Dear Gen Z, We Have to Stop Stanning Progressive Politicians
If there’s one thing I’m grateful to 2020 for, it’s that the level of political awareness increased dramatically. On both sides of the aisle, voter registration and the number of…
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24/7 Sylvia Plath: Capitalism and the Emotional White Woman
“Am I a person? Or am I just a bunch of Phoebe Bridgers lyrics glued together?” Recently, my Instagram feed has been plastered with memes that feature quotes like this…
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Outgrowing Brandy Melville
I remember my first Brandy Melville purchase better than any of the other milestones I reached around the same time—first kiss, first period. It was a red baby tee shirt…
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The Language Gaps in Non-Binary Acceptance and Representation
Although non-binary identities have existed for centuries, their legitimacy is still contested around the world. This misapprehension runs especially deep in countries whose languages lend themselves to the gender binary.…
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Hey, Leftists! STFU and Meme for Once!
There’s a moment in the history of Hasan Piker, Twitch streamer and himbo leftist extraordinaire, that subtly exposes a fatal flaw in how humor works on the left. A video…
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Actor and Journalist Reed Alexander on the Symmetry of Storytelling
When I reach out to Reed Alexander about this interview, he responds almost immediately. The following morning, Alexander’s platinum blond hair has a silvery sheen over Zoom. He is seated…
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Yes, Mistress: On Being a Female Dom
Typing “BDSM and feminism” into Google predominantly yields results about women who enjoy sexual submission alongisde the age-old debate about whether or not getting spanked by your boyfriend makes you…
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A Deep Dive Into Gen-Z Disability Humor
This past March, after years of agonizing, unexplainable pain, I was finally diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis—an autoimmune disease in which the body misreads healthy cells as foreign bacteria and attacks…
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How TikTok Makes Fast Fashion Faster
Early this spring, fueled by the riches of a recent paycheck and the exhilaration (fear) of finals week, I purchased the dress. No, I’m not talking about that dress, although…
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