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Reply Guys, Sliding into the DMs, and the Intensification of Parasocial Relationships

by s.e. smith
May 22, 2020 at 9:00am
Though the reply guy doesn’t mean any offense and doesn’t intend to cause harm, his mere presence can suffocate the women he’s always replying to. Read more »
JoJo Siwa, a white teen girl, has her blond hair in a high ponytail and bow on the top of her head. She holds the camera close to her face for a selfie video.

Demanding JoJo Siwa’s Sexuality Is a Means to Control Young, Female Entertainers

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
May 20, 2020 at 2:24pm
“You either die young or live long enough to see Jojo Siwa become a TikTok lesbian.” Read more »
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Worth of the Cool: The Cachet and Co-optation of Black Muslim Style

by Vanessa Taylor
May 20, 2020 at 11:28am
We run the internet, even if the rest of y’all aren’t aware of it.  Read more »
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Sex Workers Have Always Known That Zoom Is Anti-sex. Now, the Public Knows Too.

by Erin Taylor
May 19, 2020 at 2:12pm
As we move into a more permanent online existence, people should be paying more attention to issues of surveillance. Read more »
Karolyn Gehrig in an exam room wearing a glamorous red dress

Glamour Shots: #HospitalGlam Pulls Back the Curtain on Disability and Beauty

by Anna Hamilton
May 18, 2020 at 9:00am
Karolyn Gehrig is referring to both healthcare’s status as a luxury good, and the way traditional poses of illness are used to sell health and beauty back to us. Read more »
Tyra Banks has red hair with blond highlights. She looks seriously at someone who isn’t in the shot.

We Were Rooting for You: On the Changing Legacy of Tyra Banks

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
May 13, 2020 at 3:34pm
Banks has been around since the ’90s, but it has taken this long to reckon with her true legacy. Read more »
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Subliminal Messaging: This YouTube Trend Promises Teens the Power of Self-Perfection

by Frannie Comstock
May 13, 2020 at 1:33pm
Subliminals call to mind new-agey fads of yore. Read more »
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Very Online: Twitter Has United Freelance Writers and Fair-Pay Advocates

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
May 8, 2020 at 10:50am
“People are reading more content, and there are more freelancers, but there are fewer editors and staffers, and less money.” Read more »
a meme of Lori Lightfoot, a Black woman with short gray hair, against the backdrop of a famous painting

Not Your Crisis Daddy: Is Memeing Politicians Critique—or PR?

by Vanessa Taylor
May 6, 2020 at 11:11am
Memes stand apart in a range of political coverage that includes everything from established news reporting to satirical forums. Read more »
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Lose Yourself: The Complex, Comforting Allure of Not Being Seen

by Vanessa Taylor
April 23, 2020 at 12:38pm
What does it mean to be able to reject the gaze before it even happens? Read more »

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by Victoria Law
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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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