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Need Help Dealing with Trolls? These Feminists Have 5 Ideas
Dealing with trolls can make going online a nightmare. Which strategy do you use?
Read More7 Ways To Self-Care And Self-Love As A Muslim Woman In White Supremacist America
As a community, speaking up about the need to take care of ourselves can cause a ripple effect and link our individual well being to larger acts of community resistance.
Read MoreThe Top 5 Feminist Conspiracies (According to Our Trolls)
Who has time for all these plans anyway? If you ask anti-feminist trolls, you do – catch up with what you’re supposed to be plotting for the Feminist Agenda.
Read MoreBefore You Dismiss the Concept of Thin Privilege, First Ask Yourself These 4 Questions
She’s back to talk about thin privilege again. This time, she’s filling in what’s missing about how body shaming against anyone is wrong – and where the shame really comes from.
Read More5 Reasons Sylvia Rivera Is One of the Most Badass Radical Trans Heroes to Ever Live
Have you ever found parts of yourself reflected in a revolutionary hero’s story? That’s what this author found with Sylvia Rivera, who’s gaining more visibility – but still rarely given the respect she deserves. Find out why she’s such an inspiration.
Read MoreCis Privilege and Identity Policing in the Bi and Pan Community: 3 Harmful Tropes and 3 Ways We Can Unite Instead
Too often bisexuality and pansexuality are pitted against each other in the name of fighting transphobia. Calling out transphobia is vital. But too often this debate is used more to devalue the other identity. Let’s talk about why this debate is hurting cis polysexual people and trans people of all sexual orientations and how we can support everyone instead.
Read MoreEver Been Told You’re ‘Too Pretty to Be a Lesbian?’ Here Are 3 Ways to Respond
Let’s be real: “You’re too pretty to be gay” isn’t really a compliment. This author’s got some hilarious commentary on why – and some effective strategies for dealing with the awkwardness.
Read MoreYour Internalized Dominance Is Showing: A Call-In to White Feminists Who Believe That #AllLivesMatter
From birth, those of us with privileged identities, such as being a man or white, are socialized to believe that all the opportunities we get are a result of individual merit. This is the fuel with which the oppression monster feeds itself, and it is something that we feminists — especially those of us who are white feminists — must unlearn to truly combat oppression.
Read More‘We’re All Just Different!’ How White People Are Co-opting Intersectionality
Think intersectionality is just about the ways we’re all different? Here’s how white people are missing the point in a dangerous way.
Read MoreDon’t Say This to Your Bisexual Partner
Does getting married mean a bisexual person has “picked” a side? No – and here’s why it hurts to make such assumptions.
Read MoreIs It Sex Positive or Inappropriate? 10 Questions to Help You Tell the Difference
“I thought you’d like it because it’s sexual.” Even the most sex positive people have boundaries – so read this to make sure you’re respecting those boundaries.
Read More5 Ways Girls Are Taught to Avoid ‘Smart’ (And What We Can Do About It)
I started censoring myself in the seventh grade. Kids in my class made fun of me for using “big words” and getting too many trivia questions right, so I stopped. Being “too smart” can lead to teasing for any kid, but certain demographics get unique torment. Young girls certainly have their own set of obstacles. Here are five examples of how girls are taught to avoid “smart.”
Read More4 Lessons from the Trenches of Allyship
Being an ally is difficult, especially as a heterosexual cis male. The pressures of (traditional notions of) masculinity and a lifetime of systematic patriarchal training are difficult to overcome. So I have compiled four pieces of advice — based on my own experiences and slip-ups — to help all cis males (myself included) become open feminists and allies.
Read MoreMy Tinder Date Assaulted Me – And I Blamed Myself
There’s a narrative around hookup culture that lends to victim-blaming – and it can even lead victims to blame themselves. Here’s what needs to change.
Read More4 Reasons Why We Need to Stop Thinking of Skinny-Shaming as ‘Reverse Discrimination’
There are the people who say that “skinny-shaming is the same as fat-shaming.” That might seem like a fair conclusion, but here’s why it just isn’t true.
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 MoreThe Problem with Talking About Canada As a Utopia
Are you dreaming of moving to Canada yet? Celia Edell has a reality check that shows Canadians aren’t immune from what you might be trying to escape.
Read MoreHow Sexually Violent Language Perpetuates Rape Culture and What You Can Do About It
Have you ever noticed how violent our language is? Even when we aren’t even talking about anything inherently violent itself? You’ve probably also noticed that that’s a lot of sexual violence. This language might seem unimportant or coincidental, but our language shapes the way we see our world. So how can every one of us work to stop using language derived from sexual violation?
Read MoreWhy Children Need Books About Adventurous Girls
I was a wild child – smart and fearless. The problem was I was also a girl. And when it came to intelligent, independent girls in books, I didn’t have many role models.
Read MoreNavigating Masculinity as a Black Transman: “I will never straighten out my wrist.”
I have gone from being a big, strong looking Black woman to being a young, lanky Black man. I have always carried with me both masculine and feminine energies, but I have often been forced to choose one over the other depending upon the space around me. The gender binary affects us all in detrimental ways. And while masculinity may seem to offer more room, it also has its limitations. We must make room for all genders to grow and move freely.
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