Culture

Strategic Celibacy: Liberating Your Desire, Part 1

A key aspect of succeeding in the work of #metoo and smashing the patriarchy will be examining not just true rape culture, but our culture of desire. Read more »

Creating An Empire: Merging Disney and Fox Perpetuates White Supremacy

A media empire the size and scale of Walt Disney is a privately-owned propaganda machine. Read more »

Dishonor Roll: Everything Scold Is New Again

Time’s up for deniers of campus sexual assault. Read more »

Ask Auntie Randa: on sex writing, Palestinian roots, and skin privilege

Auntie Randa’s advice on writing about sex, embracing Palestinian roots, and skin privilege. Read more »

Douchebag Decree: Direct Your Anger At Larry Nassar and The Systems That Protected Him

Larry Nassar is guilty by his own admission. So what if Judge Aquilina and Nassar’s victims took revenge on him? Read more »

Backtalk: #MeToo Backlash & Larry Nassar Sentencing

This week, Dahlia and Amy dig into the latest “feminist” backlash against the #MeToo movement in light of Babe.Net’s Aziz Ansari—a story which showed how a celebrity who banked on his male feminist allyship ultimately doesn’t want to respect boundaries around consent. Then they talk about the... Read more »

Sorry, Not Sorry: When Men Won’t Actually Give Up Their Time

These statements represent just how little space straight cisgender men have devoted to really talking about gender, sex, and power. Read more »

I Want You, But I'm Triggered: Finding Pleasure When Trauma and Memory Collide

Triggers happen. Here’s what to do when trauma threatens to disrupt your pleasure. Read more »

No Invisibility Cloak: White Feminism Won’t Save Aziz Ansari From Himself

Aziz Ansari’s race is not an invisibility cloak that places him above reproach from white and nonwhite women. Read more »

Who Hears the Whisper: The Shitty Media Men List Excludes So Many

If a whisper network highlights the power of a sisterhood, it also underscores the exclusionary nature of sisterhood. Read more »

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It’s Time to End the Long History of Feminism Failing Transgender Women

To imply that trans women pose a threat to cisgender women in restrooms is misinformation that preys on unfounded fears. Read more »

The Forgotten History of the Women Who Shaped Modern Advertising

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

Oh Joy Sex Toy: How I Realized I'm Asexual

Artist Kiku H shares her personal experiences learning what it means to be asexual. Read more »

Politically Correct Language Isn't Just About Being Polite—It's About Survival

Photo by Phillipe Leroyer (Creative Commons). Two weeks ago, Jonathan Chait published the lengthy essay “Not a Very P.C.... Read more »