Dialogue and Opinion
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October 31, 2016
Feminism 101: What is Gaslighting?
Gaslighting is a common psychological trick that removes accountability and stifles discourse by laying blame on the victim or convincing…
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October 31, 2016
How College Wrecked My Mental Health
We are pushing ourselves to our absolute limits at institutions like American college campuses that do little to change this…
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October 26, 2016
Reconstructing Ally Politics (and the Ally-Industrial Complex)
Instructing one another on the ways in which we are racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, etc. simply reinforces the self-righteous conduct…
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October 23, 2016
“That Doesn’t Hurt”: On Pain, Invalidation, and Credibility
When we look at these scenarios, what is crucial to notice is that dynamics of privilege define these interactions... Essentially,…
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October 23, 2016
The Politics of the Nuclear Family
Capitalism and patriarchy reinforce one another by means of the nuclear family - the true liberation of women requires the…
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October 15, 2016
Braids in the Workplace
My “black” hairstyle is in no way a reflection of my work ethic, skills, or qualifications as an employee.
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October 12, 2016
Crying in Public
The invisible, extra burden of a public cry feels so illogical. So what’s the big deal with crying in public?
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June 12, 2016
Are Women Funny?
I was determined to find an answer, some sort of tangible proof that women were, indeed, funny. So I interviewed…
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May 31, 2016
Internet Issues
If we face extraordinarily high consequences for letting out emotions online, for having 2-D proof of partying, for posting controversial…
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May 29, 2016
Feminism 101: What is Cissexism?
Cissexism is the conscious or unconscious reinforcement of the belief that there are only two genders, determined at birth by…
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