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Apr 30, 2018

I Feel Pretty… Does That Mean I’m Insane?

a look at Amy Schumer’s new movie and what it says about beauty and love. I wanted to feel prettier after seeing “I Feel Pretty.” To be fair, that’s a hefty expectation to impose on a movie — to erase decades of conditioning that tells women we are pretty in…

Feminism

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I Feel Pretty… Does That Mean I’m Insane?
I Feel Pretty… Does That Mean I’m Insane?

Oct 2, 2017

When Hugh Hefner Was a Feminist Hero

Some brave souls call Hugh Hefner a feminist hero, and by God, they are 100% correct — in Bizarro world. On Bizarro, (the only planet on which one could reasonably make such a claim), Hugh built an empire based on his legendary respect for women. Won’t you join me over…

Feminism

6 min read

When Hugh Hefner Was a Feminist Hero
When Hugh Hefner Was a Feminist Hero

Aug 7, 2017

Open challenge to nerdy male writers: love an actual woman, not a fantasy.

Season Two of Master or None was deliciously binge-able. There were so many inventive moments. Portraying a deaf woman’s storyline in total silence? Brilliant! Watching an African-American queer woman journey out of the closet through a series of Thanksgivings? So touching and well-drawn! Both Aziz Ansari and his character Dev…

Feminism

6 min read

Open challenge to nerdy male writers: love an actual woman, not a fantasy.
Open challenge to nerdy male writers: love an actual woman, not a fantasy.
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