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How @EmoBlackThot Infiltrated Black Women’s Safe Spaces
At times, she seemed too good to be true. And now we know she was: @EmoBlackThot was not our dark-skinned digital big sister; in fact, she wasn’t a sister at all.
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Drop the Fry: Judging Elizabeth Holmes’s Voice Comes down to Bias
Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana, and Google Assistant have one thing in common: They all have female-identified voices and names.
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Gazed and Confused: How Do We Define the “Female Gaze” in Film?
A female gaze can’t simply be found in the deliberate desexualization of women, or in clever quips about smashing the patriarchy.
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Bye Sharam: Indian Women Are Tapping into the Enduring Power of Memoir
Sharam, or shame, is one of patriarchy’s most powerful weapons, and it begins early.
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Bad Mouths: The Long History of Sanitizing Women’s Language
Many of us think of washing someone’s mouth out with soap as an outdated punishment for ill-tempered children, but for a long time it was also commonplace as a corrective for women.
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False Alarm: The Tale of JT Leroy Is a Hoax with Layers
Like its subject, JT LeRoy is about so much more than it seems.
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Believe Me: Genderqueer and Nonbinary Survivors on Visibility and Identity
Those living at the intersection of nonbinary and survivor are forced to reconcile with others reshaping their bodies and needs.
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And the Oscar Goes To...: Cisgender Nominees Who Identify As Male or Female
This is not an issue unique to the Oscars.
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The Misguided Pursuit of “Better” Manhood at American Fraternities
The dominant narrative around fraternities has long been one of peer pressure, blackout drinking, and cruel hazing rituals. So why are so many male students, especially white ones, as excited as ever to join them?
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Online Challenges Hit a Sour Note for Queer and Trans Communities
I was overwhelmed with the memory of my old image.
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