A journalist and author of the upcoming book of essays, argues that, despite conventional wisdom saying things are better now, pop cultural representations of women haven't actually improved
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The stabbing death of 15-year-old Elianne Andam by a 17-year-old boy has sparked important conversations about the manosphere, and how it’s instructing boys and young men on the finer points of misogyny.
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This month, it seems like every other discourse has been about some dude who wants to dictate what women and femmes can wear—and by extension, do. But we need to talk about more than just men. This is actually about patriarchy.
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West has faced serious consequences for his antisemitism, and rightly so. But we need to talk about why it took so long for companies to respond to his problematic behaviour.
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Yes, the main characters have great chemistry and that one song is super catchy, but is that enough to make up for the rampant pro-military messaging in 'Purple Hearts'? Uh, no.
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Joel Kim Booster’s Pride and Prejudice-inspired rom-com celebrates (and subverts) rom-com tropes to tell a story that’s both sweet and sharp. For one white journalist, that was a problem.
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Five years ago, #MeToo, Tarana Burke’s feminist movement went viral, ushering in an era of accountability for predatory men. The Depp/Heard verdict proves just how short-lived that era was.
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Leaked footage of Jesse Williams performing a nude scene on Broadway was received *very* differently from Britney Spears’ latest photo dump of nude photos on Instagram—which perfectly illustrates the gendered ways we think about nudity, desirability and privacy.
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There's no simple, tidy narrative here—but that's not stopping the internet from trying to create one.
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