magazine hosted a roundtable with Gabrielle Union, Gina Rodriguez, Ellen Pompeo, and Emma Roberts where Pompeo called on white folks to do better and Rodriguez brought up the... Read more »
The Last Big Lean In: Corporate-feminist self-help was always a scam
They sold advice to the same ambitious women they were later willing to sacrifice.
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Mother Knows Best: The Family Secrets at the Heart of “Sharp Objects”
At the center of Sharp Objects is a culture that’s intimately familiar in many parts of the rural United States.
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Break the Spell: Witchcraft Is Capitalism’s New Trick
While many critiques of the Pinrose Witch Kit are valid and well-argued, most fail to address the bigger issue: Witchcraft and New Age spirituality have long been a site of cultural theft.
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Popaganda: The Pumpkin Spice Must Flow
Like death and taxes, the pumpkin spice latte seems inevitable.
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20th Century Boy: In the 1930s, the Word “Transsexual” Didn't Exist in the English Language. So Laura Dillon Had to Label Herself.
No literature at all existed to guide those female-bodied people who wished to become men.
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White Night: 40 Years after Jonestown, Well-Intentioned White Women Are Still a Menace
The role of white women in Jonestown is a stark reminder that even the most progressive among us may be inclined to support dominant power structures when it suits us.
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Birds of a Feather: “Vogue” and Victoria’s Secret are Both Selling a Warped Fantasy
Victoria’s Secret is unquestionably determined to remain the bastion of male-centered fantasy and traditional feminine allure.
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Pink Cadillacs and Pipe Dreams: How Multi-Level Marketing Companies Scam Women
There’s no way to make money from MLMs.
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