Here’s all the news we’re reading today:
• WNBA star Brittney Griner discusses how she found a place of peace in athletics, feeling comfortable with her body, her style, and her sexuality. [NPR]
• Air France has some pretty racist new ads featuring a “geisha.” [Angry Asian Man]
• Brittney Cooper has an interesting essay about how white liberal folks often take critiques of race and policy too personally. [Salon]
• Undocumented people living in the United States talk about the fear of being deported at any time: “It’s like living in a horror movie.” [Guardian]
• Ooo! Cool new comic! A new queer-friendly comic series called Lumberjanes launches today—the comic follows the lives of five friends at scouting camp and looks generally awesome. [Autostraddle]
• Media Matters watched hours of evening news shows and found that only 28 percent of guests discussing the economy are women. That means the shows could be missing major issues of how gender impacts income—like the wage gap. [Media Matters]
What did I miss? Add what you’re reading to the comments.
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