- 1. Florida May Ban Girls From Engaging in Period Talk, and Judy Blume’s Cheeky Response Is What We Needed
- (Feminism)
- ... athletes only”. Their reasoning? Knowledge of their female students’ cycles is apparently necessary in order to allow them to participate in school sports. This raised a lot of red flags and controversy ...
- Created on 23 March 2023
- 2. Is Reselling Thrifted Clothing Sustainable or Selfish? TikTok User Sparks Ethical Debate
- (Style)
- ... wrought with controversy for years, but the discourse has been re-ignited since one seller posted a now viral “thrift haul” video on TikTok. @jbwells2 the first jacket is everything ♬ original ...
- Created on 27 February 2023
- 3. 'Abbott Elementary''s Sheryl Lee Ralph Makes History with Super Bowl Performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ...
- (TV)
- ... season opener games since the 2020 season, in response to protests in the wake of the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. The NFL’s decision to include the anthem has elicited controversy, ...
- Created on 13 February 2023
- 4. Chelsea Handler Read Tucker Carlson to Filth During Second Show as Guest Host on 'The Daily Show,' and It was Amazin
- (TV)
- ... the recent controversy around the Chinese spy balloon that floated through the skies last weekend. The balloon has been described as being as large as three school buses, and Handler joked, “And for the ...
- Created on 08 February 2023
- 5. “Barbie” Teaser Delivers A Glimpse at Greta Gerwig’s Highly Anticipated Film—Finally!
- (Movies)
- ... character who has been associated with controversy in the past. The toy, invented by Mattel, has faced criticism on and off over the years for inspiring unrealistic beauty standards and materialistic values ...
- Created on 19 December 2022
- 6. Get To The Other Side Of Loss With These 10 Biographies On Grief and The Human Experience
- (Books)
- ... controversy, allows readers an intimate look at what it means for multiple generations of one family to make meaning of a loved one’s life and death. This book, while not a traditional biography, also ...
- Created on 29 September 2022
- 7. Netflix Movie Purple Hearts Is A Love Story For The Apolitical and Privileged
- (Movies)
- ... up, and this message is…not great. Purple Hearts has been sitting comfortably in Netflix’s top 10 most popular movies in the US since its release on July 29th. As the controversy around it rises, the ...
- Created on 11 August 2022
- 8. Fans Criticized Beyoncé and Lizzo For Using the Same Slur in Their New Songs So They Changed the Offensive Lyrics
- (Music)
- ... ass, spaz on that ass.” Following this controversy, Beyoncé announced that she would remove the word from the song. According to Insider, “In African American Vernacular English, a dialect of English created ...
- Created on 09 August 2022
- 9. Hulu Rolls Back Censoring Policy After Facing Blowback From Democrats
- (TV)
- Hulu announced on Monday that they would not be showing any Democratic midterm ads that contain “sensitive” themes, including abortion and gun control. On Wednesday, they announced a reversal of the ...
- Created on 28 July 2022
- 10. Alison Bechdel Just Updated the Rules to the Bechdel Test for a Very Specific Reason
- (Movies)
- ... It also doesn’t at all account for older women, who are still looked upon as undesirable by Hollywood. And now, it’s become the subject of controversy on Twitter, as users debate how useful it can be for ...
- Created on 08 June 2022
- 11. HOORAY, The Equal Rights Amendment Passed! Or DID It?!?
- (Feminism)
- ... for refusing to certify the ERA after their ratifications. When the U.S. Archivist publishes an amendment, it officially becomes law, no matter the controversy. But the deadline had passed, so it was too ...
- Created on 11 March 2022
- 12. Taylor Swift's "Red" Elicits Autumnal Heartbreak in Collections of Re-recorded Cuts From Past 6 Albu
- (Music)
- ... Braun was “bullying her on social media when she was at her lowest point.” Although Braun has denied such accusations, the controversy got social media stirring up the drama, with Justin Bieber further ...
- Created on 08 November 2021
- 13. Emily Ratajkowski Reveals That Robin Thicke Groped Her While Filming the Music Video for 'Blurred Lines
- (Feminism)
- Since its release, the 2013 music video for "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke has caused a ton of controversy due to the sexy portrayal of the half-naked models dancing. In her forthcoming book My Body, ...
- Created on 08 October 2021
- 14. Norwegian Women's Team Fined for Refusing to Wear Bikini Bottoms, Sporting Shorts Instead ...
- (Living)
- ... the first uniform controversy surrounding female athletes, who often have to follow stricter uniform requirements than men, a glaring double standard across sports. Expect this issue to be discussed more ...
- Created on 23 July 2021
- 15. #Bye, Felicia. Nikole Hannah-Jones Rejects UNC's Last Minute Offer of Tenure, Joining the Faculty of Howard University Instead. ...
- (Feminism)
- Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist of the New York Time’s 1619 Project, has declined the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Journalism School’s tenure offer after controversy ...
- Created on 08 July 2021
- 16. Stop calling your body 'midsize,' says Internet. But it's less clear about why you shouldn't use the t
- (Style)
- ... content and felt she had done so after hearing what others had to say. But the controversy left a few open questions: What, then was she to call herself? What even is “midsize”? And who, if not people ...
- Created on 29 June 2021
- 17. Ava DuVernay And Shonda Rhimes Among The First To Support NBC's Cancellation Of The Golden Globe Award
- (Entertainment)
- ... industry. https://t.co/IasZCtZIP2 — shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) May 10, 2021 The controversy surrounding majority-white awards ceremonies ostracizing folks of color has really heated up over ...
- Created on 11 May 2021
- 18. Dressed to the Maxi: The “Dangerous” History of One of Fashion’s Favorite Coats
- (Style)
- ... that focused on their mini skirts. “Mini Skirts Receive Minimum Acceptance,” “Mini Skirt Shiverers Truly Knock-Kneed,” “Leg-islators Find Short Skirts No Mini-Controversy” headlines had ribbed. But when ...
- Created on 11 May 2021
- 19. Janet Mock Gave Hollywood The Long Overdue Read It Deserves At The "Pose" Season Three Premier
- (TV)
- ... getting what’s mine.” We can only speculate what her motive was, but this ultimately became the focal point of much of the current reporting around Mock's speech, allowing the controversy surrounding ...
- Created on 07 May 2021
- 20. Two Women Were Charged With Murder After Delivering Stillborn Babies, Sparking Outrage Among Women's Rights Group
- (Feminism)
- ... arrested shortly after their babies' deaths due to methamphetamine use during pregnancy. Their cases have since caused controversy among top legal officials and human rights groups. In 2017, a 29-year-old ...
- Created on 05 April 2021
