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Saweetie, Rihanna, and the Memeification of Domestic Violence
What does it mean to live in a society where violence against women and girls is treated as comedic fodder?
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Cat-Eared Brainwashing: “Josie and the Pussycats” Prophesied the Age of Influencers
It’s a film that tickles the absurdities of the past and, in doing so, has successfully determined the misfortunes of our future.
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Beyond Skin Deep: Khloé Kardashian, Madison Beer, and Social Media’s Unwinnable Beauty Game
We’re all body positive so long as that positivity includes warping ourselves beyond recognition.
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Unhappy Medium: The Business of Misery Memes
The meme has entered a new era as an emotional shorthand.
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Shrimpy Shenanigans: We Could All See How the Cinnamon Toast Crunch Saga Would End
While the internet revels in tasks like identifying racists and getting them fired, it can struggle with milkshake ducks that may not have neat, tidy stories.
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Boomer to Zoomer: Grim Generational Relations Aren’t An Accident
There is only one winner in a generation war, and it’s not millennials or boomers or Gen Z—it’s capitalism.
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Very Online: On TikTok, Teens Reshape Abortion Culture
Young people know that forced-childbirth diehards are on the wrong side of this fight.
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Personal Capital: What Can We Do About Before and After Instagram Accounts?
“You’re not ugly, just poor” communicates that beauty is often not naturally occurring.
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Wellness Influencers Owe the Indian Farmers Their Solidarity
Maybe now would be a good time to engage in a self-reflexivity that has long been missing in the wellness industry as a whole.
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