Calling Myself Out | Vol. 4 / No. 33.1
Photo: Josh Jensen, CC BY-SA 2.0 One of the things I’ve written about a few times is how to react when you are called out. But one thing that I haven’t written about enough is […]
Anger can be therapy
When Rage Leads to Hilarity | Vol. 4 / No. 15.5
This week, Elle’s #FeministFriday post is a deep-dive into the story of Elizabeth Warren being silenced by the Republican majority in the Senate for reading a letter by Coretta Scott King, further proving that you don’t actually need to “impugn” a fellow senator because they’ll do it to themselves if you give them half a chance.
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Survival Over the Holidays: A Handy List of Coping Strategies | Vol. 4 / No. 8.5
As of this writing, Donald Trump has been confirmed by the electoral college, with more electors going faithless against Hillary Clinton instead of against Donald Trump. Because if I think about this fact for too long my brain will explode (or I’ll start to look for tickets to Iceland) with Richard’s encouragement I decided to spend this week writing a handy guide about how to relieve your holiday stress by murdering your relatives reminding your relatives of the inherent worth of all human beings over the holidays.*
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Being Spiteful for Fun and Activism | Vol. 4 / No. 4.5
Hello friends, and welcome to Feminist Saturday, also known as Elle-Didn’t-Have-Internet-or-a-Computer-for-a-Week-so-We-Couldn’t-Have-Feminist-Friday (though we did have a post about a hole that’s still being dug). This week, I’m going to be talking about something that I honestly don’t think that we appreciate enough: spite activism.
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Trumpocalypse Survival Guide | Vol. 4 / No. 2.5
Photo: jeanbaptisteparis, CC BY-SA 2.0 As part of my complicated relationship with my gender, I’ve always hated my tendency to cry when I’m frustrated or despairing, because of the way tears are coded as “feminine” […]
Staying “Safe” | Vol. 3 / No. 31.5
So it’s been a very, very long week, and I’ve had a couple of days where the bad news just keeps coming. I’m filled with more rage than I can stand at the entire Brock […]
Why I’m Happy “Vaxxed” Isn’t Being Shown At Tribeca | Vol. 3 / No. 22.2
You might’ve heard this past week about a little kerfuffle at the Tribeca Film Festival. The headlines may have mentioned any or all of the following: disgraced ex-MD Andrew Wakefield, the anti-vaccine “movement,” the festival’s […]
On Rejecting Anti-Science | Vol. 3 / No. 21.4
Rice: regular, and golden | Photo: International Rice Research Association, CC BY 2.0 This is an expansion of a miniature facebook rant I went off on this morning, so feel free to read on or […]