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Challange yourself to try and understand the complex concept of intersectionality and then tell me all feminists don’t care about racial minorities, men and boys, poverty, sexuality,...

Once again, Amanda, you’ve done a great job of responding defensively to what people are not saying…

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Intersectionality is what I kept saying as I read Amanda’s article. (That and a quote from someone I once heard: “I’m intersectional as f*ck.”)

Thank you!

Sangeetha Thanapal in Chinese PrivilegeMar 25 min read

Hand-in-hand with a white man: Dating and racial hierarchies in Singapore

To a young Tamil Singaporean woman like me, the concept of racism is nothing new or inconceivable. Nonetheless, it wasn’t until I started going out with my fiancé, who happens to be Caucasian, that I…

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EricaJoy in This is Hard.Oct 7, 20159 min read

#FFFFFF Diversity

I can’t fully remember when I first recognized that something to do with tech “diversity” efforts were a bit…off. I think it…

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Lauren K in Athena TalksMar 176 min read

Men and Inequality: the Double-Edged Sword

(Image via Criticalcommons.org)

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k.Feb 103 min read

OK.

So I don’t have a song lyric or a graphic for this post because this was not planned. I did not think I would be writing about this but here I am at my laptop at 8 am on fire.

Let’s talk about intersectionality and let’s talk about variety. We all know Beyonce recently released a song called…

Alex Lockwood in Unnatural AnimalsJun 23, 20156 min read

On the imagery of speciesism/racism

Which images work in animal advocacy? In anti-racism? Which haunt us, or cause us to change?

Last week the journalist Ashitha Nagesh took issue with an image circulated by Veganoso…

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Imran SiddiqueeMar 718 min read

How to Hurt Like a Man

On growing up Muslim in America, worshipping an indistinct ideal of manhood.

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michael tongeJul 12, 20152 min read

Intersectionality

As a student at Bucknell University (about 5 years ago), I entered my undergrad experience with no idea what I was getting into. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. In terms of a “major” — I was undeclared going into college. But luckily I had received some of the best advice.

PreetiJan 152 min read

Thoughts on Intersectionality in Nepal

Amongst other things, gender equality in Nepal is said to be a cause that most people including men are working for. However, there are various subtleties within gender equality that many people have misconceptions about. Feminism, for example is a term that is…

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