Culture

Ellen DeGeneres, a white woman with short blond hair, walks on stage.

Ellen DeGeneres and the Many Chances We Give Famous White Women

by Rachel Charlene Lewis

September 25, 2020 at 10:05am

We give white women so many chances. Read more »

Ruth Bader Ginsburg wears glasses. A crown is pasted on her head. The text reads “unfortunately symbolic.”

Very Online: Distilling RBG into a Meme Warps Her Legacy

by Rachel Charlene Lewis

September 25, 2020 at 9:04am

In death, the memeification of Ginsburg fails her. Read more »

Jerry Harris, a Black 21-year old, wears a red t-shirt and has a serious look on his face.

Jerry Harris and the Dark Underbelly of “Cheer”

by Rachel Charlene Lewis

September 24, 2020 at 1:42pm

The shows we so enthusiastically consume can transfer power and trust to people who will wield it violently. Read more »

An illustration of moon phases, with five bodies in a range of colors linked via their hair.

Bisexual Backlash: On the Specific Disaster of the Bi Internet

by Rachel Charlene Lewis

September 23, 2020 at 9:49am

Maybe stepping into these online spaces and expecting to see ourselves and our own experiences reflected back at us is what we’re doing wrong. Read more »

Regina King, a Black woman, wears all black and looks concerned; Zendaya, a young woman with loose curly hair, has glitter on her face and looks serious.

Point/Counterpoint: The Emmys Made Minor Progress on Inclusion

by Evette Dionne

September 22, 2020 at 11:54am

We’re breaking down what the Emmys did well, and what needs more work. Read more »

a young woman with light skin and long, black hair leans her head against the wall with her eyes closed

Which Millennials Get to Be Burned Out?

by Nicole Froio

September 22, 2020 at 9:00am

Can’t Even manages to gather research on the specificities of white, middle-class millennial burnout, but it fails to provide a truly structural and historical view of the issue of work and millennials. Read more »

an abstract collage of Brazilian pop star Anitta using imagery focused on parts of the body, mixed with colorful shapes and a cutout of favelas.

Brazilian Pop Star Anitta Reclaims Her Bodily Autonomy

by Nicole Froio

September 21, 2020 at 12:11pm

Anitta chooses to twerk for her own pleasure because dancing to funk is a way for Brazilian women to enjoy and celebrate their own bodies. Read more »

Two wealthy-looking white women wear expensive dresses and walk outside.

If “Selling Sunset” Is One Big Happy Family, What’s with the Sexism?

by Lizzie Tribone

September 21, 2020 at 12:05pm

In Selling Sunset, once you join the family, you are free to pursue the golden dream–but that can come at a cost. Read more »

Simon (left) and Ethan (right) sitting in chairs and talking to each other

Loud and Queer: The Problem with Demanding Queer Visibility

by Marina Watanabe

September 18, 2020 at 12:53pm

We need to find alternative templates for talking about queer representation. Read more »

Anna and Maya, two teen girls, lay poolside.

In Season 2, “PEN15” Gets Real About Teenage Slut-Shaming

by Rachel Charlene Lewis

September 18, 2020 at 10:19am

While the first season of PEN15 highlights teen girls’ sexuality, the second showcases the ways they’re punished for it. Read more »

Best of Bitch

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

by Tina Vasquez

February 17, 2014 at 1:26pm

The marginalization of transgender women in feminism is not new, but the decades-long debate has taken on new dimension thanks to social media and the ease of finding strangers’ personal information online. Read more »

She-Hulk, Attorney at Law: She's Mean, She's Green, and She Believes in Due Process

by Tammy Oler

Spring 2015 • Law & Order

Avenger. Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Member of the Fantastic Four. Read more »

Why You Should Pay for Porn

by Casey Quinlan

April 29, 2015 at 7:27pm

If you’re a progressive middle-class individual, chances are you think about where your food comes from. Maybe you try to buy shoes that are... Read more »