Feminism 101
“Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power” Is a Fresh Critique of the Male Gaze
Nina Menkes’s new documentary, “Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power,” provides a critical but shallow introduction to feminist film theory.
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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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The Pleasure Dome: A New Column Will Explore the Intersection of Pleasure and Feminism
We’re going to start learning together. The Pleasure Dome is a space to ask shameless questions, love what we love and explore why, cultivate our interest in radical love and pleasure, and nourish the “yes” in each of us.
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Some Of Us Are Brave: A Roundtable on Feminist Icons and Responsibility
What to do about Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Lena Dunham, and, even Beysus—all of whom have made contributions to feminism, but have also said and done things contrary to feminist values? We assembled a diverse group of feminists to talk it out.
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History Speaks for Itself: Migration, Women of Color, and the Fight for Equal Pay
The histories of wage disparities for women of color are different than those of white women, and these histories impact the stories we tell about equal pay and the solutions we generate.
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We've Always Been Here: One Mujerista Talks Back to Intersectionality and White Feminism
When I see the word “intersectionality” being used, I want to see a sincere invitation to the table (it’s accessible right?) in a genuine attempt to build community. And if I do decide to show up, I expect to see the more privileged, abled parties willingly give up their seats for us Brown queer... Read more »
A Square Peg at the Roundtable: On Jessica Williams and Why Black Women are Not Here to Save You
Black women are frequently and unfairly made to be the voices of reason in liberal, predominantly white spaces.
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Body Politic: Marginalization at the Women's March and Beyond
Here’s the thing about unity, though: it cannot be demanded. It must be constructed with care.
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Follow Women of Color: Lessons from the Women's March on Washington
The rally before the march was packed with incredible speakers—Cecile Richards, Michael Moore, Van Jones, Gloria Steinem—but it was women of color, again and again, who brought the house down with their music and songs, with their words, and with their hearts.
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Dispatches from Outside the Women's March
The Women’s March is not only a bold chapter in the continuing narrative of U.S. feminisms, it also accurately documented the problems still unresolved in feminist movements; namely white supremacy, bio essentialism, and ableism.
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