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Tessica Brown, a black woman, wears a long braid and long eyelashes. She leans into the camera while wearing a pink hoodie.

Naming and Shaming: Why The Gorilla Glue Discourse Took Hold

by Jordan Taliha McDonald
February 15, 2021 at 1:13pm
Our impulse is to name and shame. Why?  Read more »
A person covered in a glowing liquid crawls toward the camera. They hold a bright green eye over their eye.

Hiding in Dreams: Jane Schoenbrun Is Redefining Trans Cinema

by Juan Barquin
February 12, 2021 at 9:56am
Bitch spoke with Jane Schoenbrun about the film, dysphoria, and how the internet shapes our identities. Read more »
Two white women in the eighteenth century stand close together in a kitchen and look into each other’s eyes.

Homophobic Violence Mars the Romance of “The World to Come”

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
February 11, 2021 at 8:38am
What the film lacks in any real, tangible chemistry between its leads, it makes up for in its excess of violence. Read more »
a thin white person, a fat white person, and a brown-skinned Black person sit together on a patio, drinking beers in green bottles and laughing

Love Sick: It’s Time to Uncouple Care Work from Romantic Love

by Oliver Haug
February 10, 2021 at 11:39am
The pandemic has laid bare the American assumption that romantic relationships provide all the care we need. Read more »
Tessa Miller, a white woman with short blond hair, poses in a black and white photo with her small, brown dog

“What Doesn’t Kill You” Tells the Gut-Churning Truth about Chronic Illness

by Jordan Davidson
February 10, 2021 at 10:17am
Crohn’s disease is unpredictable, cruel, and gross. There’s no way around that. Read more »
A fire against a dark background.

In “We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire,” Women’s History is Lifesaving

by Ashley Bardhan
February 10, 2021 at 9:31am
The novel is a meditation on the power of uncovering past heroines. Read more »
Zendaya, a light skinned black girl with long hair, wears a dress and is held by John David Washington, a black man who wears a white dress shirt.

Twisted Trauma: “Malcolm & Marie” Evaluates the Young, Female Muse

by Jordan Taliha McDonald
February 5, 2021 at 7:07am
Marie is a muse without divine favor: She must know invisibility so that he might know its opposite. Read more »
a thin, Black woman poses naked behind a red filter for the TikTok Silhouette Challenge

Under the Red Light: Privacy Concerns Abound with the Silhouette Challenge

by Ope Adedeji
February 5, 2021 at 7:05am
Though the challenge was meant to be empowering, it quickly backfired. Read more »
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wears a white blouse and red lipstick, and looks to the side during an event.

Episodes Compound: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Isn’t Weaponizing Her Trauma

by Nicole Froio
February 4, 2021 at 10:20am
“Accountability is about creating safety,” Ocasio-Cortez said. Read more »
Madison Cawthorn, a white man in a wheelchair, poses in a bulletproof vest and a gun over his shoulder next to a brown German Shepard

There’s Nothing Remarkable about Madison Cawthorn—or His Racism

by s.e. smith
February 4, 2021 at 9:00am
Cawthorn is very much a product of the society he lives in: He is racist both despite and because of his disability. Read more »

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