We have managed to kill a day intended to celebrate death. It’s time to admit it, America: We have a Halloween problem. I’ve just come home from a year in England where Halloween isn’t really much of a thing. In the past decade or so, dressing up and going to parties has become more popular […]
We, as a culture, really don’t understand boys or men. Over the last month, a group of boys sexually assaulted other boys in Sayreville, New Jersey. They were football players and this was part of hazing new team members. The assaults occurred over a period of 10 days. After the principal cancelled the remainder of […]
Sometimes what makes a costume funny is the fact that a white individual is wearing another ethnicity or race. And let me tell you, that is straight racist. Halloween is a holiday about glorifying all things spooky and scary, a day to dress up in a costume for the sake of having fun. Unfortunately, sometimes […]
It’s not that she got plastic surgery. It’s that she made it so obvious. I just Googled “Renée Zellweger.” “Is that really Renée Zellweger?” “Renée Zellweger: What has happened to her face?” “What HAS Renée Zellweger done to her face? Bridget actress looks utterly unrecognizable as she steps out with her boyfriend in L.A.” These […]
Many of the objections to “Yes Means Yes” come down to a discomfort with one thing: shifting the onus from survivors of sexual assault, mainly women, to perpetrators, mainly men. Last month, California passed a new law requiring state schools to use a “yes means yes” standard during campus sexual assault adjudication processes. Other states are following suit. […]
Grisham’s statements demonstrate how insidious and effective defensive strategies employed by abusers can be. Trigger warning for depictions of sexual abuse of children. Last week, best-selling author John Grisham provided us a wonderful opportunity to learn about the strategies that abusers and their allies use to defend against warranted condemnation and even justice. It all […]
Anything that offers women more choices about their reproductive health is a good thing. I get it. I understand why some people are having a negative reaction to an announcement made by Apple and Facebook that the companies will begin paying for egg retrieval and storage for female employees. The way that it is being reported […]
She’s been threatened before, which is what happens when women say things. There is a thing called sexism fatigue (thanks to Lindy West) that you probably understand if you follow the news. It’s that feeling that comes over you when you read about yet another thing a Republican or comedian has said about women, or another […]
