Mirah CurzerFeb 83 min read
Mirah’s Medium archive
My original pieces can be hard to find, because Medium profiles show the most recent stories first, and I love to get into it with people in the comments. Here are all of my “big stories,” in reverse chronological order.
Abortion is Perfectly Moral — Two Controversial Arguments
For decades, pro-choice advocates have been (correctly and eloquently and effectively) normalizing and de-stigmatizing…medium.com
For decades, pro-choice advocates have been (correctly and eloquently and effectively) normalizing and de-stigmatizing…medium.com
A Very Important Question About Election Vocabulary
Friends, I have a (semi) serious question. Can anyone remember hearing the word “shill” — as in “Hillary Clinton is a…medium.com
Friends, I have a (semi) serious question. Can anyone remember hearing the word “shill” — as in “Hillary Clinton is a…medium.com
To My Husband, on Leaving Manhattan
We have danced together under strange stars, you and I.medium.com
We have danced together under strange stars, you and I.medium.com
“You rape our women and you’re taking over our country”
Justifying racism by co-opting violence against womenmedium.com
Justifying racism by co-opting violence against womenmedium.com
Taking Prison Rape Seriously
Rape is torture, and torturing criminals is wrong, no matter what their crimes.medium.com
Rape is torture, and torturing criminals is wrong, no matter what their crimes.medium.com
To the entitled jerk on my flight at 2:00 AM - Crossing Genres
I know you were tired, we were all tired, we'd been parked at the gate for an hour waiting to get off the plane. We all…crossingenres.com
I know you were tired, we were all tired, we'd been parked at the gate for an hour waiting to get off the plane. We all…crossingenres.com
Stop Arguing for Parental Leave by Saying Babies Need their Mothers at Home
It’s anti-feminist. I get that it’s tempting because it seems to unify people around helping children.medium.com
It’s anti-feminist. I get that it’s tempting because it seems to unify people around helping children.medium.com
I Don’t Get Beyonce’s New Video, and That’s a Beautiful Thing
Anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock for the last ten years can see that Beyonce’s new music video is a radical…medium.com
Anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock for the last ten years can see that Beyonce’s new music video is a radical…medium.com
Let’s Stop Talking So Much About Privilege
Not because it asks too much — because it asks too littlemedium.com
Not because it asks too much — because it asks too littlemedium.com
The Activist's Prayer - Crossing Genres
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change?crossingenres.com
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change?crossingenres.com
So you're angry - now what? - Crossing Genres
For a large number of these problems, the best solutions are through legislation and other government action. Domestic…crossingenres.com
For a large number of these problems, the best solutions are through legislation and other government action. Domestic…crossingenres.com
Battle Hymn of the Angry Feminist
“Angry feminist” isn’t an insult to me; it’s just an accurate description.medium.com
“Angry feminist” isn’t an insult to me; it’s just an accurate description.medium.com
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Brussels Sprout
On food, philosophy, and adulthoodmedium.com
On food, philosophy, and adulthoodmedium.com
I fucking hate it when men on Medium question my professional credentials.
Today was at least the fourth or fifth time this has happened. I write a piece making some arguments about some liberal…medium.com
Today was at least the fourth or fifth time this has happened. I write a piece making some arguments about some liberal…medium.com
The Fisherman
Action bleeds to stillness — circles within circles die their slow
Untimely deaths. The Destroyer crouches in the…medium.com
Action bleeds to stillness — circles within circles die their slow
Untimely deaths. The Destroyer crouches in the…medium.com
“Criminals and Mentally Ill People”
(otherwise known as black men and white men, respectively)medium.com
(otherwise known as black men and white men, respectively)medium.com
Socratic Trolling is Good for the Soul
Living in New York, among like-minded liberal intellectuals, it’s easy to live in an echo chamber. It’s comforting to…medium.com
Living in New York, among like-minded liberal intellectuals, it’s easy to live in an echo chamber. It’s comforting to…medium.com
Meditation on Falling Leaves
And they fall slowly, spinning lost
in their own rhythms, no two alike.
Wild gyrations of mismatched
tempos. Do they…medium.com
And they fall slowly, spinning lost
in their own rhythms, no two alike.
Wild gyrations of mismatched
tempos. Do they…medium.com
Fun with Gender Discrimination on Broadway
Over the holidays, I took my family to see Fun Home in New York.medium.com
Over the holidays, I took my family to see Fun Home in New York.medium.com
Wish-Fulfillment, Classic Star Wars Style
*warning, contains massive spoilers* ¶
I loved the new Star Wars movie with the passion of a super-fan seeing a…medium.com
*warning, contains massive spoilers* ¶
I loved the new Star Wars movie with the passion of a super-fan seeing a…medium.com
Manspreading Kills (No, Really)!
It is the casual exercise of power and privilege, based on the deep-seated belief that women lack the right to take up…medium.com
It is the casual exercise of power and privilege, based on the deep-seated belief that women lack the right to take up…medium.com
The Life-Affirming Power of the Jewish Funeral
Modern Judaism is unique in its views on the afterlife, because it practically has none. No heavenly rewards are…medium.com
Modern Judaism is unique in its views on the afterlife, because it practically has none. No heavenly rewards are…medium.com
Pregnant Women Aren’t People in America
Courts talk in the language of ‘rights’ for fetuses, but ‘obligations’ and ‘caring’ for mothers.medium.com
Courts talk in the language of ‘rights’ for fetuses, but ‘obligations’ and ‘caring’ for mothers.medium.com
Seven Ways of Looking at a Kiss - Crossing Genres
A glimpse, brief, in the gloom of a narrow alley. Midnight, or a little later, or a lot. They are pressed up against…crossingenres.com
A glimpse, brief, in the gloom of a narrow alley. Midnight, or a little later, or a lot. They are pressed up against…crossingenres.com
