It is naïve to think that we can easily change the hearts and minds of those who benefit from the status quo, says Tamara Linse. Men in traditional marriages are much more likely to deny promotion to women in the workplace, according to a study last year. In other words, if your boss is married […]
The project to turn black Americans into “real citizens” seems never-ending, despite its racist and paternalistic roots, says Khadijah Costley White. Over the last week, 7-year-old Tiana Parker has been breaking hearts around the nation. Booted out of her school for wearing her hair in locks (known to some as dreadlocks), news cameras rolled as […]
It is problematic enough to have a society that continuously blames women for their own rape, but now we have judges who work to embed this rape culture into law, says Preston Mitchum. “If only you didn’t get drunk…If only you didn’t wear that short skirt…If only you didn’t dance so provocatively.” If you are […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. My Son Wears Dresses; Get Over It by Matt Duron of The Atlantic says: “A lot of marriages don’t survive raising a gender-creative son who is, statistically speaking, most likely going to be gay or […]
Dear Teenage Girls, By now, I’m sure you’ve all read this letter from a Mrs. Hall, shaming you for your scantily-clad selfies and your braless pajama photos, and explaining why you are not permitted to associate with her perfectly chaste sons. I read her letter, too. And it made me feel compelled to write one […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. When Your (Brown) Body Is A (White) Wonderland by Tressie McMillan Cottom of Tressiemc.com discusses Miley Cyrus’s Video Music Awards performance and the objectification of female black bodies. 2. The Feminist Bean Counters Are Back […]
We’ve come a long way, says Khadijah Costley White, but we’ve still got a long way to go. August 28, 1955, was the day that a black boy, visiting relatives in the South, was murdered. In the middle of the night, he was pulled, probably screaming, from his great-uncle’s house. His relatives, too, were likely […]
In her quest to swing a big dick, Miley Cyrus made other women the objects, says Emily Heist Moss. On Sunday, Miley Cyrus wracked up all the headlines a fame-pursuant 20-year-old could ever dream of with an epically awful performance at the MTV Video Music Awards. Her segment has already been picked apart from one […]
Most of the groups that promote “family values” today ignore the needs of real American families, says father of five, Edwin Lyngar. Many organizations with the word “family” in the name are filled with bigots, misogynists, and homophobes (for example: American Family Association, Focus on the Family). The favorite talking point of these groups is […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Sexual Double Standards, Slut-Shaming And #Slanegirl by Katie McDonough of Salon.com says an explicit photo of a teen girl goes viral. The boy is saluted as a hero, while the girl gets trashed online. 2. […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Man Creates Very First Website For Women Ever by Amanda Hess of Slate.com reports on Bryan Goldberg’s new website for women, which ridiculously claims to be the first of its kind. 2. No One, Male […]
In the wake of yesterday’s Stop-and-Frisk ruling, Khadijah White pleads with the President to do more in defense of people of color. Dear Mr. President, Yesterday in New York, a judge made a groundbreaking ruling in evaluating the city’s Stop-and-Frisk policies as a violation of constitutional rights. “No one should live in fear of being […]
