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Growing Up MLM: LuLaRich, The Sticky Ideology Of MLMs, and Reflections on Being the Child of a Mary Kay Recruit
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(Living)
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... Antonio Gramsci wrote that the Marxist revolution against capitalism hadn’t come about because the populace had internalized capitalistic values to a hopeless degree, LuLaRoe is exactly the shit he was ...
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Created on 23 September 2021
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Hey Babe! How Multi-Level Marketing Companies Use Feminist Language, Insecurities, and Community to Exploit Women Financially
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(Feminism)
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... in 2020, which paints it as an amazing opportunity, but the spread of this cash is peek capitalism. According to the Consumer Awareness Institute, only 1% of participants in an MLM actually make a profit ...
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Created on 11 July 2021
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Garbage's New Album Proves They're Just As Good—And Just As Unapologetic—As Ev
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(Music)
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... in 1995—appropriately setting the tone for an album forged by the raw emotions of a band still trying to make sense of a world consumed by racism, sexism, and capitalism. This rebellious spirit is present ...
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Created on 03 June 2021
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Musician Cassandra Violet Opens Up About The Social Pressures of the "Biological Clock," The Meaning Behind Her New Music Video And Album, And The Everyday Anxieties We All Face: BUST Intervie
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(Music)
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... real culprits, re: that fun little monthly reminder that you’re "not doing your part" for society.
“It feels like a form of capitalism,” Violet said, regarding the concept that a woman’s most important ...
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Created on 18 May 2021
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Painter Gianna Dispenza Showcases How The Simple Moments In Life Are The Most Beautiful: BUST Interview
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(Arts)
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... the structures you encounter in your daily life?
I’m most interested in the breaking points of structures. This can be capitalism or patriarchy or religion or beauty—structures can be interpreted in ...
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Created on 14 May 2021
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Analyzing the Intricacies and Conundrums of the Internet with YouTuber Tiffany Ferguson: BUST Interview
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(Entertainment)
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... of topics, such as societal norms, feminism, capitalism, and even meme culture. I had the pleasure of speaking with Tiffany and getting to know a little more about who she is behind the scenes.
What ...
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Created on 21 April 2021
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These 10 Empowering and Body-Positive Women On TikTok Will Remind You to Love Yourself Every day
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(Arts)
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... She won’t let you or the catcallers she records forget that she loves women and that we are allowed to take up space.
@chrissychlapecka
these guys kept following me so ##stopmen ##ugly ##ihatecapitalism ...
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Created on 07 April 2021
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Looking At The Groundbreaking "Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians," Decades Later: BUST Intervie
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(Books)
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... And representation is not enough. It may be a step, but the system, the structures in our society, that make it happen that way, primarily racism, capitalism, and male domination are what has to chang ...
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Created on 12 March 2021
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Burger King’s Ironic, Misogynistic Tweet, and Why it Should Actually Matter To You
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(Feminism)
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In a since-deleted tweet posted on International Women’s Day, Burger King UK wrote, “Women belong in the kitchen.” A second tweet added, “if they want to, of course.” This shock comedy was meant to ...
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Created on 09 March 2021
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Noname Is Making Headlines With Her Newest Book Club Announcement
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(Books)
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... wait for Biden or any other white supremacist political to provide for the people," Noname wrote in a recent Instagram story. "Capitalism doesn’t end by itself. We have to start building a worker-led solidarity ...
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Created on 03 March 2021
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Meet the Next Generation of Superstar Activists: Exclusive BUST Interviews
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(Feminism)
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... way of being that isn’t based on capitalism or patriarchy or white supremacy. It’s based on community.”
Selena the Stripper (@prettyboygirl)
A dynamic 28-year-old stripper, sex-worker advocate, ...
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Created on 15 February 2021
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Only Buying from Sustainable Fashion Brands is Not Going to Save Us, The Solution is Already in Your Closet
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(Style)
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... under capitalism, and I would like to echo this sentiment. For example, although CHNGE’s organic cotton production uses 71% less water than conventional cotton, it still uses 200 gallons per shirt made. ...
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Created on 09 February 2021
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What Some of Our BUST Winter Interns Have Their Eyes On This Holiday Season
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(Living)
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... Capitalist Form by Sianne Ngai that I would really love to receive! It's a book about how art is compromised by how it must appeal to consumers in late capitalism. I write fiction (or, rather, I try to ...
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Created on 14 December 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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... really energizing,” CG shared.
It also reveals the culture of capitalism that insulates the poor and violent treatment of people in service industry jobs.
“I think something has been illuminating for ...
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Created on 20 September 2020
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The Pandemic Baby Meme Is a Knife to the Heart of Every Person Experiencing Infertility
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(Living)
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... of both capitalism and bored people. The same capitalism and bored people sharing the hurtful memes.
The IUI was anything but smooth.
The woman who did the procedure couldn’t find my cervix. She ...
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Created on 10 September 2020
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What You Should Know About Black August
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(Feminism)
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If you haven’t heard about Black August, it’s a month that commemorates the Black revolutionaries who dedicated their lives to fighting white supremacy, capitalism, and colonialism. It began in the ...
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Created on 07 August 2020
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Madame Gandhi's "Waiting For Me" Is The Perfect Protest Track For Right N
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(Music)
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... to examine how capitalism and oppression serve to keep us compliant while suppressing dialogue and critical thinking.
"Waiting For Me" is her first release signed to Sony Masterworks. The music video ...
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Created on 25 June 2020
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12 Books By Black Women Authors To Add To Your To-Read List
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(Books)
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... illuminates social structures that assure the failure of many, but most especially Black women. From dismissal of Black pain to capitalism’s hunger for inadequacy, the truths Cottom tackles not only need ...
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Created on 12 June 2020
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Alison Roman, Chrissy Teigen, and The Cool Girl Trap
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(Entertainment)
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... that; she isn’t required to subject herself to one of capitalism’s many mechanisms (turning your brand of personality into a literal brand to sell people products) more than is necessary. Except that’s ...
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Created on 11 May 2020
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Week Of Women: May 8-14, 2020
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(Entertainment)
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... Birthday by Jenny Zhang
Jenny Zhang’s newest collection of poetry—a follow-up to 2017’s story collection Sour Heart—tackles womanhood, trauma, capitalism, and everything in between. Out May 12.
Funny ...
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Created on 07 May 2020
