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A pregnancy test with the text, "hopefully we don't have no babies."

Very Online: On TikTok, Teens Reshape Abortion Culture

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
March 12, 2021 at 9:46am
Young people know that forced-childbirth diehards are on the wrong side of this fight. Read more »
A plus size Black person with cropped pink hair speaks to a friend, who is white and has short dark hair.

The X Factor: One Letter, Multiple Identities, and a Complex Future

by Oliver Haug
March 11, 2021 at 3:18pm
How the gender-neutral “x” became a contemporary paradox. Read more »
U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, who is white with blond hair and glasses, speaking with attendees

Queer Representation in Congress Won’t Save Us

by Nicole Froio
March 11, 2021 at 2:48pm
Representation isn’t everything. Read more »
An older white woman with blond hair wears a crown and blue dress and stands beside her granddaughter, a brunette who wears sunglasses and headphones and a crown.

Soul Makeover: “The Princess Diaries” Is a Time Capsule of the Girl Power Era

by Neyat Yohannes
March 11, 2021 at 9:00am
The one positive outcome that sometimes arises from the genre is a makeover of the soul. Read more »
Meghan Markle, a light-skinned mixed-race pregnant woman wearing a black dress, smiles as she sits in a tan wicker chair

Misogynoir Nearly Killed Meghan Markle

by Moya Bailey
March 10, 2021 at 5:18pm
Even the Duchess of Sussex, with skin so light her Blackness is debated on social media, says #MeToo when it comes to misogynoir. Read more »
Kim Kardashian, a light-skinned Armenian woman, poses for two photos in 2006 and 2017, one in which she has long black hair and one in which she has platinum blond hair

Personal Capital: What Can We Do About Before and After Instagram Accounts?

by Sophia Stewart
March 10, 2021 at 2:17pm
“You’re not ugly, just poor” communicates that beauty is often not naturally occurring. Read more »
Gwyneth Paltrow, a white woman with blond hair, smiles softly and takes a selfie with a book called "Intuitive Fasting."

Goop She Did It Again: The Dangerous Obsession with Intuitive Fasting

by Andréa Becker
March 9, 2021 at 9:27am
We should all be alarmed by Paltrow’s power to repackage deeply harmful ideas. Read more »
Women farmers shout slogans as they participate in the ongoing farmers protest against new farm reforms on the occasion of International Women's Day at Tikri border (Haryana-Delhi), on the outskirts of New Delhi, India.

Wellness Influencers Owe the Indian Farmers Their Solidarity

by Simar Deol
March 8, 2021 at 12:16pm
Maybe now would be a good time to engage in a self-reflexivity that has long been missing in the wellness industry as a whole. Read more »
A black and white image is surrounded by color, with  Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and The Vision (Paul Bettany) as the focus.

In the World of “WandaVision,” It Has Been Grief All Along

by Rebecca Long
March 5, 2021 at 8:58am
WandaVision is ultimately a meditation about grief and the true origins of Wanda’s power. Read more »
A white mom with her hair in a scrunchie holds her daughter, who is light skinned and has curly hair, as they sit together in bed.

Unlike “Gilmore Girls,” “Ginny and Georgia” Doesn’t Hide from Sex

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
March 5, 2021 at 7:56am
Ginny and Georgia strikingly faces sex and sexuality head on, especially when held up against its predecessor. Read more »

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