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illustration of Britney Spears, a white woman with blond hair, holding up a replica mask of her face that is smiling while tears stream down her face behind it.

Comrade Britney, Our Patron Saint of Millennial Woes

by Vanessa Willoughby
November 13, 2020 at 9:53am
In these dystopian times, Britney Spears has become a symbol of the ongoing discussion about abolition and liberation from oppression. Read more »
Two white women hold each other’s wrists and look intensely at each other. One has dark hair in a bun and a hat on; the other has bright red hair and looks away.

Seeking Humanity: “Ratched” Is a Queer Show That Explores Power and Violence

by Leticia Urieta
November 11, 2020 at 2:48pm
Ratched isn’t just a lesbian love story. Read more »
crop of a comic illustration split-screen featuring a nonbinary East Asian person with hand braces and a fat Black woman wearing glasses

Capturing Comfort in the Time of Instagram

by Ashanti Fortson
November 11, 2020 at 8:48am
Follow this heartwarming story about two people connecting over Instagram about their shared pain and their shared triumphs. Read more »
Artist Meg Lionel Murphy stands in a junkyard surrounded by grass. She is white and has thick brown hair, and she wears a white t-shirt and a pink tulle skirt. She is covered in tattoos and holds artwork.

From the Junkyard: Meg Lionel Murphy Paints Through Trauma

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
November 10, 2020 at 1:39pm
I have had extreme, debilitating PTSD. I needed fantasy in order to survive Read more »
I Want to Be Where the Normal People book cover features an illustration of Rachel Bloom, a white woman with short, brown hair looking longingly out the window with a small dog

BitchReads: 7 Books Feminists Should Read in November

by Evette Dionne
November 10, 2020 at 12:50pm
It feels as if I can focus again—and I hope this is true for our readers too. Read more »
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a “Keep America Great” Campaign Rally. Signs in the back read “Latinos for Trump.”

There’s No Such Thing as the “Latino Vote”

by Tina Vasquez
November 9, 2020 at 1:55pm
Latinos “flocked to the polls” in numbers that far exceeded what experts expected. Read more »
Drew Dixon, a light-skinned woman with short brown hair, smiles at the camera as she poses against a lavender wall

BitchTapes: The Songs I Nurtured

by Drew Dixon
November 6, 2020 at 10:21am
Drew Dixon’s indelible impact on music has been overshadowed by the narrative of her trauma. Read more »
Steve Kornacki, a white man with short brown hair and glasses, stands in front of an electoral map on MSNBC

Big Board Anxiety: We Really Need a Break From Election Results

by s.e. smith
November 6, 2020 at 10:07am
Each news source deliberately serve up election content designed to provoke emotional reactions in its audience. Read more »
Two white people, one woman in a red dress who bites her lip, and one man who scratches his head, stand in front of a Christmas tree.

Meaningless Mashup: “Holidate” Proves Netflix Hasn’t Nailed the Holiday Rom-Com

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
November 5, 2020 at 11:51am
“Holidate” is a Hallmark-inspired movie for straight people who think saying words like “tits” makes them edgy.  Read more »
Ruby Hamad, who has wavy brown hair and large brown eyes, looks into the camera. Ruby wears a red t-shirt and stands against a neutral background.

Distressed Damsels: There’s Nothing Accidental about White Feminist Racism

by Madhuri Sastry
November 5, 2020 at 10:38am
The white self—not the white person as a human being, but as a white person in the society—is built on this myth of morality and goodness surrounded by heathens and disease-ridden savages. Read more »

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