Music
Normalized Abuse: Ari Lennox, Blue Ivy, and the Quest to Make Black Girls Hate Themselves
Unfortunately, anti-Black ridicule, much of which is grounded in colorism, only increases when a Black woman becomes famous.
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Over It: Is There Room for Anxious Black Girls in Music?
We owe Black women musicians the space to take care of themselves.
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Just a Fan: With “Cheap Queen,” King Princess Finds Her Power
A satisfying album that centers on the complexities and changeability of identity, let alone queer identity, is a tough task.
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BitchTapes: Best Songs of 2019
Music remains one of the guiding lights for the Bitch staff.
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(Black) Girls Need Love Too: R&B Creates New Standards for Situationships
This generation of Black women R&B artists are seeking clarity and setting new relationship standards for themselves—and their devoted fanbases.
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Solo Act: R&B Music Made My First Apartment Feel like Home
Our physical living space is closely tied to our emotional needs.
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What the Conversation about Harry Styles Reveals about Queerbaiting
What do fans of potentially straight, queer icons like Harry Styles actually want?
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Father Knows Nothing: Purity Culture Stunts the Sexual Growth of Black Girls
The concept of virginity derives from white-evangelical, patriarchal notions that have been used to control and regulate the bodies of women.
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This Woman’s Work: FKA twigs’s “MAGDALENE” Dissects Female Martyrdom
FKA twigs not only treats her album’s namesake as a source of spiritual strength, but considers how often women are stripped of their agency and their voice—even when they’re the heroine of their own stories.
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BitchTapes: Sanctuary
Who better to create a playlist about sanctuaries than someone who spends the majority of her days surrounded by books?
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