Actor Ben Yahr is on a mission: He wants white male bodies to be valued in our society just as much as the pregnant bodies of women of colour. So he decided…
Tag: Beyonce
So I guess I’m talking about the thing everyone else is talking about and is always talking about and never stops talking about: Beyoncé. I know I’m supposed to shut up about…
I’m pre-apologizing for wasting everyone’s time but I had to suffer through reading Bustle’s moronic “6 Things That Don’t Make You a Bad Feminist (No Matter What Anyone Says)” and am taking…
‘Tis the season for annual roundups! In case you hadn’t noticed, some feminism happened in 2014 and also in some other years. Here are a list of some of the things that…
Guys. Guys. Take a deep breath. Sit down. Pour yourself a strong drink. Annie Lennox said something marginally critical about Beyoncé and then said the word “twerking.” *Internet implodes* In an interview with…
Another day, another article arguing that criticism of sexualization and objectification is proof that men are afraid of women’s expressed sexuality and that women are jealous. What an innovative, groundbreaking notion. A…
I tuned into the Emmys tonight just in time to catch Sofia Vergara rotating on a platform. Twenty four hours ago we saw the word “FEMINIST” on the MTV Video Music Awards…
On Tuesday, The New School hosted a conversation between bell hooks, Marci Blackman, Shola Lynch, and Janet Mock, titled “Are You Still a Slave? Liberating the Black Female Body.” The conversation explored…
I haven’t been able to muster the energy to care about, as everyone else seems to, whether Beyoncé is, isn’t, should or should not be, a feminist. I’m tired of trying to…
Ever since Beyonce opened up her mouth about feminism, saying: “I don’t really feel that it’s necessary to define it. It’s just something that’s kind of natural for me, and I feel…