We’ve been told this hobby is a waste of time — but we see, feel, and live the difference it’s made in our lives. Read more
The World Of Cosplay Is Filled With Black Joy
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The Establishment’s Top 20 Reads Of 2016
“Our culture treats women’s bodies as if they only have worth when they are serving someone other than themselves: men’s gaze, commercialism, the concepts of sexual innocence or ‘purity’ that uphold religious ideas. When a woman’s choice comes into it, that’s when it’s a problem. Only then. That is when she is devalued.” Read more
General Leia Organa Is The Hero We Need Right Now
Carrie Fisher made Princess Leia into something so much greater. Read more
Directors Shouldn’t Abuse Actors For The Sake Of ‘Brilliant’ Art
“I’m not trying to take the blame off of these directors and actors, but to even wrap our brains around how could this possibly be? Just look around us. It points back to rape culture, because the message is everywhere, from a boy pulling a girl’s hair in first grade and the teacher saying ‘that means he likes you’ to a father is defending his son who was charged with rape. The gender norms in place are so pervasive, and they have hegemonic power. Read more
‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ Seems Less Wonderful In Trump’s America
Watching the film this bleak Christmas season, though, it’s difficult to enter fully into its spirit of democratic communal celebration. Read more
The Co-creator Of Safety Pin Box Explains Why You Should Pay Black Women
Shortly after the 2016 presidential election, Leslie Mac and Marissa Johnson, two black female activists, started working on development of the Safety Pin Box which — unlike the viral solidarity campaign of wearing a safety pin from which the project took its name — provides guided tasks for white allies who want to fight to end systemic oppression in society. Read more
The Sexist Editing Of Anne Frank’s ‘Diary Of A Young Girl’
The edits on Anne’s diary are more than disrespectful to her memory — they seem to be an act of misogyny. Read more
What Animated Sitcoms Get Right—And Wrong—About Mental Illness
BoJack: Everything comes so easy for you. Read more
The Absurd And Feminist Genius Of ‘Lucha Underground’ Wrestling
They always say: Play the game. But I’m not here to play games. I’m here to work, make an impact, and make a difference. Read more
When I Lost My Baby, I Turned To Songwriting
Frida Kahlo’s “Henry Ford Hospital” (Credit: flickr/libby rosof) By Miriam Jameson Almost two years ago, I was at my doctor’s office, receiving some of the worst news of my life. I don’t remember what the room looked like, what the doctor was wearing, or where I was seated. I remember that I wanted to scream after the Read more