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Rare Delight: : "Sort Of" Is a Refreshingly Complex Take on Nonbinary Life
What makes Sort Of work is its exploration of a nesting series of communities; one is diverse and queer, featuring people of a variety of genders and sexualities who move fluidly through each other’s lives in a way that highlights the rapid diversification of the LGBQT community... Read more »
Feminist-ish: The “Little Miss Badass” Trope
The trope itself is powerful because audiences also often perceive young women as vulnerable and nonthreatening, and the reveal that a character is secretly a Little Miss Badass subverts their own expectations of the narrative.
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Queen Shit: Lil’ Kim Celebrates 25 Years as Rap’s OG Doll
Lil’ Kim’s personas have long been a point of contention among many hip hop listeners concerned with women’s representation in the genre.
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Taylor’s Version: How Swift Created a Roadmap for Young Women in Pop
The intentionality of her rereleased albums only further cements what fans have known for almost two decades: Taylor Swift is nothing if not strategic about how she tells her story.
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Feminist-ish : The Straw Feminist Trope
Welcome to Feminist-ish: a video series deconstructing the feminist-adjacent tropes that we love to hate.
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BitchReads: 9 Books Feminists Should Read in November
Dig into these smart, irresistible new titles.
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Hot Girl Shit: Trap Feminism Is Sesali Bowen’s Vision for Black Women
“There are a hundred different types of hood girls in the hood,” says author Sesali Bowen. “[Look closer, there’s] an array of stories about Black resilience and Black beauty and Black excellence and creativity.”
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Personal Parallels: Halsey’s Gothic Film Is a Gendered Journey Through Pregnancy
“I am not a woman, I’m a god / I am not a martyr, I’m a problem.”
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Silicone Sham: Will Sex-Doll Brothels Change the Future of Sex Work?
Aura Dolls, advertised as a brothel, promised clients a “realistic sensual experience with a girl who is made just for you.”
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Frigid Family: “Spencer” Amplifies the Horror of the Royal Family
At last a Diana every bit as batshit as any of the inbred remnants of House Saxe-Coburg-Goth.
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