So I saw Wonder Woman last weekend with my grandma, and oh my god guys, I exited that theater like a classy martini—shaken.
So I saw Wonder Woman last weekend with my grandma, and oh my god guys, I exited that theater like a classy martini—shaken.
Wonder Woman’s Vision of Empire
What Saffiyah Khan’s Badass Image Means For The Representation Of Women Of Color
An image of Saffiyah Khan, a badass British woman of color, standing up and smirking in the face of a frothing right wing protester went viral on the internet last week.
An image of Saffiyah Khan, a badass British woman of color, standing up and smirking in the face of a frothing right wing protester went viral on the internet last week.
Quick Hit: On White Women Who Want Beyoncé to be their “Mommy”
So now that some of the dust has settled on the Adele-Beyoncé Grammy shakeup, here’s a great analysis on the situation from Denene Millner at NPR’s Codeswitch. If you feel that there have been so many thinkpieces about Beyoncé there is no fresh insight left, read this one, ’cause it offers some.
So now that some of the dust has settled on the Adele-Beyoncé Grammy shakeup, here’s a great analysis on the situation from Denene Millner at NPR’s Codeswitch. If you feel that there have been so many ...
New Year, Same White Feminism: Why Glamour’s “Women” Edition Falls Short
Glamour has been getting a lot of credit for its February 2017 issue. Some of the praise is well-deserved: the issue is produced entirely by women during a time when men still dominate news media, even when it’s catered to women. But the magazine’s cover story featuring Lena Dunham is a tired tribute to white liberal feminism, something that should have been left behind in 2016.
Glamour has been getting a lot of credit for its February 2017 issue. Some of the praise is well-deserved: the issue is produced entirely by women during a time when men still dominate news ...
Hey White People: You Need To Start Doing The Ugly Work That Isn’t Safe For Us To
The harrowing looming onset of the apocalypse after the events of November 8th is no doubt heavy on all our minds. And we can’t move forward, or fix anything, without asking: How did we get here? And what do we do now?
The harrowing looming onset of the apocalypse after the events of November 8th is no doubt heavy on all our minds. And we can’t move forward, or fix anything, without asking: How did we get here? And ...
When Our (White) Feminist Heroes Fail Us: On “Notorious RBG” and Colin Kaepernick
Last week, a Supreme Court justice — one of the most prestigious and influential decision makers in the country — was asked to weigh in on a significant public protest against a spate of police brutality that specifically and severely affected the black community.
Last week, a Supreme Court justice — one of the most prestigious and influential decision makers in the country — was asked to weigh in on a significant public protest against a spate of police brutality ...
A Guide for White People on the #BurkiniBan and Discussing Muslim Women
This week pictures emerged of French police forcing a Muslim woman to remove clothing on a beach at gunpoint.
This week pictures emerged of French police forcing a Muslim woman to remove clothing on a beach at gunpoint.
Feminist Fuck Yeah: Women Throw Beach Party to Protest French Islamophobia
This morning, protesters gathered outside the French embassy in London, poured bags of sand, and staged a beach party complete with deck chairs, inflatables, and women in a wide array of clothing, from bikinis to burkinis, to protest France’s racist ban on “religious swimwear” in its coastal towns.
This morning, protesters gathered outside the French embassy in London, poured bags of sand, and staged a beach party complete with deck chairs, inflatables, and women in a wide array of clothing, from bikinis to burkinis, ...