Culture
BitchReads: 11 Books Feminists Should Read in October
For those updating their fall reading lists, we have books for everyone.
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Billie Eilish’s Body Is Not Ours to Claim
“I feel you watching, always. And nothing I do goes unseen.”
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Trauma Loop: “Antebellum” Mishandles Its Message
The film is fixated on racism as an act of overt violence, but racism is so monstrous because it can appear so deceptively normal.
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Personal Connection: #OwnVoices, Outing, and the Ongoing Quest for Authenticity
Not all authors feel safe, comfortable, or interested in being out to readers about their identities.
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Yola Is the Unconventional Queen of Country Soul
Black artists from all around the world are continuing the tradition of upending the expectation that country music is a genre reserved for white artists.
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Denouncing White Supremacy Must Be a Movement, Not a Trend
Reclamation isn’t for everything, and it’s not for everyone.
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In “Emily in Paris,” Being Thin and White Is a Path to Success
Emily is yet another thin white woman who fails upward.
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Go Low: The Time for Civility Is Over
We don’t pay our representatives to be scared, hiding behind the apron strings of civility.
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“Blacklight” Spins a New Tale about Strippers in New Orleans
Sex workers are very dynamic and have their own varied, colorful lives.
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Teen Girls Shouldn’t Have to Fix Our Country
We shouldn’t be making demands of Claudia Conway, especially if they aren’t demands we’ve even made of ourselves.
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