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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“Ziwe” Brings Extremely Online Humor to TV
In the third episode of Ziwe, entitled “Wealth Hoarders,” the eponymous host, exasperated, asks her guests, “Can’t a Black woman compliment two people?! Gosh.” The pair sitting across from her,…
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The Y2K Renaissance: Fashion As Pleasure
I’m in Los Angeles, and outside my window there’s a girl dressed in a bedazzled velour tracksuit. It’s not Juicy Couture, but it might as well be with the words…
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You’re Really Pretty, for An Asian Girl
I’m in the sixth grade when a boy tells me “You would be really pretty if you weren’t Asian.” At twelve years old, he says this with no ill intent,…
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