“Yeah, well, what did you expect?” (Or, Douchebag Apologists)
There’s a story that’s been running through my mind all week. It’s about a woman who posted a photo of her beaten face on Reddit after she was sexually assaulted, and the community responded by...
View ArticleFacebooking in Class–Symptom, not Disease
FINALLY I get to use this meme in a serious context. I think I’m going to have a series of posts criticizing GOOD’s pathetic education section, which is currently failing even harder than my insomniac...
View ArticleDon’t Blame it on the Tech
[Snark Warning] A modified version of this piece also appeared as my column in the Daily Northwestern. Technology gets a bad rap. You wouldn’t think so–obviously, we all love it–but in a way it does....
View ArticleYahoo’s New Female CEO Isn’t a Feminist: Does it Matter?
Marissa Mayer is unquestionably a badass. But she’s wrong about feminism. (Photo credit: Giorgio Montersino) This piece was also published on In Our Words. Yahoo! has a new CEO. Her name is Marissa...
View ArticleThere Is No Universal Definition Of “Cheating”
A very disturbing thing I found here. Every time I read a women’s website or magazine these days, I come upon a headline that demands to know, “IS THIS CHEATING?!?!” Is sending flirty Facebook messages...
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