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The Harsh Cycle Shutting Trans Actors Out of Movies and TV
Why aren’t there more transgender actors in movies and on TV? It has a lot to do with the damaging cycle that this comic reveals.
Read MoreJessica Williams Explains Why Catcalling Isn’t a Compliment — It’s Creepy
We all know that street harassment is at best obnoxious and at worst terrifying and dangerous. But for some reason, certain men still seem to think it’s a compliment. One FOX News commentator even said that his response to seeing an attractive woman on the street was to stand up and applaud. Watch Jessica Williams take explain why no, that’s not a compliment.
Read MoreHow This Woman Found Self-Love by Masturbating with the Lights On
Can you relate to this woman’s struggles? Anna Binkovitz struggled through sexual violence, objectification, and self-doubt. This gorgeous poem is a wonderful story of how masturbation helped her.
Read MoreThis Cycle of Police Targeting Black Folks Shows Exactly How Systemic Racism Works
“You may not carry personal racism. But that doesn’t keep the system from operating in a racist way.”
Read MoreWhy Rejection of Natural Hair Shouldn’t Be a Family Tradition
In many families with African bloodlines, rejection of natural hair is passed down from generation to generation. Mothers teach their daughters to “fix their hair,” and daughters learn to fear for their own children’s hair. Elizabeth Acevedo has had it with this family tradition. Watch her embrace the possibility of having daughters with natural hair in this spoken word poem.
Read MoreTrichotillomania: The Hair-Pulling Disorder That’s More Common Than You Think
She didn’t know it was a disorder until she Googled “pull out my hair.” Here’s Jillian Clark’s story of learning to cope and gaining love for herself.
Read More6 Fiercely Feminist Steps to Aging Gracefully
In a world that values youth and beauty way more than it should, how can you “age well” as a feminist? Try these affirming strategies!
Read MoreHow to Cope with Perfectionism as a Black Student at a Mostly White Institution
We live in a culture that teaches black students that they need to work twice as hard as their white counterparts to be seen as valuable. So how do you take care of yourself in the process?
Read MoreSigns Your Anti-Oppression Space Isn’t as Welcoming as You Think It Is (With 3 Steps to Make It Better)
Do you believe your communities are safe and welcoming for all? This comic shows some of the ways you can tell if not everyone feels that way. This practical information is vital to our understanding of why intersectionality is a priority. It’s not about you being a good or bad person, but having better tools – so here are the tools you need to create safer spaces.
Read More5 Tips for a #NewYearNewView
For years I was like a lot of Americans who list “LOSE WEIGHT” as their top new year’s priority. But what if I told you that the current you was actually pretty awesome and you didn’t in fact need a you-replacement? Rather than pursuing a new YOU this year, try pursuing a new VIEW, where you already have the perfect body to have the best new year imaginable.
Read MoreWhy Disability Activism Needs to Be More Inclusive of People of Color
You may think disability activism is inherently inclusive – but this author learned in some painful ways that it often excludes disabled people of color. Here’s what needs to change.
Read MoreHow To Speak To Your Children About Violence
With the repeated images of real life violence, including the Boston marathon tragedy, children’s (and adults’) emotional health are being affected. An easy response is “turn off the TV!” However, simply not allowing children to watch television is not enough to help them cope with violence. We need better approaches to help this generation of youth cope with and resist a culture of violence.
Read MoreBirthing Breast Cancer
The words “you have breast cancer” forever changed me. There is the initial disbelief and then the profound, down-to-the-bones knowledge that life is utterly beyond our control and, at times, sucks. I had a toddler and an infant and breast cancer. There are no words. Rather than grow more fear of the unknown, I want to plant seeds of power in anyone who needs some words of encouragement.
Read More5 Questions Feminists Are Tired of Being Asked (And Some Alternative Approaches to Asking Them)
Spread the word if you’re as tired of these as we are! What other questions are you fed up with?
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About How Dystopian Fiction Matches Reality
What if things don’t change? Dystopian fiction gives us an eerie idea. It’s alarmingly similar to the real world we’re living in. So how can we empathize with fictional characters and alien races, but fail to acknowledge the oppression people are facing in our own world? We can enjoy dystopian fiction, but we have to be mindful of what it is. Here’s why.
Read MoreWe Must Choose Revolution Over Privilege and Complacency – Here’s How I’m Doing It
You already know we can’t be complacent in this age of Trump and bigotry. Here’s a reminder of how our power to resist gives us hope for change.
Read MoreHow Emma Stone’s Role As an ‘Asian’ Character Reveals a Huge Hollywood Problem
Do you see yourself represented in Hollywood? Marina Watanabe’s uncovered the appalling numbers behind the media’s lack of diversity – and she’s on point about why it matters.
Read MoreWhen It’s A Popularity Contest: Here’s How To Redistribute Social Capital In Activist Spaces
The ideas around social capital and popularity often run alongside privilege and desirability politics. Previously, I wasn’t aware of these terms. But after a few, let’s say, “discussions” with other organizers, I’m was made aware of the ways social capital can create hierarchies in organizing spaces. These conversations led to a few things: Some folks…
Read More4 Things Adults Can Do to Address Child Victimization
The silence of a missing young girl named Relisha Rudd, of the 276 Nigerian school girls half a world away from her, and of the thousands of child sufferers of abuse, assault, and abduction unwillingly call us to a greater understanding of how to protect our young. Thankfully, experts in violence against children — and survivors of childhood violence — are speaking up.
Read More3 Practical Ways to Challenge Gender Norms in Heterosexual Marriages
We’re so used to our society’s traditional gender roles that we can’t expect to get rid of them without putting some thought into it. These ideas can really help.
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