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Hulu Rolls Back Censoring Policy After Facing Blowback From Democrats
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(TV)
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... young voters as evidenced by the user statistics, which reveal that 37% of the subscribers are Millenials, and 17% are Gen Z. Democrats were furious about this censorship, and #BoycottHulu quickly started ...
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Created on 28 July 2022
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Where is Peng Shuai? Chinese Tennis Player Disappears From Public Eye After Sharing Her #MeToo Story. She Reappears for Video Call with IOC President, But Why Are They Ignoring the Allegations?
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(Feminism)
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... limits in 2018.
This adds to the already mounting tension over the 2022 Winter Olympics, to be hosted in Beijing in February. President Joe Biden is mulling over a “diplomatic boycott” due to China’s ...
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Created on 23 November 2021
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An Increasing Number of Women in the UK Have Reported Being Pricked or "Spiked" With Drug-Filled Syringe Needles While Out in Public. Activists Are Calling For Safer Nightclub Condition
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(Feminism)
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... on social media calling for a boycott of nightclubs until safer conditions would be implemented. The collective is spreading awareness via info-graphics on how to recognize if your drink has been spiked, ...
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Created on 02 November 2021
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R. Kelly, R&B Singer and Producer, Finally Convicted of Sex Crimes After Decades of Allegations and Crimes Against Underage Girls and Boys
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(Music)
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...
In 2017, Kenyette Barnes and Oronike Odeleye founded the #MuteRKelly movement to boycott his music and remove it from streaming services, which escalated after the Surviving R. Kelly documentary premiered ...
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Created on 28 September 2021
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In South Korea, An Itty Bitty Emoji — And Fragile Male Egos — Caused A Huge Backlash Against Feminism
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(Feminism)
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... — including celebrities — that have used the emoji in advertisements, photos, and other imagery, and have bombarded them with outraged comments, complaints, and even boycotts.
These tactics appear to ...
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Created on 18 June 2021
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Queen Beyoncé Conquers The Recording Academy With A Historic 28 Grammy Awards
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(Music)
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... the evening’s festivities at all. She wouldn’t have been the only one to opt out for the night, with mega artists like The Weeknd boycotting the Recording Academy for its corrupt practices, and with fans ...
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Created on 15 March 2021
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Killing The Look: YouTuber Bailey Sarian Blends True Crime And Makeup Tutorials
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(Style)
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... Employees Demand Reform Opposed To Boycott In Response To Racist Workplace Culture
Cults Going Corporate: Why The NXIVM Story Feels So Familiar
You Had Us At Sarah Paulson: Ryan Murphy's 'Ratched' Is ...
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Created on 17 February 2021
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How Has Anna Wintour Reportedly "Sidelined and Tokenized" People of Color at Vogue? New Exposé Reveals a Toxic Workplac
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(Style)
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... Demand Reform Opposed To Boycott In Response To Racist Workplace Culture
Designer Aurora James Calls On Major Retailers To Make 15 Percent Pledge To Black Businesses
Women Of Netflix's ‘GLOW’ Share ...
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Created on 27 October 2020
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Former Glossier Employees Demand Reform Opposed To Boycott In Response to Racist Workplace Culture
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(Style)
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... and supporters on Instagram see it is not a round and through cancellation.
“We never mentioned cancelling or boycotting Glossier. I think, with the younger demographic, people are more inclined to see ...
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Created on 20 September 2020
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Women In Sports Are On Strike In Support of Black Lives Matter
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(Feminism)
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... that spelled out Blake’s name. The WNBA decided to boycott the games in order to bring awareness and demand change. The four teams who are in the playoffs this season — the Washington Mystics, Atlanta ...
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Created on 27 August 2020
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Celebrating #BLACKOUTDAY2020 By Supporting Black-Owned Businesses
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(Living)
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Today is July 7, 2020 and it is #BlackoutDay2020. The campaign is organized by Blackout Coalition’s founder Calvin Martyr. What does this mean? Instead of supporting big businesses such as Amazon, opt ...
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Created on 07 July 2020
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It's Time to Stop “Stanning” Politician
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(Feminism)
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... It can be useful in codifying reform into law, but it’s us regular folks who need to apply pressure. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 happened because people marched, boycotted, and engaged in civil disobedience. ...
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Created on 27 June 2020
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The Dixie Chicks Drop the "Dixie" (And A New Protest Song
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(Music)
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... W. Bush and the war in Iraq, which got them blacklisted and boycotted. The backlash was huge for them and the term “Dixie Chicked” was coined to express the fear of rejection for speaking out, which was ...
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Created on 25 June 2020
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Let's Stop Naming American Schools After Confederate
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(Living)
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... supported, the Civil Rights movement and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Or, more recently, what about Octavia Spencer, the Oscar-winning actress famous for her roles in Hidden Figures and The Shape of Water? ...
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Created on 24 June 2020
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Lana Del Rey Seems To Misunderstand Feminism In Her Recent Instagram Post
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(Music)
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... sit right with me. Commercial success hasn’t made them exempt from misogynistic attacks masked as constructive criticism.
— C (@BOYCOTTCAMILLE) May 21, 2020
Del Rey released a statement after ...
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Created on 21 May 2020
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The Repackaging of Always Pads Has Apparently Upset Some Transphobic “Feminists”
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(Feminism)
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... and non-binary people are celebrating the news, some transphobic ciswomen, who actually call themselves “feminists,” are upset and now calling to boycott the maxi-pad company. One of these women are Julie ...
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Created on 25 October 2019
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The Conservative Backlash Against AOC's Haircut Highlights A Massive Double Standar
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(Feminism)
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... she needs to do in this position of power.”
Top photo courtesy of nrkbeta on Flickr
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Here's Why Ocasio-Cortez's Supporters Are Boycotting A
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(Feminism)
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... could ABC allow this to run? After the ad aired, #BoycottABC began trending as people questioned and called out the network. Several asserted that the fact that the ad ran just shows the violence ingrained ...
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Created on 13 September 2019
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Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib Are Holding Their Ground
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(General)
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... planned by the Palestinian organization Miftah. The two have been seen as divisive on the topic of Israel because of their support to the Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions movement, which calls for the complete ...
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Created on 16 August 2019
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How Teen Movies Shaped Us — Possibly For The Worse
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(Movies)
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... to be rewarded with a boyfriend, with good looks, with popularity. And I wasn’t even a teenager yet. Let that sink in.
I’m not saying let’s boycott these movies. But let’s note that these were roles ...
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Created on 27 June 2019