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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It tells female journalists we’re all going to age out of this business, journalists with more privilege not to stand up for their peers with less, and all of us that the bottom line matters more than the work we do.
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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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There's no simple, tidy narrative here—but that's not stopping the internet from trying to create one.
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In the past several weeks, there have been two articles published in huge outlets decrying the next stage of cancel culture: self-censorship. Too bad they’re B.S.
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Black Panther actor Letitia Wright posted a transphobic, inaccurate anti-vax video last week—and instead of talking about medical racism, we’re talking about cancel culture (again).
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