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Access Denied: How ASMR Redefines Digital Intimacy
Gianna Ferrarin discusses how ASMRtists’ encounters with anti-pornography restrictions online is forcing creators to rethink what constitutes an expression of intimacy or sexuality.
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TikTok’s “Hoochie God” Is Not Afraid to Say What Needs to Be Said
Nia Jones, who is better known as Hoochie God, is using her platform to offer a safe space to Black women both online and in real life.
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Sex Workers Deserve Better than OnlyFans
Why would OnlyFans bite the hand that feeds it?
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Terms of Service: Inside Social Media’s War on Sex Workers
Instagram has long used strict terms of service to antagonize sex workers.
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Tingling Meditation: The Pandemic Gives Medical ASMR New Meaning
ASMR provides a small way to enjoy the world without the worry of contracting COVID.
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Who’s Spying On Your Kids? Everyone.
TikTok, just like McDonald’s, is a flagrant collector of kids’ data.
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Is Hollywood Ready for the Realness of “Zola?”
You can’t tell stories about Black women without Black women creators.
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Of Course Cis People Are Being Weird About Elliot Page’s Body
Many cis people have a long way to go when it comes to thinking critically about talking about trans people and their bodies.
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Chrissy Teigen Cyberbullied Teen Girls. She’s Not the Only One.
She, like most of Hollywood, understood the gratification of tearing down other celebrities, particularly those considered “infamous.”
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Do We Need a Black Feminist Bechdel Test? Moya Bailey Thinks So.
We need more Black feminists everywhere.
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