I’m tired of watching Americans baffle the world with repeated displays of callous, uninformed derision at the expense of its own improvement. What if we’re all wrong about Donald Trump? What if he has no intention of becoming president, but is holding a mirror up to warn America of what it’s becoming, instead? Think about […]
It’s not my job to guide my child when it comes to her gender—it’s my job to hold the space for my child to express her gender however she wants to, whether she ends up gender non-conforming or not. My youngest child, a 4-year-old, is really into tiny things lately. Beads and rocks are particular […]
It tells us a lot about why misogyny continues to be such a major problem. If you’re a woman who plays or even just talks about video games online, odds are you’ve encountered the misogynist flying monkeys of the Internet: Troops of bizarrely embittered young men, often using the name “Gamergate,” who aim inchoate rage […]
Sometimes, I miss the classroom so badly it hurts. But I couldn’t stay in a thankless job that paid barely enough to cover my rent. During the early-August stretch when teachers are revising syllabi and decorating classrooms, I indulge a wave of nostalgia on RateMyProfessor.com. Maybe something new has been added since spring to the three […]
It is time to come on over to the feminist side, Ms. Kelly. We have chocolate, wine, and a great support group. We will help you get through a world determined to deprive you of your humanity. Dear Megyn Kelly, I just wanted to drop you a line to tell you how sorry I am […]
We hijack their voices before they are old enough to form their own opinions, exploiting their cuteness or creating shock value by inserting an innocent child into a messy adult debate. In the wake of recent shock videos purporting to “prove” that Planned Parenthood sells aborted body parts, social media has erupted once again with […]
Your wedding is not a measure of your worth or of how successful you’ll be as a couple. It’s just a party. You can cry if you want to. The other night I was sitting around having a drink with two other women. One of them is married; the other was recently a maid of […]
Even in a world that heinously tortures and murders human beings, we can care about the torture and maltreatment of animals. After a day full of birthday festivities, I returned home to news that swiftly put me in a bad mood. A white American man named Walter Palmer, in collusion with local poachers, had apparently […]
