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Coming Out Doesn’t Excuse Colton Underwood’s Abusive Past

Colton Underwood, a young white man with short brown hair, smiles during an interview
by Gabriela Ramos Tavárez
April 20, 2021 at 10:04am
Accepting this narrative is a disservice to queer folk who are or were closeted and have never abused their partners in the process of finding themselves.
Jensen Karp, a white man, holds shrimp tails in her hand that allegedly came out of a Cinnamon Toast Crunch box

Shrimpy Shenanigans: We Could All See How the Cinnamon Toast Crunch Saga Would End

by s.e. smith
March 30, 2021 at 12:38pm
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. Read more »
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The Act of Naming: “Girlhood” Embraces the Monster Within

by Stephanie Buschardt
March 30, 2021 at 9:12am
We’ll still be called sluts, witches, and harpies, so we may as well rise to the occasion. Read more »
A red, glowing lantern in Thailand.

12 AAPI Organizations to Support Amid Increasing Anti-Asian Violence

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
March 17, 2021 at 2:29pm
Listen, donate, and take action. Read more »
Police ride horses in London.

The Sarah Everard Case Proves That More Cops Won’t Make Women Safer

by Nicole Froio
March 16, 2021 at 1:57pm
We have to reframe how we think about women’s safety. Read more »
The cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Joss Whedon and the Persistence of Prioritizing Male “Creative Genius”

by Elly Belle
February 18, 2021 at 9:45am
What if we cared more about justice than “male genius?”  Read more »
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wears a white blouse and red lipstick, and looks to the side during an event.

Episodes Compound: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Isn’t Weaponizing Her Trauma

by Nicole Froio
February 4, 2021 at 10:20am
“Accountability is about creating safety,” Ocasio-Cortez said. Read more »
T.I. is wearing a purple snapback hat, a grey t-shirt with purple writing, and a denim vest that says "Akon"

What the T.I. and Tiny Abuse Allegations Reveal about Hip Hop and Power

by Shamira Ibrahim
February 3, 2021 at 10:26am
We don’t live in a society where the abused get justice. Read more »
Pro-Trump protesters gathered during the “Million MAGA March.”

It’s Not Over: America’s Future of White Supremacist Violence

by Nicole Froio
November 19, 2020 at 11:45am
Clearly white supremacy will not go away after a single election. Read more »
Artist Meg Lionel Murphy stands in a junkyard surrounded by grass. She is white and has thick brown hair, and she wears a white t-shirt and a pink tulle skirt. She is covered in tattoos and holds artwork.

From the Junkyard: Meg Lionel Murphy Paints Through Trauma

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
November 10, 2020 at 1:39pm
I have had extreme, debilitating PTSD. I needed fantasy in order to survive Read more »
The TikTok logo and the words, “death becomes inescapable.”

Very Online: You Can’t Escape Death on TikTok

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
October 22, 2020 at 1:00am
We’re still learning what to do with death, both online and off. Read more »

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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
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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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