Backtalk: Student Moans
This week, Dahlia and Amy get upset about student loans. Elizabeth Warren’s campaign recently unveiled a student loan forgiveness plan as part of her platform, finally seriously centering the student debt crisis as something the government should help alleviate. How we talk about the student... Read more »
Prison Rape Is Not a Punch Line
How often have you heard someone chuckle about “dropping the soap”?
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Male Rape is No Joke—But Pop Culture Often Treats It That Way
From Wedding Crashers to 40 Days and 40 Nights, films often treat sexual assault of men as a punchline.
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What 17th Century Witch Burnings Teach Us About Evangelical Extremism
The descendants of those brought up amid the height of the witch-burning craze who became among the first to colonize settlements like Salem, Massachusetts, continuing the misogynistic and prejudiced witch trials in the United States.
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Commander in Disbelief: A Timeline of Sexual Assault Allegations against Trump
While sexual-assault survivors take hits to their reputations, financial security, and personal safety, what do Trump and other men accused of sexual misconduct lose?
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The Future is Fembot: Can We Change the Direction of Gendered AI?
Artificial intelligence has become an extension of women’s ongoing struggle for well-rounded respect in modern society.
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Snake Eyes: The Power to Turn the Patriarchy into Stone
A feminist analysis of the myth of Medusa reclaims her curse as a powerful protection against the male gaze.
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#ItHappenedToUs: How Chosen Families support Queer Survivors of Sexual Assault
When I was sexually assaulted, it didn’t just happen to me, it happened to us.
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Clip Artists: Women, Work, and Extreme Couponing
Couponing is more than a passing fashion: It is an expression of consumer muscle.
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Swindling Faith: The Big Business of Prosperity Gospel
Prosperity gospel’s “believe it and receive it” message appeals to both the haves who want to increase their bounties and the have-nots who hope to transform their lives.
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