Black men are not responsible for your fear, just as women are not responsible for your desire, says Emily Heist Moss. Here’s the thing about privilege, it’s like oxygen: constant and life-giving and the fundamental enabler of everything else. It’s the net that catches you when you’re irresponsible. It’s the comforting blanket of knowing that […]
She’d worry less, she’d be less angry, and the world would feel more like a place where she belonged. Recently, someone going by the name of “Mr. Conservative” asked me how I would feel about the George Zimmerman trial if the victim was white and the assailant was black. I thought carefully about the question—considering […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. Susan Sarandon Says She’s Not A Feminist: Why She Dumped The Label by Lizzie Crocker of The Daily Beast says Susan Sarandon may have been outspoken on women’s issues, but she calls the word ‘old-fashioned.’ […]
In no other case except pregnancy, do we legally compel one human to give up their bodily autonomy to sustain the life of another human. So, newsflash: I’m pro-choice. In my opinion a fetus is a collection of cells, which should not be afforded the same rights as a human being because it isn’t a […]
This originally appeared on Everyday Feminism. Republished here with permission. It’s true. Women’s rights in the United States have come a long way, as illustrated by a recent Ms. Blog piece about the 10 things that American women could not do before the 1970s. But as we reflect on the remarkable progress the feminist movement […]
In light of Susan Sarandon’s recent statement, Lynn Beisner says she has to take a hard look at what it means in our society to be identified as a feminist. My world has been rocked by the news that Susan Sarandon does not consider herself a feminist. While most celebrities could not convince me to […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. What The Rising Number Of Single Dads Says About Fatherhood In General by Noah Berlatsky of The Atlantic says nearly a quarter of single parents in the United States are men—a sign of how fathers […]
One in three women will terminate a pregnancy before she turns 40, but without real women sharing their stories, abortion will stay a political issue rather than a personal one. Senior year of high school, between French and Stats, in a fluorescently lit, poorly tiled bathroom, my friend huddled our small group around her and […]
Kate McGuinness discusses how the Supreme Court’s redefining of a single word will erode workers’ right to be free of discrimination. Decisions issued last week by the United States Supreme Court displayed the marked ideological divisions of its members. Progressives decried the evisceration of the Voting Rights Acts and celebrated the DOMA victory but largely […]
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. The Gay Marriage Fight Could Change How People Thing About All Marriages by Liza Mundy of The Atlantic says explores the psychic impact of the movement in Maine, where voters recently legalized gay marriage. 2. […]
You thought the DOMA ruling was just a triumph for gay rights? Actually, it changes everything—for women, for parents, for workers. Even straight ones. What a happy historical coincidence. Exactly 50 years after Betty Friedan—herself no proponent of sexual openness—showed in The Feminine Mystique that gender roles in families suppress women’s personhood and potential, the […]
Until her gay friends and family members can hold hands with their loved ones without fear of discrimination, and book wedding venues in the town where they live, Emily Heist Moss will not stop fighting on their behalf. I don’t remember the first time I met a gay person. Instead, I remember sitting around a […]
