Jamie Zabinsky

Recent Cornell University grad working in the PR industry. Lifelong learner of English and Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, just now without the mandatory papers and grades. Lover of memes and documentaries.

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Traumas and Infinities: How Math Sharpened My Feminism

On my 90-minute train commute this morning, I came across a post in my beloved ‘weird Facebook’ group that pulled me out of a cramped-middle-seat-stupor and into the woke world of lively discourse. In a black sans serif font the image read “Rape isn’t the worst thing that can happen to you” across what appears to be a childhood picture of the op (original poster). This macro (a picture superimposed with text) fit with the general aesthetic of the group, a community of 17,000+ people from around the world who come together to share original pieces of what I like to call “internet art,” or anything fit for artistic online consumption that is NOT already a meme.

TV STILL -- DO NOT PURGE -- House of Cards - Season 3 Key Art, Netflix

Politics, Power and Queerness in “House of Cards” Season 4

Ed. note: This post was originally published on the Community site. Posts published on the Community site do not necessarily reflect the views of any Feministing columnist, editor, or executive director.

In a presidential election year, popular culture representations of politicians – real and fictional – reach new heights of significance as viewers and commentators assign them meaning. The March 2016 release of season four of the Netflix original series House of Cards was no exception.

Ed. note: This post was originally published on the Community site. Posts published on the Community site do not necessarily reflect the views of any Feministing columnist, editor, or executive director.

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