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Harry Styles, a white man with longish wavy brown hair, looks up at the sky with a smile on his face. On his left is a Black woman with her eyes closed; on his right is a white woman looking away from the camera.

So Wonderful and Warm: In “Watermelon Sugar,” Harry Styles Centers Women’s Euphoria

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
May 21, 2020 at 1:25pm
In “Watermelon Sugar,” women’s sexual bliss is the entire event. Read more »
A black and white photo of Lindsay Sproul, a white woman with short blond hair. She looks off into the distance and wears a linen tank top with a small necklace.

Girl Likes Girl: Lindsay Sproul Queers the Mean Girl in YA

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
May 21, 2020 at 9:02am
Lindsay Sproul spoke to Bitch about crafting a shitty lesbian teen character. Read more »
JoJo Siwa, a white teen girl, has her blond hair in a high ponytail and bow on the top of her head. She holds the camera close to her face for a selfie video.

Demanding JoJo Siwa’s Sexuality Is a Means to Control Young, Female Entertainers

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
May 20, 2020 at 2:24pm
“You either die young or live long enough to see Jojo Siwa become a TikTok lesbian.” Read more »
Two Muslim sisters who are best friends, look confident and embrace their individuality using their personal styles

Worth of the Cool: The Cachet and Co-optation of Black Muslim Style

by Vanessa Taylor
May 20, 2020 at 11:28am
We run the internet, even if the rest of y’all aren’t aware of it.  Read more »
A phone with Zoom open on the app store sitting on top of a laptop with headphones plugged in.

Sex Workers Have Always Known That Zoom Is Anti-sex. Now, the Public Knows Too.

by Erin Taylor
May 19, 2020 at 2:12pm
As we move into a more permanent online existence, people should be paying more attention to issues of surveillance. Read more »
Summer Walker, a Black woman R&B singer with long black hair, poses against a colorful purple background

Leave Summer Walker (And Her Nose) Alone

by Evette Dionne
May 18, 2020 at 12:42pm
Instead of condemning Black women, like Summer Walker, who choose to alter their bodies, we should interrogate how the world made their existence in their inherited bodies hostile. Read more »
Karolyn Gehrig in an exam room wearing a glamorous red dress

Glamour Shots: #HospitalGlam Pulls Back the Curtain on Disability and Beauty

by Anna Hamilton
May 18, 2020 at 9:00am
Karolyn Gehrig is referring to both healthcare’s status as a luxury good, and the way traditional poses of illness are used to sell health and beauty back to us. Read more »
Portrait of comedian and writer Rekha Shankar in front of a dark red background surrounded by falling plastic donuts

BitchTapes: Soundtracks from Fantasy Films

by Rekha Shankar
May 15, 2020 at 10:17am
In this BitchTape, Rekha Shanker takes us on a fantastical journey, shining a light on soundtrack-born songs that help us suspend disbelief. Read more »
A black album cover with "Fiona Apple" and "Fetch the Bolt Cutters" in a purple font and a close up of Fiona Apple's face.

Making Fetch Happen: Fiona Apple’s New Album Is a Story of Resilience and Rebirth

by Vanessa Willoughby
May 15, 2020 at 9:00am
Apple’s latest release is a refusal to relinquish control of her own story. Read more »
Two people, both white, one man, one woman, stand laughing on a beach. They both have words written on them in paint.

“Too Hot to Handle” Is a Conservative Nightmare of a Reality Dating Show

by Erin Taylor
May 15, 2020 at 7:38am
The premise is simple: for the duration of the season, no one can have sex. Read more »

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