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We've Got a Long Way to Go: The Gossip Girl Reboot Promised Diversity, but Served Up More of the Same Old, Same Old Instea
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(TV)
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... especially when you consider the all white main cast of its 2007 predecessor. Backlash for this choice in casting was definitely heard and there has been an obvious and mostly successful effort at fixing ...
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Created on 17 August 2021
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Everybody Skate: Photographer Lanna Apisukh Highlights Female and Queer Skateboarders in New Photo Project
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(Arts)
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... Seattle is very white, there are some Asians out there, too, and it's becoming more of a diverse city. But, I think New York City is just like a melting pot of people. And they're all gathering togethe ...
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Created on 10 August 2021
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White Women Are Performatively Crying In A New TikTok Trend And It's Problematic as Hel
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(Entertainment)
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A new TikTok trend in which white women fake cry on camera is prompting Black people to point out the disturbing historical precedents of white women faking tears.
The trend borrows a concept from The ...
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Created on 25 June 2021
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Shannen Doherty Calls Out Hollywood’s Beauty Standards And The Lack of Representation for "Women Who Embraced their Face" In A Makeup-Free Selfi
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(Feminism)
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Former Beverly Hills, 90210 actress Shannen Doherty turned to social media to speak out about Hollywood’s strict beauty standards, and to share her thoughts on embracing her natural beauty.
She posted ...
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Created on 09 June 2021
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Rollerskating is Back! And Skate Queen Lola Star is Here to Share All Her Tips to Get You Started
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(Living)
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... founded in 2001, in action
But rolling along right beside this white history of skating has been a vibrant Black legacy that never faded. During the civil rights uprisings of the 1960s, segregated rinks ...
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Created on 05 May 2021
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Sexiest Leading Man Regé-Jean Page Bids Netflix's Bridgerton Farewell, Fans Mourn the Los
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(TV)
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Season two of the saucy period piece "Bridgerton" will continue without Simon Basset, Duke Hastings, played by everyone’s favorite sex symbol, Regé-Jean Page.
The Official "Bridgerton" page announced ...
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Created on 02 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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... to get off your chest this morning?
I didn't really get to tell you what I think is wrong with representation. In our media today, we're still disproportionately representing straight, white, affluent ...
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Created on 12 March 2021
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5 great female-focused French films to watch tout suite!
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(Movies)
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When picturing French women, many of our brains conjure up images colored by stereotypes of chic, young, white women smoking cigarettes at sidewalk cafes with airs of cool detachment. The French stereotypes ...
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Created on 08 February 2021
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You Know The Manic Pixie Dream Girl. Meet Her Antithesis.
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(Entertainment)
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... the complications that come hand-in-hand with being a woman.
Top photo: Sam Taylor/Netflix
More from BUST
TV Writer Priscila Garcia-Jacquier Calls For White Latinx to Unpack Their Privilege: BUST ...
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Created on 29 January 2021
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White People, Do Your Homework: 3 Ways To Learn About Your Internal Racism
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(Living)
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... Atanmo recommends doing the course (allyresourceguide.com) with a friend (hello, accountability) and dedicating 30 minutes daily for 30 days.
Anti Racism & White Privilege by Nova Reid
This yearlong ...
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Created on 22 January 2021
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Jane Fonda: A Rebel With a Cause. Exclusive BUST Interview
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(Feminism)
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... in a fashion nothing short of iconic: sporting a blazing red trench coat and black-and-white checked cap, her hands zip-tied behind her back with her head held high. Fonda was hauled off the Capitol steps ...
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Created on 07 January 2021
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Calling All Lady Stoners: On Shame, Gender, and Weed
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(Living)
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... common condition, and there is very little peer-reviewed research published on the topic. In larger part, though, I think it’s because I don’t present as a “typical” drug user. Firstly, I’m white—I could ...
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Created on 18 December 2020
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Ijeoma Oluo Puts Patriarchy on Blast in Her New Book, "Mediocre
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(Books)
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... having about the career struggles they faced. Oluo realized that their experiences all had one common denominator: they had all been manipulated, dominated, and harassed by privileged white men. And in ...
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Created on 02 December 2020
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Merle Dandridge On Having The Necessary Conversations In Kaley Cuoco's New Series, “The Flight Attendant:” A BUST Intervie
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(TV)
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... her FBI partner Van White off the hook. When the opportunity to audition for this series came along Dandridge tried out for a different role, but the show’s creators, Steve Yockey and Cuoco among others, ...
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Created on 25 November 2020
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“Ammonite” Overlooks the Real Life Story of Paleontologist Mary Anning
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(Movies)
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... they all depict white lesbians, dictating who is allowed to yearn in a way that is palatable for white audiences. Do we really need to be inventing lesbian love stories to project onto the lives of white ...
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Created on 13 November 2020
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How Black And Indigenous Women Got Trump Out Of Office
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(Feminism)
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... in favor of Democratic candidates, and Indigenous women continue to fight for Native voters despite immense voter suppression, white women have continued to uphold white supremacy and ignore sisterhood. ...
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Created on 09 November 2020
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“Brag Better” Author Meredith Fineman Wants You To Advocate For Yourself: BUST Interview
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(Books)
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... trickled to down to what we deem as professional dress, hair, and speech patterns are formed from straight white men. I agree with your work and think we do need to be bragging better, but where do we ...
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Created on 05 November 2020
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Week of Women: Ariana Grande, Tierra Whack, Dua Lipa
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(Entertainment)
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... men and women in her new short story collection, out November 3.
White Ivy by Susie Yang
In this coming-of-age novel about family, love, and privilege, an ambitious young woman, Ivy, goes to extremes ...
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Created on 30 October 2020
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San Francisco's CAREN Act Will Make Citizens Think Twice Before Placing Racially-Charged 911 Call
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(Living)
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... of middle-aged white woman who exhibits behavior that stems from privilege, such as using the police to target people of color.” In recent months, we’ve seen many Karens: Amy Cooper, “McMuffin Cop,” “Permit ...
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Created on 22 October 2020
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Exclusive Interview with Pioneering Educator Jane Elliott: Teaching and Understanding Race In 2020
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(Feminism)
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... kids about race, how there’s no such thing as “white” people, and why Black women are her heroes
In June, Black Lives Matter uprisings against racial violence and police brutality raged from New York ...
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Created on 16 October 2020
