The way we talk about ‘adulting’ is classist. Read more
I Know ‘Adulting’ Is Hard–I’ve Been Doing It Since Grade School
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‘Adulting’ Is Hard–I Know Because I’ve Been Doing It Since Grade School
The way we talk about ‘adulting’ is classist. Read more
The Dangers Of Celebrities Romanticizing Poverty
For privileged stars, it pays to pose as poor. Read more
Donald Trump Is A Rich Man’s Idea Of A Rich Man
The idea that Trump’s gaudy excess is what poor people imagine of wealth is dangerously classist. Read more
Stay Here Or Stay Nowhere: When Poverty Calls The Shots In Your Relationship
By Jonna Ivin Content warning: Descriptions of abuse You have nothing to complain about. I don’t beat you. He’s drunk. Some nights are bearable. Others need to be waited out. Hours earlier, he groped at my tits and tried to shove his hands down my pants. Now he’s pissed off. He’s up. He’s down. Six beers this. Ten Read more
On Privilege Guilt: My Fraught Path From Foster Care To Luxury High Rise
Without remembering, I’m just another career-oriented White girl who wants a gym in her building. And I hate that girl. Read more
The Troubling Trendiness Of Poverty Appropriation
It’s become trendy for those with money to appropriate the poverty lifestyle — and it troubles me for one simple reason. Choice. Read more