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26 Comments That Show Just How Misogynistic Men Can Get on YouTube
Have you ever had to deal with comments like these? They’re horrifying – but Marina Watanabe’s using the hashtag #YouTubeMisogyny to fight back, and her smart comebacks could help you deal, too.
Read MoreHere are 12 Trans Folks Whose Transformative Work You Should Know About
Trans stories shouldn’t matter only after death. Here are 12 powerful trans and gender non-conforming people making the world a better place.
Read MoreDon’t Be a Racist for Halloween – Here’s Why Cultures Aren’t Costumes
You can do better than a costume based on a racist stereotype – Kat Blaque’s sharing why it’s so important that you do.
Read MoreWhy Blaming the Wage Gap on Women ‘Not Picking High-Paying Jobs’ Is Bullsh*t
Ever come across this excuse for the wage gap? The idea that women just don’t pick jobs that pay well might make sense – until you see the real facts behind these supposed trends.
Read MoreHere’s What It Really Takes to Be An Ally to Black Justice Movements
Bernie Sanders, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, respectability politics – lots of white folks who say they support black people are missing the mark in racial justice conversations. Here’s how to give more effective support.
Read More8 Things White Fans Can Do to Make Fandom More Inclusive
Fandom has a reputation as a progressive utopia – but it still falls short in some pretty messed up ways. Do these ideas for improvement speak to the kind of fandom you’d like to be part of?
Read More30+ Resources to Help White Americans Learn About Race and Racism
If you’ve ever wondered how to learn more about race and racism, and get involved in the movement for racial justice, here’s the guide you’ve been looking for.
Read MoreRedefining Strong: What Game of Thrones Can Teach Us About Being an Empowered Woman
Women can do anything men can do, right? Well, maybe we should ask a different question: How can we base our empowerment of women on something other than the achievements of men? Here’s how how fiction and media like Game of Thrones can reinforce harmful ideas about womanhood or celebrate the power of women. Which would you rather have in a feminist hero?
Read MoreMy Blackness Is Not the Problem, America’s Rampant White Supremacy Is
Have you ever been a token? Outnumbered, you might have heard things like “I don’t see you as Black.” Such so-called “compliments” are based on the delusion that whiteness and other dominant characteristics are “normal.” For people of color, there’s no winning in this othering game, so here’s a new way of thinking to dismantle internalized bigotry instead.
Read MoreBreaking Down the Problem with Mansplaining (And Other Forms of Privileged Explaining)
Learning the term mansplaining saved this author a lot of frustration. So let’s keep the conversation going about this subtle form of oppression.
Read MoreViolence Is Not a Culturally Specific Phenomenon: How Racist Stereotypes Damage Communities of Color
As exacerbated and reinforced by the media, our society has an extremely racialized lens of violence. While white people are generally perceived as innocent, people of color experience intensely oppressive treatments in media depiction, the prison industrial complex, the school system, and within our general society. We must decolonize our image of “criminal” now.
Read More3 Ways to Stand Up to Toxic Messages and Accept Yourself as a Queer Person
Self-acceptance as a queer person can be very difficult. Check out this article to learn strategies for attaining self-love, empowerment, and resilience.
Read More3 Ways the Gay Rights Agenda™ Has Perpetuated Oppression
The mainstream gay movement, in cahoots with the US government and the major corporations which fund the government, has co-opted gay equality and anti-hate crime legislation to exploit, harm, and neglect poor folk, trans folk, and people of color. We want to celebrate the gains of the movement, but the question is: At what cost?
Read MoreOn Ferguson and 4 Ways We Can Choose to Divest from White Supremacy
Whiteness is a system that was created for the sole purpose of consolidating power in the hands of a few in the US. And so, we face a choice: continue to invest in white supremacy, which dehumanizes everyone, or stand on the side of justice and regain our humanity. Ask yourself: What are you willing to give? And then check out these four ways to divest from whiteness.
Read More6 Reasons Why Birthing Education Is a Reproductive Right
What do you think of when you hear “reproductive rights?” Access to abortion and birth control, most likely. For most people, the list ends there. But reproductive rights are also about HOW a person will give birth. Where, when, and with whom a person gives birth is equally important a right as their ability to prevent, continue, or terminate a pregnancy. Here’s why.
Read More3 Things Our Media Should Have — But Doesn’t (Because It’s So White Cis Heternormative)
The media we consume can impact the way we see our own bodies, our perspectives on races, cultures, sexualities, and genders. It’s disheartening to see the media prioritizing the stories of only a set group of people. It is absolutely essential that we continually call for improvement. So how can we to do that? Here are three things we must demand from media.
Read MoreEquality Is Not Enough: What the Classroom Has Taught Me About Justice
Students have come to understand “fairness” as simply equal treatment. You’re familiar with this playground mentality of fairness: “I get two crackers, and you two crackers.” But here’s the thing: Treating everyone exactly the same actually is not fair. What equal treatment does do is erase our differences and promote privilege. Let me break it down.
Read MoreThe Many Faces of Homophobia: Microaggressions and the LGBTQIA+ Community
You think you know homophobia? Think again. The run-of-the-mill, tactless, Bible-thumping conservative with a penchant for accusing queer people of pedophilia isn’t the sole perpetrator of homophobia. You know those tiny backhanded comments that sound like compliments, but sort of negatively generalize groups of people? There’s a word for them: microaggressions.
Read More6 Tips for Working in Solidarity with Muslim Women
Every few days, I get a question along the lines of “How do you reconcile your Muslim faith with feminism?” These questions have always puzzled me because I find that Islam and feminism complement each other well. If you’re interested in supporting Muslim women in feminism – which, as feminists, you should be –here are six tips to embrace to be better peers.
Read MoreWhy We Need More Positive Representations of Women in Sports Media and How We Can Support Them
In the wake of Title IX’s fortieth anniversary, we have a lot to celebrate. But we still have a long way to go. The sexualization of women in sports is not new, and it will not change overnight. But there is hope. We need more positive representations of women in sports media for several reasons. Here are just a few!
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