Role Reboot

When Having An Opinion Is Exhausting

Every activist knows that taking a stand for something you believe in is hard but admirable. But living continually in defense of that position you’ve taken can feel like an unending social crucifixion. Once upon a time there was an earnest young woman who spent her childhood locked away inside a fundamentalist, patriarchal religion. When she finally […]

Is Hashtag Activism Just A Lazy Substitute For The Real Thing?

Those of us safely tweeting from our comfy office chairs will never venture into those dark and dangerous places to physically ‘bring back our girls.’ But sometimes, the end we’re working toward is as simple as a conversation. When Twitter first spread its little blue e-wings in 2006, I’ll admit that I was far from […]