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11 TV Shows Feminists Should Watch While Social Distancing

by Bitch HQ
March 23, 2020 at 3:13pm
Since it’s difficult to keep up with the sheer amount of television in ordinary times, hopefully these days of quarantine offers a chance to play catch-up. Read more »
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Taking the High Road: Kesha’s Music Creates a Path of Healing for Survivors

by Olivia Zayas Ryan
March 23, 2020 at 1:47pm
You do not have to be defined by something that was done to you. Read more »
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Fake It Off: Reddit’s r/Illnessfakers Community and the Politics of Disbelief

by Anna Hamilton
March 23, 2020 at 10:18am
The continued tracking of alleged over-the-top chronically ill influencers is part of an established cultural history of believing that chronically ill people, particularly women, are exaggerating or faking their illnesses for profit. Read more »
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Very Online: All the Ways the Internet Is Pushing Hustle Culture during the Quarantine

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
March 20, 2020 at 12:01pm
Apparently, doing nothing is not allowed—even during an international pandemic. Read more »
Steven, a teen boy with thick black hair, curls in on himself while wearing pajamas in bed. His walls are heavily decorated and he looks upset.

“Steven Universe Future” Hasn’t Backed down from Mental Health

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
March 19, 2020 at 4:30pm
Steven Universe Future has brought Steven’s mental health to the forefront. Read more »
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Popaganda: Glamour beyond Capitalism

by Carmen Rios
March 19, 2020 at 3:25pm
Confronting and rejecting the cultural messages that assign value to our bodies based on wealth and status can be revolutionary acts of reclamation—and help feminists redefine “glamour. Read more »
Bonnie Ruberg, a white professor with short, red hair, and wearing an ocean blue blazer, sits on a couch with a game controller in her hand

Playing for Freedom: Welcome to the Queer Gaming Revolution

by Naseem Jamnia
March 19, 2020 at 10:49am
The queer games avant-garde is a rising tide of indie games being developed by, about, and often for LGBTQ people. Read more »
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11 Podcasts Feminists Should Listen to While Social Distancing

by Bitch HQ
March 17, 2020 at 3:57pm
Since your tastes are as varied as ours, we hope there’s something in here for everyone. Read more »
Stephanie Wrobel, a thin, white woman with short blond hair, poses in front of a barn door

Stephanie Wrobel on Writing a Monstrous Mother

by Raquel Diaz
March 16, 2020 at 12:17pm
We have less sympathy for perpetrators when their illness hurts someone else.  Read more »
Two teen girls, one white with short brown hair and one Black with shoulder-length curly brown hair lay in bed next to each other, their noses nearly touching as they smile.

“I Am Not Okay with This” Turns Queer Angst into Physical Power

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
March 13, 2020 at 8:58am
Syd’s burgeoning queerness, in particular, becomes verbalized via her superpowers. Read more »

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Hot Under the Bonnet: The Cooptation of Amish Culture in Mass-Market Fiction

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by Audrey deCoursey
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Dubbed “Amish romance novels,” “Amish fiction,” or the more waggish “bonnet rippers,” these novels just one entry point into the varying images of Amish communities in U.S. popular culture. Read more »