Black inceldom can look different from the public and deadly displays we are accustomed to seeing from white men. Nevertheless, it is always worthy of investigation. CW: r*pe culture, harassment Mainstream understandings of inceldom associate the term with white men. “Incel” conjures up visions of men like mass shooter Elliot Rodger, or serial killer Ed...
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‘Bad Girls Club’ and the Profitability of Misogynoir in Reality Television
The spectacle held in Bad Girls Club’s mass appeal was the promise of anti-Black violence, misogynoir, and the narrative exploitation of women who needed real help. By Monika Estrella Negra Bad Girls Club, in which a group of self-proclaimed “Bad Girls” are given the opportunity to hash out their toxic social skills together in a...
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My Tattoos Help Me Cope With Misogynoir And Remind Me I Am Worthy
My tattoos do not change the systems at hand, but they do announce to myself and others that I exist in multitudes and no one can take that away from me. By Amari Gaiter If I could travel back in time and tell a younger me that I have tattoos, my child self would be...
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On the Business of Being A Black Athlete
If Black athletes do not endure the unfairness and racism they encounter, and instead stand up for themselves, they are deemed uncooperative, lazy, or selfish. By Amelia Ali As a Division 1 athlete, I have never wanted sports to define me. As much as I loved my team, and the privilege of being able to...
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The continued harassment of Noname highlights the narrow margin of error for Black women
It’s clear that, as a Black woman, Noname is held to a different standard compared to her music industry peers. By Ebony Purks If you follow Chicago rapper Noname on Twitter, you’re probably familiar with the harassment thrown her way on a regular basis. Noname’s rap career took a unique turn around 2018 when she...
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The new Tina Turner Documentary is not as subversive as it thinks it is
When does Tina Turner get to focus on the fruits of her survival? When will we as onlookers crave that story? By Sika Wheeler With the recent release of HBO MAX documentary TINA , many are either seeing Tina Turner in a shining new light or discovering her for the first time. Much of the...
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What A Black Woman Medical Provider Sees Watching The COVID-19 Pandemic Unfold
Medical racism persists beyond historical fact to become current tradition, and inequalities can only be magnified by the circumstance of an emergency. How many more opportunities for widened healthcare disparity has COVID-19 given us? By Racquel Reid, MD As the population of the United States trudges doggedly through endless months of uncontrolled COVID-19 spread, my...
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Lizzo’s Body Is Not A Political Battlefront
White women crying in “disappointment” about Lizzo is nothing short of their belief that fat Black women should always tend to their wounds coming to the surface. CW: diet talk By Rasheed Ajamu “Body Positivity” icon Lizzo recently decided to partake in a “JJ Smith’s 10-day smoothie detox” and gave her social media following a...
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‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Uses Blackness and Bisexuality To Serve White Heterosexuality
The Queen’s Gambit is marked by both misogynoir and biphobia, as Jolene and Cleo operate as stereotypical plot devices that bolster up the straight/white power of chess prodigy Beth Harmon. By Maz Hedgehog CW: substance abuse, alcoholism, and spoilers for Netflix’s ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ The Queen’s Gambit is a good show. It’s engaging and exciting,...
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We Shouldn’t Have To Say This: Breasts, Areolae, and Nipples Vary In Appearance
It’s critical that we call out and interrogate the misogynoir at the forefront of people’s reactions to Cardi B’s breasts. By Sherronda J. Brown and Lara Witt We really shouldn’t have to even say this, but it’s a fact that breasts, nipples, and areolae vary in size, color, position, and shape, and even in texture....