- 1. Lizzo, Melanie Lynskey, Barbie Ferreira, And More Are Calling Out Body-Shamers
- (Entertainment)
- ... celebs are speaking up and adding momentum to the centuries long fight against body-shaming. Like it or not, celebrities have power. Not only do they have a platform to use their voice and educate the ...
- Created on 14 March 2022
- 2. Lego Says Buh-Bye to Gendered Playtime With New Gender-Neutral Toys and "Ready For Girls" Campaign ...
- (Feminism)
- ... notions of masculinity and femininity; rather, the problem is that their parents still do. Among parents surveyed, 85% were more likely to visualize scientists and athletes as men rather than women, ...
- Created on 14 October 2021
- 3. Country Singer Allison Moorer is Back With "I Dream He Talks to Me," A Memoir on Mothering a Child with Non-Verbal Autism ...
- (Books)
- ... therapist, take some time for yourself, or make sure you eat too. I'm not saying that my book is the answer. I'm just saying that I wish I had had someone say, it's gonna be okay, and you're gonna be ok. ...
- Created on 12 October 2021
- 4. Racism, Sexual Misconduct, Domestic Violence, and Sexism: Is it time to put The Bachelor to bed?
- (TV)
- ... Harrison stated, “Well, Rachel, is it a good look in 2018? Or is it not a good look in 2021? Because there’s a big difference.” This comment outraged fans because the actions of the contestant were just ...
- Created on 11 June 2021
- 5. I am a Victim of Sexual Coercion, Abuse, Stalking, and Harassment. This is My Story.
- (Living)
- ... fears came true. I soon realized that this person was obsessed with me and was not going to let me go without a fight. To try and make the abuse and harassment stop, I had to: File a complaint with ...
- Created on 30 March 2021
- 6. NYC's Art in Odd Places: NORMAL Festival Showcases The Strangeness of 202
- (Arts)
- ... the meme of the dog in a hat, sitting in the kitchen while flames burn all around, saying “I’m fine.” But we are not fine. Very much not fine. While the world is on fire both literally and figuratively, ...
- Created on 05 October 2020
- 7. Alison Roman, Chrissy Teigen, and The Cool Girl Trap
- (Entertainment)
- ... Cool Ranch Dorito salad for a friend’s birthday party or impressing my boyfriend with Roman's caramelized shallot pasta. I do not suspect this is a unique experience. Both women are young, pretty, and funny, ...
- Created on 11 May 2020
- 8. Ban.do Founder Jen Gotch Wants You To Feel Less Alone: BUST Interview
- (Books)
- ... You To Feel Better (Just Like She Does!)." And beyond that, Jen Gotch wants you to know that you’re not alone. Years before Gotch founded the beloved lifestyle brand ban.do, she was diagnosed with bipolar ...
- Created on 26 March 2020
- 9. Here for The Right Reasons: Or, Why Are We Still Watching "The Bachelor"
- (TV)
- ... Why was I at this event? Free food, and fun anecdote, mostly. But the larger question remains — why am I, not to mention many smart, feminist women, still watching The Bachelor in 2020? A show that rests ...
- Created on 13 February 2020
- 10. 9 Things To Not Do To Your Waitress
- (Living)
- ... little I’m worth. But it’s not all that bad, because I’m living in New York City, where I’ve always wanted to be. Like all major cities in the world, however, they require a shit load of money to live ...
- Created on 04 February 2020
- 11. U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Faces Sexist Expectations of “Sportsmanship”
- (Feminism)
- Even when the U.S. women’s soccer team triumphs—they just can’t win. At least not in the eyes of various sportscasters, commentators, and soccer diehards who claim there is a right (and wrong) way ...
- Created on 12 June 2019
- 12. The Unbelievable True Story Of Mata Hari, The Original Femme Fatale
- (Living)
- ... MacLeod, an officer in the East Indies Army twice her age—who was also almost constantly drunk. I think you’ve probably guessed after that description, but Rudolph was a notorious dick. Great mustache. ...
- Created on 19 April 2019
- 13. High School Girls Force School To Take Action After Boy Classmates Rated Their Looks
- (Feminism)
- ... The girls were not satisfied with this outcome. They demanded disciplinary actions, as well as a schoolwide assembly about the toxic culture they were living in. Washington Post reported that a student ...
- Created on 03 April 2019
- 14. "The New Romantic": Jessica Barden Shines Despite A Slight Scrip
- (Movies)
- ... of her relationship with Ian. Romance, for Blake, is the grand gesture of Ian replacing her bike with an electric moped—a “sex moped,” Blake notes giddily when it’s delivered to her the morning after they ...
- Created on 03 January 2019
- 15. Harvey Weinstein’s Sexual Assault Case Takes A Crucial Step Forward
- (Feminism)
- The first accusations of sexual harassment against Harvey Weinstein were made over a year ago, and there is finally some promising forward movement towards justice. Since October 2017, the movie producer ...
- Created on 20 December 2018
- 16. Megyn Kelly Is Reportedly Leaving NBC News After Recent Racist Comments
- (TV)
- ... a white person who puts on blackface at Halloween. Back when I was a kid, that was okay as long as you were dressing up as a character.” As many people have noted, that is definitely not okay now, and ...
- Created on 25 October 2018
- 17. What My ’80s Childhood Taught Me About Rape Culture
- (Feminism)
- The year is 1986, and I am around eight years old. I am sitting in my living room in Brooklyn watching Revenge of the Nerds with rapt attention. My mother is not around; perhaps she is passed out or ...
- Created on 12 October 2018
- 18. I See You, Old White Men
- (Feminism)
- ... Date-raped at 15. (Unreported. I was in another country. I was a virgin. I was a kid. My mother told me not to worry. You can still have a first time. This didn’t count.). Date-raped at 18. (Unreported. ...
- Created on 04 October 2018
- 19. 19 Lisa Simpson Quotes To Get You Through Your Week
- (Living)
- ... but my gutsy blues stylings will electrify the French. I'll avoid the horrors of drug abuse, but I do plan to have several torrid love affairs, and I may or may not die young. I haven't decided." (Separate ...
- Created on 18 September 2018
- 20. Why "Sharp Objects'" Portrayal Of Adult Self-Harming Is So Importan
- (TV)
- ... Stratford taught me it was cool to be moody and that I didn’t have to strive to be cute. The entire cast of The L Word made being gay not only seem okay, but like it would lead to a very chic and exciting ...
- Created on 20 August 2018
