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The Bachelor, Misogyny, And Me

This year, I pledge to watch this ridiculous show without falling into the sexist trap that's been set for me.

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Here's Hoping 2015 Is Better To People Of Color

Race in America: an often disgraceful year in review.

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More Than a Superhero: How Wonder Woman Shaped Feminism

Tonight, Marvel will debut its female-centric show Agent Carter. Before her, one woman started it all.

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Fight Us, Entropy: Requiem For A Tattoo Artist

Tala Brandeis, my brilliant tattoo artist, has left us. The reflection of her audacity lit a lot of people’s way.

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Idris Elba As A Post-Racial James Bond? Not So Fast

Let's not ignore the fact that the original James Bonds wasn't just white. He was a white supremacist.

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Why I Tell The Truth: An Ode To Writing

It's a small life—a simmering whimpering song really—but I will not slip silently into the grass with you, I cannot.

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Scott Aaronson And The Tired Notion That It's Feminism Hurting Men

The MIT professor recently wrote that feminist literature left him "terrified" of his sexual desire. But is Dworkin to blame?

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School Lunches: Flash Fiction

The bread had to be store-bought and white, of course, so as not to raise a red flag among my classmates. I still see rebellion in a ham sandwich.

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