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Missy Elliott, a plus-size Black woman dressed in a black trash bag and wearing fingerwaves, in the Supa Dupa Fly video

BitchTapes: 20 Years of Missy Elliott

by Evette Dionne
August 26, 2019 at 9:55am
Let’s celebrate a musical genius. Read more »
Several Black college students sit on a couch, including Jordan Woods as Dee.

Not A Stereotype: 5 TV Shows That Depict Mental Health Surprisingly Well

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
August 26, 2019 at 8:41am
TV is slowly making progress and learning how to tell the stories of characters with mental health conditions. Read more »
Veronica Mars, a white woman, sits at her desk at work. She wears a flannel and has blond hair parted down the middle.

Drama, Not Trauma: Rape Culture, “Veronica Mars,” and the Spectacle of Sexual Violence

by Roslyn Talusan
August 23, 2019 at 11:17am
From the very beginning, sexual assault is simply fodder for drama in the world of Neptune, California. Read more »
Shelby Lorman sits next to her dog on a green couch. She wears gold earrings and a black suit jacket with striped pants.

Extremely Seen: “Awards for Good Boys” Author Shelby Lorman on Influencer Culture

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
August 22, 2019 at 1:44pm
“People think that I am ‘good’ or ‘better’ than because of the work I make, so I feel like I have to remind people that I’m an asshole. This is just my job.” Read more »
Carrie Goldberg, a lawyer dressed in a chic black shirt, glasses, and red lipstick, stands in front of a printed background with her arms folded

Better Call Carrie: Meet the Lawyer Fighting Online Abuse, One Creep at a Time

by Andi Zeisler
August 22, 2019 at 11:54am
Carrie Goldberg’s law firm makes it their business to unearth online victimizers. And business is booming. Read more »
Ruby and Queenie, a queer singing group, pose in front of a red background

A New Wave of High-Femme Pop Stars Are Queering the Girl Group

by Sofia Barrett-Ibarria
August 21, 2019 at 2:55pm
Sateen is moving the girl group away from hints and subtext toward an aesthetic and musical style that’s unmistakably queer, trans-positive, and staunchly pro-girl. Read more »
Queer Eye's Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Jonathan Van Ness, and Antoni Porowski sit on a couch together and look up at a screen.

In Favor of Straight White Viewers, “Queer Eye” Lives in the Middle Ground

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
August 20, 2019 at 3:42pm
Many straight women love and enjoy Queer Eye. Does it hold the same weight with queer women? Read more »
Aisling Franciosi, a white teenager with short, brown hair who's covered in blood and standing next to a brown horse, plays Clare in The Nightingale

In “The Nightingale,” Rape is a Tool of Colonialism

by Jourdain Searles
August 20, 2019 at 1:25pm
The horror depicted in The Nightingale is that of colonial violence’s endlessness, a war for power designed to go on forever. Read more »
Bhumi Pednekar, an Indian woman, looks pretty disinterested at a wall as Sudha in Lust Stories

Work in Progress: The Indian Directors Highlighting Depictions of Household Labor

by Mallika Khanna
August 20, 2019 at 10:40am
Invisibilizing domestic labor allows men to ascribe higher value to the more “masculine” work they have traditionally performed. Read more »
Algee Smith as Christopher McKay, a Black, male teenager, in Euphoria. His hair is braided and he is looking to the left of the camera.

“Euphoria” Utilizes Black Trauma for Character Development

by Taylor Crumpton
August 19, 2019 at 11:03am
Christopher McKay is an example of Black trauma through a white lens. Read more »

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It's easy to dismiss advertising as an anti-feminist industry. Read more »