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“Blacklight” Spins a New Tale about Strippers in New Orleans

by Bitch HQ
October 9, 2020 at 12:25pm
Sex workers are very dynamic and have their own varied, colorful lives. Read more »
Claudia Conway, a white teenage girl with blond hair, films herself on TikTok.

Teen Girls Shouldn’t Have to Fix Our Country

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
October 8, 2020 at 11:30am
We shouldn’t be making demands of Claudia Conway, especially if they aren’t demands we’ve even made of ourselves. Read more »
Lara Parker, a white woman with shoulder length honey blond and brown hair, stands against a gray wall in a green shirt

Patient Perspective: Lara Parker, a Wise Friend for Those with Vagina Problems

by Caroline Reilly
October 6, 2020 at 9:46am
In order to get help from doctors and be taken seriously, people with endometriosis have to be really vulnerable. Read more »
Barbie Ferreira, a white woman with short, multicolored hair, sits beside Haley Lu Richardson, a white woman with long, blond, curly hair, at a diner in Unpregnant

Colorblind Justice: “Unpregnant” Is Too White to Be Revolutionary

by Kyndall Cunningham
October 5, 2020 at 9:38am
While Unpregnant succeeds in illustrating a larger thesis about the state-sanctioned roadblocks to abortion, it fails at developing its supporting characters. Read more »
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BitchReads: 13 YA Books Feminists Should Read in October

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
October 2, 2020 at 10:20am
Let’s escape our current world in favor of one that comforts you. Read more »
Chanel Miller, a mixed-race woman with brown hair pulled into a low bun, poses in a yellow dress in front of a green and yellow background

Know Our Names: Chanel Miller Shatters Stigma for Asian American Survivors

by Kylie Cheung
September 30, 2020 at 9:39am
By recounting her experience, Chanel Miller has helped shatter a norm of silence and stigma in Asian communities. Read more »
Bella Thorne, who is thin and white, wears an orange crop top with cut outs and has bright red hair in pigtails.

The Grift List: Bella Thorne’s OnlyFans Debacle Screwed Over Sex Workers

by Erin Taylor
September 29, 2020 at 11:20am
She used OnlyFans as a playground for her celebrity voyeurism. Read more »
Author Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, who wears gold jewelry and takes a selfie.

Staggering Genius: “The Undocumented Americans” Defies Flattened Migrant Narratives

by Tina Vasquez
September 29, 2020 at 11:19am
“As an artist, you have to have a radical vision.” Read more »
Three rich looking white women wearing fancy dresses who all have blond hair and are arguing and looking stressed.

Polish and Privilege: “RHONY” Illuminates the Class Divide in America

by Rebecca Long
September 29, 2020 at 10:02am
Extreme economic disparity in America is the problem. RHONY just makes it visible. Read more »
illustration of a South Asian woman outside of a bookstore observing a crowd of white people gathered inside for a South Asian romance novel event.

Palatable Love: Seeking a Happily Ever After in a White Publishing World

by Madhuri Sastry
September 28, 2020 at 3:14pm
For many diaspora writers, success is predicated on a hefty down payment of writing through the white gaze. Read more »

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