Culture
Signs, Saints, and Symbols: Transgender Kids in Media are Not Here to Forgive You
By not allowing trans kids to grow into adults, even if it’s just on TV shows, writers take away their futures.
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20th Century Boy: In the 1930s, the Word “Transsexual” Didn't Exist in the English Language. So Laura Dillon Had to Label Herself.
No literature at all existed to guide those female-bodied people who wished to become men.
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White Night: 40 Years after Jonestown, Well-Intentioned White Women Are Still a Menace
The role of white women in Jonestown is a stark reminder that even the most progressive among us may be inclined to support dominant power structures when it suits us.
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Birds of a Feather: “Vogue” and Victoria’s Secret are Both Selling a Warped Fantasy
Victoria’s Secret is unquestionably determined to remain the bastion of male-centered fantasy and traditional feminine allure.
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Nijla Mu’min Brings a Radical Portrait of Black Muslim Women to the Big Screen
Nijla Mu’min is very aware of her film’s unique place in the white patriarchal world of Hollywood.
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Behind the Pink Curtain: The Soft Sell of Multilevel Marketing
There’s no way to make money from MLMs.
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Her Own World: The Unsettling Objections to Teen-Girl Cartoon Reboots
The cultural expectation that young girls should uphold the beauty standards imposed on adult women is a slippery slope.
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The High Priestess: 5 Tarot Readers on the Legacy of Pamela Colman Smith
“When I look at my cards, I see myself, my family, and my ancestral spirits. I see those who are here for me.”
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Backtalk: Thank You for Voting—Next!
This week, Dahlia and Amy give an update on the latest horrifying policies the Trump administration are hoping to force into law. Beyond the midterm elections, the monsters in the White House are working overtime to push through harmful legislation including limiting gender to being recognized to... Read more »
Lift Every Voice: “Shout Your Abortion” Is Changing the Conversation
In 2015, Amelia Bonow shared her abortion story on her Facebook page.
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