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James Deen Is Not Your Feminist Hero
Regardless if you watch porn or not, you’ve probably heard of James Deen. He has become one of the most popular male porn stars in America. While female porn stars are typically the ones who achieve...
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Self Love: In Lingerie
My friend Sam approached me with an idea she has always wanted to do: take photos in lingerie. She shares, “I have spent so much time hating my body as a child and throughout my teen years, and I...
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Raise Awareness, Don’t Be Silent: Chapel Hill Tragedy
I am a Muslim woman of Afghan descent. Last night, Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad, and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha were brutality murdered by Craig Stephen Hicks, a 46 year old white male because of...
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A Bitchtopia V-Day Playlist
Valentine’s Day is here! Whether you’re spending the day with someone special, a galentine, or with Netflix, this playlist will put you in the V-Day spirit .
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Love Hurts But Not This Much
During the Grammy Awards, President Obama appeared in a video in which he prompts musicians to end the violence against women because they have the power to set an example and change others’...
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Women Supporting Women
lwilson-illustration.co.uk This picture is dedicated to the myriad of amazing women who have helped get me where I am today—to my mother, my sister, my relatives and friends; I’m so grateful to have...
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Hair
When I think of my hair, I think of a huge mess. It’s a fantastic mess, but still a mess. It’s always been relatively long and thick with varying degrees of curls and kinks. Only once did I dye my...
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WOMANISMS
YOU EXIST UNTIL THEY KILL YOU THE MORE YOU KNOW, THE MORE THEY’LL USE IT AGAINST YOU LEARN TO LOVE YOURSELF; NO ONE ELSE DOES BURN THE BOOKS THEY MADE YOU READ IN SCHOOL BEING UNAPOLOGETICALLY YOU IS...
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Respectability Politics Aren’t So Respectable
In 2004, Bill Cosby remarked “Are you waiting for Jesus to pull his pants up” to supplement his point that black men are not good fathers or role models for their children because of how they appear....
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Christian Grey Is My Worst Nightmare
The Fifty Shades of Grey film premieres on Valentine’s Day. Although the only people I know who seemed to be remotely interested in E.L. James’ novels are bored, near middle-aged married women who...
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Don’t Touch My Hair
Today a sister stared at me and smiled then asked me if my curls were natural, or a perm? (natural, but no sister of mine) Can I touch your hair? It looks so fun, to play with No don’t touch my hair I...
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Life with an Absent Parent
My earliest childhood memory is being four years old, asking my Mom if I had a Dad. My Mom explained to me that my Dad wasn’t around and he wasn’t going to be. My grandfather also had an absent father...
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10 Women to Celebrate During Black History Month
As Black History Month comes to a close it’s time for us to reflect on the same black history speeches we got. In the midst of struggling to get through the same filtered Martin Luther King Jr. and...
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Entitled Men Everywhere: Stop Eating Our Food
Whether they’re spreading their legs on the subway, criticizing our bodies, physically abusing us or paying us less for equal work, entitled men everywhere continue to assume we are small and find...
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What Patricia Arquette Can Teach White Feminists
A small rage-filled hunchback scuttles down the hallway of Bitchtopia’s editing office. In her gnarly claw, Patricia Arquette’s Oscar comments dripped on paper in blood. The tattered Feminist Army...
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The Ying and Yang of Claire Underwood
With the release of a third season on the horizon, I have nothing except House of Cards on the brain. The multilayered characters are endlessly interesting and the women are no exception. With strong...
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The Hookup Myth
The concept of women not being able to hook up or have sex with men without feeling emotionally attached to them may sound antiquated to you, especially considering the amount of women who are now...
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How the “Inspiring” Good Fatty Hurts the Body Positive Movement
CNN, The Talk, Huffington Post and many other valuable media outlets have finally caught on to how “inspiring” a plus size body can be in the spotlight. Each conversation, blog post, and promotional...
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