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Still Doubt Online Harassment Is Real? Read SheRatesDogs

by Alexandria Herr
November 6, 2019 at 7:00am
Michaela Okland’s popular Twitter account is a critical tool of resistance for women. Read more »
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Tanaya Winder Wants to Fire You Up

by Evette Dionne
November 5, 2019 at 8:55am
Hurt and pain have to be worked through in order to move forward and find peace. Read more »
BoJack Horseman, an animated horse, stands at a bathroom sink and looks at himself in the mirror. He wears a sweater and a concerned look.

In the End, BoJack Heals—but at Whose Expense?

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
November 4, 2019 at 2:31pm
Season 6’s second half twists into the show’s usual darkness when we transition to the perspectives of the women BoJack has harmed. Read more »
Luke and Laura, a white couple on General Hospital, pose for the camera during their wedding

On Soap Operas, Rape Is Still Treated as a Crime of Lust and Passion

by Amanda Hiber
November 4, 2019 at 8:23am
Soap writers are far from blameless when it comes to perpetuating rape myths. Read more »
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How-To Guides Might Be the Future of Self-Care

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
November 1, 2019 at 8:26am
“Self-care is so overwhelming.” Read more »
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8 Books to Read in Honor of Filipino American Heritage Month

by Jessica De Jesus
October 31, 2019 at 12:20pm
From fantasy to nonfiction, a graphic novel and queer romance, here are eight recently published and upcoming books by Filipino authors. Read more »
The cover of Orpheus Girl by Brynne Rebele Henry, which shows two girls holding hands and walking into the distance.

7 Scary Books Feminists Should Read This Halloween and Beyond

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
October 30, 2019 at 4:36pm
Horror’s roots live with women. Read more »
Kelli Giddish, a white woman police detective on Law & Order: SVU, sits besides a white teenager in a hospital room

Overstating Ohio: How “Law & Order: SVU” Increased Stigma about Abortion Bans

by Mallory McMaster
October 29, 2019 at 3:28pm
Evangeline’s story is more common than SVU would have us believe. Read more »
Actress Samara Weaving, a white woman wearing a white bridal gown and holding a shotgun, plays Grace in Ready or Not

99 Percent Savior: In Contemporary Horror, It’s the Final Girl versus the Rich

by Mary Beth McAndrews
October 29, 2019 at 11:00am
The Final Girl is no longer a babysitter or camp counselor, but a working-class outsider to wealth and decadence who is treated as an exploitable object to be lured in with money. Read more »
Caitlin Doughty, a pale, white woman, with long, black hair, holds death tools in her hand

Morbid Awakenings: Caitlin Doughty Is Helping Kids—and Adults—Ask Questions about Death

by Caroline Reilly
October 29, 2019 at 9:00am
In the United States, death is hard to talk about; it’s arguably even harder to ask other people questions about. Read more »

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by Tamara Winfrey Harris
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by Andi Zeisler
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Welcome to Ms. Opinionated, our weekly advice column dealing with questions of life, love, feminism, and pop culture. This week, a reader... Read more »

Will Filming the Police Keep Us Safe?

by Victoria Law
February 5, 2015 at 10:31am
There’s a cultural idea that having someone looking over our shoulder makes us behave better. From fake security cameras to Elf... Read more »