Culture

To Call Trump an “Outsider” Is to Dodge the Real Point

He is a raging white supremacist. That’s not outside American politics, it’s right at the heart of the status quo. Read more »

Oh Joy Sex Toy: A Vibrator Necklace

You can wear a vibrator in public as a classy piece of jewelry, if that’s your thing.  Read more »

This is Feminist Country: As the CMAs Show, Beyoncé and the Dixie Chicks Herald the Future of Country

If the Country Music Association wants to last another 50 years, it’ll have to accept Beyoncé and other artists of color. Read more »

Backtalk: Black Mirror & Standing Rock Arrests

Amy and Sarah talk about this week in feminist and pop culture. On the docket this week: The surreal brilliance of Black Mirror, a show that forces us to think about the way technology shapes our emotional lives. Then, we talk about the role race places in the treatment of the... Read more »

Standing Up to Protect Water: Standing Rock is Pushing Against A Long History of Environmental Racism

“All we have is support. All we have is unity. All we have are prayers. And that’s strong,” says the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Read more »

Ones to Watch: 5 African Webseries Created by Black Feminists

Young Black South African creators are dipping into our histories, cultures, and languages to tell new stories that connect us to each other in exciting and innovative ways. Read more »

Finally! A Definitive Guide to "Winning at Feminism"

The satirical new book from Reductress “How To Win at Feminism: The Definitive Guide to Having it All—and Then Some!” is a flat-out riot.  Read more »

Wonder Woman in the Time of Hillary Clinton

The UN appointed Wonder Woman as an honorary ambassador, sparking a petition that says an American superhero is not a good choice for promoting global empowerment.  Read more »

“I Would Rather Be Loud Than Quiet”: Anna Holmes on Navigating Sexism and Racism in Media

The newest co-host of the “About Race” podcast discusses navigating workplace patriarchy.  Read more »

Personal Anxiety Versus the Police State: Sarah Schulman Is Changing Our Relationship with Conflict

Author and activist Sarah Schulman connects the way we deal with interpersonal problems to the way governments and police forces exercise control. Read more »

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Saying Goodbye to Maria and the End of a Sesame Street Era

Growing up, Sesame Street's Maria was one of the best Latina role models I had. Read more »

Ms. Opinionated: I'm a Man. How Can I Help the Feminist Movement?

Welcome to Ms. Opinionated, our weekly advice column dealing with questions of life, love, feminism, and pop culture. This week, a reader... 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 »

Black Girls Hunger for Heroes, Too: A Black Feminist Conversation on Fantasy Fiction for Teens

What happens when two great black women fiction writers get together to talk about race in young adult literature? That's exactly what happens... Read more »