Culture
“I Am Not Okay with This” Turns Queer Angst into Physical Power
Syd’s burgeoning queerness, in particular, becomes verbalized via her superpowers.
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Taking the Long Way: The Price of Political Dissent in Country Music
The severity of the punishment wasn’t retaliation for an act of dissent but rather one of betrayal; and to commit a betrayal, one has to first be a loyal soldier.
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Tatyana Fazlalizadeh Is Widening Our Understanding of Street Harassment
Women have been talking about our experiences with every form of sexual violence since the dawn of time.
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Concealed Pain: Why Are There so Many Lesbians Cops Onscreen?
Queer representation shouldn’t overlook, ignore, or become complicit in the painful history between queer people and cops.
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Dusted or Busted: In “The Man,” Taylor Swift Seeks to Critique Sexism, but Twists Drag to Do So
While Swift is trying to call out a double-standard, she may be enabling a double-standard for the queer community.
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Sustainable Influencers and the Problem with Trendy Environmentalism
Not everyone can afford to go vegan or spend hundreds of dollars on ethically made clothes—and they shouldn’t have to.
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Amanda Leduc and Fantasy Authors Challenge the Trope of “Broken” Disabled People
Fairy tales and their contemporary counterparts—superhero tales, science fiction, fantasy—shape our collective ideas about what it means to be powerful and beautiful.
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Lip Service: Lucy Parsons’s Revolution Was Beautified
Desirability politics, social capital, and lookism remain present in even the most conscious radical spaces.
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She’s so Pure: “The Bachelor” Still Has a Virginity Problem
Madison’s “purity” rhetoric illustrates a much broader, scarier problem with her virginity-focused narrative arc.
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Backtalk: Rage On
This week, Dahlia and Amy reflect on the past years of pop culture, feminism, and rageful conversations.
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