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Posted on December 12, 2017 October 9, 2018

Bad Advice On Judging Your Friend’s Gross Slutty Instagram Photos

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Welcome to our latest Bad Advice column! Stay tuned every Tuesday for more terrible guidance based on actual letters. Read more

Posted on December 11, 2017 October 9, 2018

When We Body-Shame Sexual Abusers

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If we keep acting like sexual abuse is wrong because the abuser is physically unattractive, abusers deemed attractive will get away with it. Read more

Posted on December 10, 2017 October 9, 2018

How Colonial Mentality Taught Me To Hate Myself

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Today, I say I’m a Filipinx American woman with pride. But it wasn’t always that way. Read more

Posted on December 9, 2017 October 9, 2018

7 Times Powerful People Gave Pathetic Apologies For Their Bad Behavior

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These fauxpologies remind us how not to say ‘I’m sorry.’ Read more

Posted on December 8, 2017 October 9, 2018

Recourse, redemption, and a touch of revenge.

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Posted on December 8, 2017 October 9, 2018

Your Fandom Is Racist And So Are You

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Cosplay is rooted in racist intellectual properties — and fans do everything they can to uphold this racism. Read more

Posted on December 7, 2017 October 9, 2018

Dear Al Franken: I’ll Miss You, But You Can’t Matter Anymore

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Right now, many would have you be another reason why we wait. You would be another reason why we harbor abusers. Read more

Posted on December 7, 2017 October 9, 2018

The Ghosts Of Atomic Past: Nuclear Terror Is Back

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Despite talk of how ‘unprecedented’ the Trump era is, what we’re seeing is the Greatest Hits album of right wing Americana turned up to 11. Read more

Posted on December 5, 2017 October 9, 2018

Bad Advice On The Woes Of Loving A Flagrantly Racist Cop

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Welcome to our latest Bad Advice column! Stay tuned every Tuesday for more terrible guidance based on actual letters. Read more

Writer Aya de León Tells A Different Story About Sex Work

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The ‘Justice Hustlers’ series is turning tired tropes about sex work on their head. Read more

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