Thank you, Elizabeth. I hear what you guys are saying about fair use and I am glad to know that your team examined the works in question and made a thoughtful decision. I really do appreciate the transparency of the Medium team and your willingness to dialogue with us.

Public Shaming

When a personal moral compass is defective

I read this story from Andrea Cordes. Like many other women I know, she refuses to name someone who treats her with disrespect in the name of having ‘class’.

Faz pouco tempo (1 ano mais ou menos) que tenho contato com as ideias do feminismo. Mas o que mais me chocou (e me identifiquei demais quando você escreveu sobre o comportamento nojento do irmão da sua amiga) é saber que mesmo em pleno século 21 tem homens que tratam as mulheres como meras serviçais ou como apenas geradoras de filhos.

Le sens de la viande

J’aime la viande.

J’aime son odeur, j’aime sa texture, j’aime son goût. J’aime le son qu’elle fait quand elle grésille dans une poêle ou sur une grille de barbecue. J’aime le parfum du gras qui se mêle aux épices, à l’ail, à la moutarde.

I completely agree with you. It’s as if the comment section becomes a cesspool of derogatory comments that is honestly embarrassing of both parties. It’s that animal house (the movie where peaking in the girls locker was totally acceptable) mentality. I mean, seriously?!

Adieu to “saluting” our “VIPs”!

• Some time back, my friends and I chanced upon an opportunity to watch a movie in a city theatre, in it’s VIP screen. The better part is, we got the tickets at a nominal price.
  Undoubtedly, we were feeling pretty “awesome” about it.
  The movie happened to be NH10. Against the…

Un voto no se mendiga, se gana

Vuelvo a percibir esa sensación algo extraña, surrealista y algo incongruente que produce pedir permiso, conseguir aprobación o creer en la validación externa, digo vuelvo porque no es la primera vez que ocurre. Esto ha tenido que ver con diferentes proyectos que han llegado…