- 21. K. Michelle's New Series "My Killer Body With K. Michelle" Explores The Darker Side of Plastic Surge
- (TV)
- ... desire for a quintessential Black Body aesthetic. Considering the fact that women of color, Black women especially, have been historically stereotyped as oversexualized, fat, or even freakish (i.e. Sarah ...
- Created on 18 February 2022
- 22. Bridget Everett’s Brilliant HBO series “Somebody Somewhere,” About a Midwestern Gal in Midlife Crisis, is Definitely Going to Be Your New Favorite Show
- (TV)
- ... folks, it promises to offer Sam some sort of rebirth. Somebody Somewhere is by turns funny and poignant, and will make viewers reconsider not only their stereotyped notion about life in a small ...
- Created on 14 January 2022
- 23. A New Study Finds Gender Bias in The Surgical Field Often Translates to Deadly Outcomes For Female Patients
- (Feminism)
- ... and stereotypes. Jane Elliot, a well known teacher turned diversity educator, raised awareness around the issue of bias with her now infamous "blue-eyes, brown eyes" exercise used to educate people on racism. ...
- Created on 13 January 2022
- 24. Joan Didion and Me: How the Writer's "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" Showed Me The Power of a Woman's Voice, in the Literary World and Bey
- (Feminism)
- ... space as possible. Joan Didion was the first woman who shattered that stereotype for me. Her writing took up space – it was biting, declarative, and memorable. At school, my male friends casually ...
- Created on 11 January 2022
- 25. The Silly, Kitschy Holiday Ornaments That Deserve To Be Adorned All Over Your Christmas Tree
- (Living)
- ... decoration. Betty White has proven to be a witty (and truly hilarious) trailblazer for women, as she refuses to bend to stereotypes. Which makes her great holiday decor for the feminist who continues to ...
- Created on 20 December 2021
- 26. A Tale Of Love And Desire: A Sensitive Look Into Arab Masculinity by Tunisian director Leyla Bouzid
- (Movies)
- ... torn between his obvious love for Farah, his sexual desires, and his will to repress it. A Tale Of Love And Desire is a cultural reset that goes against the stereotypes towards Arab people established ...
- Created on 15 December 2021
- 27. Emily Ratajkowski On Her Essay Collection "My Body," Her Journey to Feminism, and Why Using Your Sexuality to Get Ahead Isn't a Bad Thing ...
- (Books)
- ... been determined to rise above the stereotype. Now she’s a regular at the Met Gala, takes selfies with Kim Kardashian, and has strutted the catwalk for just about every major designer including, most recently, ...
- Created on 14 December 2021
- 28. OB/GYN's Viral Twitter Thread Sparks Massive Response on Ways to Improve the Gynecology Office Experienc
- (Sex)
- ... women—as was done by Dr. James Marion Sims, “the father of modern gynecology.” Sims performed surgical techniques on these women without anesthesia, reinforcing long-standing racial stereotypes that Black ...
- Created on 10 December 2021
- 29. Season Two of HBO's "Love Life" Co-Starring Former BUST Covergirl Jessica Williams, Puts Modern Black Love on Full Display ...
- (TV)
- ... hook-ups that we see Marcus for who he really is: a lost, unsure divorcee trying to find himself for the first time. Marcus doesn’t fall into the stereotypical depictions of Black men on screen (aggressive, ...
- Created on 09 December 2021
- 30. English TV Presenter Davina McCall Combats the Taboo Topic of Menopause in 2 Channel 4 Documentaries, Helping to Persuade the British Government to Reduce the Cost of Hormone Replacement Therapy Drugs ...
- (Feminism)
- ... themselves from ageing using anti-ageing products, and so it is unsurprising why women may shy away from talking about the menopause as it may make them seem old. But McCall hopes to break this stereotype ...
- Created on 24 November 2021
- 31. Sex And The City's Spinoff Raises the Question: "Where Are All The Other Shows About Middle-Aged Women
- (TV)
- ... not be based upon age-related stereotypes. The results, as you can probably imagine, were...not great. Most strikingly, no women over 50 were cast in leading roles in 2019's top films. None! And when ...
- Created on 18 November 2021
- 32. Is Anxious Attachment Affecting Your Relationship? Learn What Your Attachment Style is and How to Navigate it Through your Relationships
- (Living)
- ... to not need anybody and thus stereotypically view women as “needy” when they seek attention. It is this stereotype that appears to cause severe anxieties within romantic relationships. But as Dr. Boateng ...
- Created on 03 November 2021
- 33. What's in a Pronoun? France Muses Over The Idea of Adding Gender-Neutral Words to the French Language, But Many Wonder If That's Even Possible When So Much of The Language is Male or Femal
- (Feminism)
- ... is that, through the French language we can more easily spread some gender based stereotypes. For instance, according to a study in psycholinguistics, the mental images a reader will have while reading ...
- Created on 20 October 2021
- 34. Meet the Women Who Seek Out (and Find) "Happy-Ending" Massages ...
- (Sex)
- ... why would a woman pay for sex? Despite the stereotype that ladies can get laid whenever they want, the truth is more complicated. “Women buy sex because they want sex that they can control,” explains Caldwell. ...
- Created on 15 October 2021
- 35. Lego Says Buh-Bye to Gendered Playtime With New Gender-Neutral Toys and "Ready For Girls" Campaign ...
- (Feminism)
- ... revealed that girls are increasingly curious about traditionally “male” toys and activities but that gender stereotypes continue to restrict their participation. As Lego stated, “research findings show ...
- Created on 14 October 2021
- 36. The New "Karen" Halloween Costume Has Many Questioning The Meme-ifying Of Everyday Racis
- (General)
- ... underscore the Karen phenomenon. Karen – the ubiquitous nosy, privileged woman – may be an overblown stereotype, but there is real racial harm tied to what she represents. Take last year’s widely publicized ...
- Created on 07 October 2021
- 37. 6 Women-Directed Horror Thrillers to Fulfill All of Your Spooky Season Cravings
- (Movies)
- ... the nerdy “plain Jane” who has always been second (and needy) to her childhood best friend, Jennifer. The stereotypical smoking hot, popular cheerleader Jennifer befriends an indie rock band, Low Shoulder, ...
- Created on 01 October 2021
- 38. Three Slow Burn Novels For the Fall: A Fictional Account of 12 Century Poet Marie de France, a murder-mystery, and Happy Hour, a Debut Novel about 2 Young Women Navigating a Hot NYC Summer
- (Books)
- ... meanders, and it’s perhaps too bogged down by stereotypical millennial navel-gazing to truly work as a sharp satire. Happy Hour is for anyone who’s ever scrolled through Instagram wondering, “Who is this ...
- Created on 14 September 2021
- 39. Josephine Baker, First Black Superstar of the Silver Screen, Makes Her Criterion Channel Debut In Featured Collection
- (Movies)
- ... many racially-charged nicknames included “Bronze Venus,” “Black Pearl,” and the “Creole Goddess.” It’s near impossible to separate Baker’s trailblazing career from the overt racial stereotypes of her ...
- Created on 13 September 2021
- 40. How Sarah Baartman’s hips went from a symbol of exploitation to a source of empowerment for Black women
- (Feminism)
- ... was the platform for stereotypes,” she said. “She set the trend for Black women [to] have these figures and … now these stereotypes are carrying through pop culture.” Mieke, a South African woman, described ...
- Created on 20 August 2021
