Filtering Pop Culture Through The Lens Of Feminism
The Onion, a while ago, nailed it on the head. “Saying that she just wanted a little time to relax and “not even think about” confining gender stereotypes, local health care industry consultant Natalie...
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Beyonce tried to break the internet yesterday by releasing her new song Formation with its accompanying video. The song is a complete earworm, the video is stunning and, what has gotten people talking...
View ArticleI Am Mad
I read this article in the Guardian a few days ago but it has taken me awhile to put my finger on exactly why it bothered me so much. The woman in question tolerates her husband cheating on her for 35...
View ArticleHillary And Relatable Sexism
If you’d asked me a year ago whether or not I would vote for Hillary Clinton because she was a woman, I would have said no. I didn’t vote for her in 2008. It’s not that I thought she was a bad...
View ArticleWhat Is Beautiful?
The Triggering is/was a movement to “trigger” people on social media (specifically social justice warriors) by posting upsetting content. It was dreamed up Lauren Souther, inspired by a South Park...
View ArticleThe Dubious Promise of Rape Prevention Technology
Not since the chastity belt has there been so much interest in apps and gadgets designed to prevent sexual violence. But do they work, and what do they say about us? This article originally appeared in...
View ArticleCool Girls
I’m addicted to the YouTube channel Music Video Sins, where they mock the mistakes and stupidity in music videos, but to fully enjoy it, I always watch the full video before the take down. Which lead...
View ArticleIt’s. Not. Autism.
A few months ago, someone on my team had to fire someone for inappropriate behavior. The man in question had been sending sexual messages to people on our team. This person was in the social circle of...
View ArticleThis Isn’t My Village
Here’s the thing. I didn’t choose to have kids. I don’t want kids. I don’t even really like kids. If you choose to have kids, that’s great. I hope you’re super happy with that decision. But don’t try...
View ArticleBeing The Cool Girl
A neighbor dropped by the other night and, while giving her a tour of my apartment, I showed her my extensive beer and whiskey collection. I do like my whiskey and I definitely like my beer. She...
View ArticleSkincare as Self Care
Vice had an interesting article about minimalist skincare routines. It’s a backlash to the Korean beauty routines with their 10, 12, sometimes 15 step regimes. All of these steps are supposed to do...
View ArticleI Want To Be A Millenial Nun
Highline, HuffPo’s long form magazine section, had an article this week by Eve Fairbanks about millennial nuns. She writes: And near the end of the 2000s, a half-dozen old friends I’d remembered as...
View ArticleIt’s. Not. Autism.
A few months ago, someone on my team had to fire someone for inappropriate behavior. The man in question had been sending sexual messages to people on our team. This person was in the social circle of...
View ArticleThis Isn’t My Village
Here’s the thing. I didn’t choose to have kids. I don’t want kids. I don’t even really like kids. If you choose to have kids, that’s great. I hope you’re super happy with that decision. But don’t try...
View ArticleBeing The Cool Girl
A neighbor dropped by the other night and, while giving her a tour of my apartment, I showed her my extensive beer and whiskey collection. I do like my whiskey and I definitely like my beer. She...
View ArticleSkincare as Self Care
Vice had an interesting article about minimalist skincare routines. It’s a backlash to the Korean beauty routines with their 10, 12, sometimes 15 step regimes. All of these steps are supposed to do...
View ArticleI Want To Be A Millenial Nun
Highline, HuffPo’s long form magazine section, had an article this week by Eve Fairbanks about millennial nuns. She writes: And near the end of the 2000s, a half-dozen old friends I’d remembered as...
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