Among the different symbols of white feminism, we see common themes of selfishness, co-option, and faux allyship emerge. CW: Sexual Assault By Gloria Oladipo Throughout history, white women have used a variety of symbols to define their “feminism” and commitment to dismantling the patriarchy and other violent systems. Here are seven of those symbols that...
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Kill Your Idols Before Empty Platitudes and Capitalism Kill You
The cults of personality that surround our “faves”— political, entertainment, or otherwise — are a result of misguided worship of wealth and status. By Adrie Rose Once again, Nancy Pelosi did something entirely boring, commonplace, and—frankly—insignificant that has white liberals frothing at the mouth. Nancy Pelosi has had a career characterised by violent indifference to...
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Rashida Tlaib Has Nothing To Apologize For — Hillary Clinton Deserves Condemnation
Rep. Rashida Tlaib is correct to disapprove of Clinton — publicly, privately, or however she may choose. Last week, Representative Rashida Tlaib engaged the crowd of a caucus event for Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, as they booed Hillary Clinton — encouraging a rightful condemnation of the former Secretary of State. Clinton, in the past month,...
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We Should Not Be Defending Elizabeth Warren From Indigenous Voters
There is a historical precedent for white people asserting that they have Native ancestry that does not make Elizabeth Warren’s previous claim harmless at all. I have refrained from writing more “political” pieces where this current election cycle is concerned. Mostly because I’ve already cast my lot in with Elizabeth Warren for the primaries, because...
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White Suffragettes Chose White Supremacy Over Collective Liberation
White Suffragettes were ready and willing—as their successors are—to abandon BIPOC to advance their own interests. White women love saying some variation of, “We are the granddaughters of the witches you could not burn”—even though no “witches” were actually burned at the stake during the Salem Witch Trials. It would be more accurate for them...
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No, Hillary, We Don’t Like YOU
Hillary may want to pull out some of the hot sauce from her bag to add some flavor to her unseasoned critiques of Bernie Sanders. The year is 2016 and—oh wait no! It’s 2020 and Hillary Clinton is still subjecting me (yes I feel personally attacked) to her lukewarm takes and what I suppose she...
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Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and The Establishment Left
In any other country, Sanders and Warren may exist in separate political parties. Here, they contend for the nomination of the same party. Presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders has seen a surge in polls, specifically for important caucuses like Iowa and New Hampshire. However, his rise in popularity has been met with disdain from the establishment...
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White Feminism, Brown Skin: Jameela Jamil Is Who She Claims to Protest
Jameela Jamil uses her identity to shield herself from criticism while setting Black women up for her fans to attack (and apparently report into silence) without a hint of irony. TW/CW: Jameela Jamil, STIs/STDs, racism, misogyny, misogynoir, whorephobia By Adrie Rose Hello, my name is Adrie and I am 100%, unequivocally NOT rooting for everyone...
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A Black Leftist’s Perspective of Elizabeth Warren’s Rally and Politics
Complete with everything that white politicians do at rallies held at HBCUs, Warren’s event was a masterclass of pandering. In October of 2015, I was one of nine Atlanta University Center (AUC) students to protest then-presidential hopeful, Hillary Clinton. We were among the first to ever protest Clinton on her campaign trail, and were the...
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Billionaires, Bill Gates and The Scam That Is Philanthropy
Masquerading as a form of benevolence, philanthropy continues to be a useful form of tax evasion for the mega-wealthy actively fighting against true equity. Philanthropy is an anti-democratic institution that exists as a smokescreen and as the elite’s preferred private market mechanism to supposedly save the world from a variety of evils, in particular, poverty. ...