Culture
White Whine: The Past that Incels Long For Never Existed
The men who romanticize a period of time in which women and people of color were kept “in their place” have been raised by those who enjoyed the privileges of whiteness.
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BitchWatch: 15 Bitch Approved TV Shows You Should Watch This Summer
Get the popcorn ready.
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Abby Norman on Endometriosis, Healthcare, and the Legacy of Female “Hysteria”
We want there to be these tidy endings, but that isn’t the reality of living with a chronic illness.
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The Endo Look: Body Positivity Needs to Tackle Chronic Illness
Like relationships we have with other people, the relationship we have with our bodies is not as polarized as all love or all hate.
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Our Bodies, Our Hells: Why Isn’t Pain a Feminist Issue?
Just about everyone has a Tired Girl in their family, even if they don’t yet know it.
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No Rest for the (Already) Tired: Feminism Must Center Chronically Ill Women
To outsiders, and sometimes to fellow feminists, we’re simply invisible.
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Popaganda: Women and Pain
This episode investigates patterns of both healthcare professionals and society at large dismissing, demeaning, and disbelieving women’s pain.
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The Mortal Ones: How Young Women Navigate Serious Illnesses
What comes to mind when we think about people with serious illnesses?
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Trauma Club: The Chronic Popularity of Illness Lit
Cure, remission, and rehabilitation provide the happy ending and death the sad one.
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Influx of Illness: Will Chronic-Illness Patients Get Their #MeToo Movement?
Much like sexual-violence survivors, chronic-illness patients also have whisper networks.
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