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Ms. Opinionated: My Boyfriend Is Really Upset About His Ex's Pregnancy
Welcome to the latest installment of Ms. Opinionated, in which readers have questions about the pesky day-to-day choices we all face, and I give advice about how to make ones that (hopefully) best reflect our shared commitment to feminist... Read more »
A Woman Interviews Her 11-Year-Old Brother About Race in America
A dialogue between two siblings highlights the messages internalized from growing up as an “other” in America.
“Growing up, I really hated being Chinese. I had so many feelings I couldn’t explain- shame, guilt, discomfort. More than anything else I felt the painful desire to be... Read more »
The Porn Films of Summer
Sex never fails as a way to sell movie tickets, but three films hitting theaters at the end of this summer all revolve around the same central issue: porn.
Lovelace, ... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Bryan Goldberg Wants to Explain to Ladies What Feminist Media Can Do For Them
“Yes, we believe that a partner-track attorney can be passionate about world affairs and celebrity gossip. On the same day. During the same coffee break. And there is nothing wrong with that. Welcome to the year 2013.” OH DO TELL US MORE ABOUT WOMEN, SIR.
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On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
Here’s all the news on our radar today!
• Writer and activist Janet Mock explores the power of defining oneself in the trans* community in an interview with celebrity B. Scott of “... Read more »
When Poor Women "Opt Out"
Photo: The New York Times piece on the “opt-out generation” focused on the lives of upper-crust ladies.
If there’s one thing the wives and husbands profiled in The New York Times magazine’s ... Read more »
New Film "Lovelace" Leaves a Lot to Be Desired
The name, the legend, the fantasy, the pariah, the political lightening rod: Linda Lovelace stood for a sexual revolution that she could not enjoy for herself. She made porn mainstream as the star of infamous movie ... Read more »
We Need to Talk About Hugo, Race, and Feminism
Hugo Schwyzer is a narcissistic blowhole. This week, many of the women whom Schwyzer attacked and villified online over the years have successfully pushed the media frenzy around ... Read more »
On Our Radar: Feminist News Roundup
Good morning! Here’s all the feminist news on our radar this fine Friday.
• We all know that women are capable of writing about anything. Why is it, Roxane Gay wonders, that anything beyond... Read more »
Black on Both Sides: Film Distributor Erases "The Sapphires" on American DVD Cover
The Sapphires is a feel-good film about being “black” in a cross-cultural context. I loved it.
Based on the true story of four Aboriginal... Read more »
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