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A black box that reads, “Yes, it’s performative.”

Very Online: Inside the Endless Post-Police Brutality Loop

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 11, 2020 at 1:15pm
We continue treading the same digital footsteps, hoping that, maybe, this time, it’ll make a difference. Read more »
A gender reveal party: a white couple holds a device that releases blue or pink smoke.

The Internet has (Literally) Accelerated Gender Reveal Parties

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
September 10, 2020 at 10:01am
Gender reveal parties are killing people. Also, they’re absurd. Read more »
Three women wear the same bucket hat.

Very Online: Quarantine Is Changing Influencer Culture. Will It Last?

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
August 27, 2020 at 9:18am
In quarantine, influencer marketing is being tossed into harsher light. Read more »
An apple with the text, “what I eat in a day.”

Very Online: TikTok Has Embraced Pro-Eating Disorder Content in Quarantine

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
August 7, 2020 at 12:28pm
TikTok itself is also encouraging this behavior by promoting ads that encourage weight loss. Read more »
Hannah Ewens, a white woman with shoulder-length blond hair, sits on the beach in a black tank top

Stinging Stans: Swifties Doxxing Journalists Is Just the Beginning

by Evette Dionne
August 5, 2020 at 9:00am
People don’t really know what to think about fangirls or teenage girls in general. Read more »
Three Black people use their phones. The words “Twitter is ant-Black” are overlaid.

Very Online: Twitter is a Salve for Black People. It’s Also Anti-Black.

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
July 29, 2020 at 11:47am
What does Twitter’s commitment to Black people actually look like, and what is the impact when Twitter fails Black users? Read more »
Jada Pinkett-Smith, a light-skinned Black woman with cropped, curly blond hair, on Red Table Talk

Jada Pinkett-Smith Isn’t the Villain in Her Entanglement. Nobody Is.

by Gabrielle Smith
July 23, 2020 at 12:04pm
Will and Jada’s public relationship has resulted in explosive discourse online. Read more »
Myka Stauffer, a white woman with long blond hair, holds a baby and smiles at it in the mirror.

YouTuber Myka Stauffer Illustrates the Problem with White Adoptive Parents

by Andrea Ruggirello
July 14, 2020 at 10:39am
Adoptees have long known what it’s like to have our stories usurped by adoptive parents. Read more »
A portrait of Breonna Taylor.

Even in Death, Breonna Taylor Is Being Disrespected

by Mary Retta
July 9, 2020 at 10:41am
 It’s painful to think that a cute internet joke is needed to rile people up after the death of a Black woman. Read more »
Snapchat's yellow screen and white bell displayed on a white iphone

White Filters: Tech Companies Are Butchering Juneteenth

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
June 19, 2020 at 3:06pm
Tech isn’t hopeless, but fixing its problems will take more than a simple Snapchat filter or offering a day off. Read more »

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A Look at How Media Writes Women of Color

by Victoria Law
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Nearly every Saturday morning, feminists of color hold Twitter discussions taking a deeper look at issues, such as gender violence. It’s the... Read more »

Game Changer: Why Gaming Culture Allows Abuse... and How We Can Stop It

Game Changer Illustration by Jasmine Silver.
by Katherine Cross
Winter 2013 • Habit{at}

You're a Bolshevik feminist jewess that hates white people… and you expect to be taken seriously when you're “critique-ing” ...

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