Dunham has shown us who she is, and white women have continued to support and uplift her as a feminist hero. by Sherronda J. Brown and Lara Witt This essay contains discussions of sexual violence, including r/pe and molestation Last week, a writer at The Guardian posed what she no doubt thought was a poignant...
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I Am Not Your Token Fat Friend
We’re consuming the notions that fat people don’t deserve love, that our purpose is to assist other roles or provide comic relief. By Jordan Daniels I am a fat token. I know it’s uncomfortable to hear, but I’m speaking to the fact that in almost all of my friend groups, I’m the only fat person. This...
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South Asian Spaces Need To Be Inclusive Of Kashmiris Without Tokenization
Carving out space for Kashmiris to exist authentically has been difficult. Even in the safest and most welcoming of spaces, I have found myself cornered by a community I supposedly share so much common ground with. By Shabana Shaheen Whenever I’m in South Asian spaces, I always prepare myself for the onslaught of tokenizing and...
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White Liberal Tokenization Of Hijabi Women Is Putting Us In Danger
We are not your pawns nor are we a triumph for you to claim. By Hafsa Quraishi According to the latest FBI statistic, anti-Muslim hate crimes have nearly tripled in the past year. Muslims are being targeted on streets, at stop lights, even inside of their homes. With anti-Muslim sentiment on the rise, many...
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Kanye West Is The Token Black Friend
It’s so damn sad to witness the man who gave us The College Dropout fall down into this trajectory. Early Tuesday morning, Kanye West — after spending several days in a hospital over exhaustion, according to CNN — strolled with his entourage through the golden corridors of Trump Tower for a private meeting with President-Elect Donald Trump....
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Showtime’s “Roadies” is a Dumpster Fire of Asian Stereotypes and Casual Racism
The premise was ever so promising: Instead of focusing on the stories of rock stars, Showtime’s Roadies puts the backstage members of the crew center stage. Helmed by Cameron Crowe, I imagined a music-driven dramedy and the kind of thoughtful filmmaking for which he was so well known, at least until the Aloha debacle. In...