On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup

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• The backlash against “bae” and other words in African American Vernacular English reveals how black culture is treated by mainstream media. [Daily Dot] 

• The 114th Congress convenes for a new session today—just a reminder that it’s 80 percent male, 80 percent white, and 92 percent Christian. [Feministing] 

• Who says Asian American women aren’t writing a lot of fiction? [Salon] 

• Reporter Molly Crabapple looks inside New York’s special prostitution courts and the problems with “rescuing” sex workers. [Vice]

• Here’s a look at whether police body cameras will make police officers more careful about using force. [Truthout] 

• Kansas is weighing a couple nasty anti-abortion rights measures, but it looks like there’s enough opposition to tank them. [RH Reality Check]  

• Have you seen Janet Mock’s new pop culture talk show with MSNBC? Here’s a clip from the first episode. [MSNBC] 

 

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Sarah Mirk is the former host of Bitch Media’s podcast Popaganda. She’s interested in gender, history, comics, and talking to strangers. You can follow her on Twitter

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