Politics

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez smiles while standing on stage. She has long brown hair and wears red lipstick and a white blouse.

Savior to Suit: Why Do People Want to Hate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?

by Rachel Charlene Lewis

November 4, 2020 at 1:31pm

AOC is a politician, not a martyr. Read more »

Donald Trump stands in front of hedges waving his hand

This Election Was Always Going to Come Down to Consent

by Shea Tuttle

November 3, 2020 at 12:26pm

45 doesn’t care if the voters consent to his presidency. Read more »

Kamala Harris, a light-skinned Black woman with short, brown hair, poses for a selfie with two Black women flanking her on each side

Understanding Kamala Harris, the Great Multiracial (Black) Hope

by Dr. Shantel Gabrieal Buggs

November 2, 2020 at 1:09pm

Will her election as vice president open the floodgates for another false “post-racial” moment in the mainstream social and political imagination? Read more »

Luciano Garbati’s Medusa With The Head of Perseus is a naked gold statue with long snake-like hair holding a gold man's head

Monstrous Men: The Medusa #MeToo Monument Has an Oedipal Complex

by Erin Thompson

October 30, 2020 at 11:28am

The statue embodies is the long historical pattern in which male competition plays out in the exploitation of female suffering. Read more »

Joe Biden, an elderly white man with short, gray hair and wearing sunglasses, stands surrounded by camera at the Iowa State Fair

We Won’t Overcome: Joe Biden Erroneously Sheds the Shadow of Stuttering

by Sophia Stewart

October 30, 2020 at 10:02am

The former vice president has always championed the traditional ableist notion of “overcoming.” Read more »

A woman on a laptop. She sits in bed and wears a t-shirt and fuzzy socks.

How Sex Educator YouTube Went from Guiding Light to Worrisome Shadow

by Rachel Charlene Lewis

October 28, 2020 at 12:02pm

In 2016, YouTube was a space to learn any and everything about sex; maybe, in 2020, it simply isn’t anymore. Read more »

President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett stand on a balcony. They are both white and dressed up.

What Just Happened: The Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett

by Bitch HQ

October 27, 2020 at 1:51pm

Amy Coney Barrett sets a dangerous precedent. Read more »

Donald Trump, a white dumpy man, stands next to Joe Biden, a white man with gray hair, during the final presidential debate

Pillows, Sheets, and Goggles: 5 Feminist Takeaways from the Final Presidential Debate

by Evette Dionne

October 22, 2020 at 8:32pm

Donald Trump is a racist. Period. Read more »

Mindy Kaling, an Indian woman with long, black hair, stands beside Kamala Harris, a light-skinned Black woman with long, brown hair, in a kitchen

Kamala Harris Presents a Political Paradox for South Asian Voters

by Iman Sultan

October 22, 2020 at 3:10pm

Having roots in Black America and India doesn’t necessarily translate to a progressive record. Read more »

A close up of grass. A house looms behind.

Are You Muslim? and Other Questions White Landlords Ask Me

by Aruni Kashyap

October 22, 2020 at 9:00am

I can say that I am a Hindu and solve this problem. But I do not. Read more »

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In a Bizarre 1976 Comic Book, Spider-Man Fought the Villain of Misleading Sex Education

by Sarah Mirk

April 23, 2014 at 3:52pm

Last week, I came across a very strange comic book: in 1976, Planned Parenthood teamed up with Marvel to publish a one-off comic in which... Read more »

Sojourner Truth, Unveiled

by Deesha Philyaw

April 29, 2009 at 2:58pm

The leaders of the [women's suffrage] movement trembled on seeing a tall, gaunt black woman in a gray dress and white turban,...

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 »

The Dramatic History of American Sex-Ed Films