Racism & white guilt
TRIGGER WARNING Mass murder, genocide, racism We uncovered the fundamentals of what racism looks like when we say all white people are racist. If you missed the foundational post on this concept, you might want to backtrack before reading on. Now let’s look into predictable reactions…
Why you should find a hobby
On average, far fewer women have hobbies than men. There’s a reason for that. Globally speaking, the unpaid domestic labour that women do annually is valued at over ten trillion dollars. Women spend almost four and a half hours a day completing this form of…
The benefits of breastfeeding
The misogyny around breastfeeding is generally shifting to becoming socially unacceptable. We understand that babies need food to grow and that they’re hungry when it suits them, not when it’s convenient. We also understand that women don’t exist solely as sexualized objects. Nor do they…
The problem with “mom bods”
There’s a stigma around having a “mom bod,” but why? There’s nothing wrong with pregnancy, or delivery, or breastfeeding. Furthermore, there’s nothing wrong with post natal recovery, whatever that looks like physically and emotionally. Shaming others about things they cannot easily change about themselves really…
Why he will never pick you
For most of my life, I emulated internalized misogyny at nearly every turn. Even now I still find glimpses of it in my thoughts from time to time. And this is after years of active work to rid myself of that particular brand of toxicity….
Does likeability matter?
Be honest, how often have you worried about your likeability? Why do we hold ourselves to a more rigid standard than we hold others? Isn’t it interesting how we can so easily build other people up and tell them all the ways and reasons why…
Rape culture in The West: sexual objectification
TRIGGER WARNING Assault, abuse, sexual assault Rape culture in The West is something commonly misunderstood. The act of rape does not have to be widely supported for a rape culture to exist. Though this is a widespread misconception. Yes, we have rape culture in The…
How online dating becoming problematic was inevitable
TRIGGER WARNING Murder, assault, abuse, sexual assault, racism, homophobia Most would agree that online dating has become problematic in some regards. It’s allowed us to connect with people far and wide. In exchange, we surrender a degree of privacy and even more concerning, safety. How…
How a universal basic income could save America
Universal basic income has a few different names depending on what country you were speaking about. But the concept behind it remains the same. In short, it is a guaranteed income for every citizen regardless of their job income or their gender. The only factor…
Why veganism is an intersectional feminist issue
TRIGGER WARNING Mass murder, assault, abuse, sexual assault, racism From a purely economic standpoint animals are incredibly expensive to grow. 50% of the world’s antibiotics are used for animals. 91% of deforestation is for animal agriculture. There are more statistics but I’m sure you understand…
How rape culture thrives in the West
TRIGGER WARNING Assault, abuse, sexual assault Time and time again I talk to people who deny that there is a rape culture in The West. This is because their expectation of what it looks like versus the reality of what it actually is are two…
What qualifies as a slur?
Slurs are complicated terms for the groups intimately linked to them. Before we dig in too far, let’s start with a definition of the term. ADL defines the word as being, “an insulting, offensive or degrading remark, often based on an identity group such as…
