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• How Rolling Stone Failed Rape Survivors

  [Content note: sexual assault] My new Daily Dot piece discusses the Rolling Stone mess. Last month’s groundbreaking Rolling Stone piece about sexual assault at... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Open Thread: What Do You Like About Yourself?

  

  Right now is a difficult time for many people for many reasons. It’s hard (for me, maybe also for you) to know that there isn’t really anything you can do that... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Why You Should Believe Shia LaBeouf

  My latest Daily Dot piece is about (male) actor/performance artist Shia LaBeouf’s claim that he was raped during an art piece. What’s the worst thing that... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• I’m Not “offended,” Julien Blanc. I’m Terrified.

  [Content note: sexual violence] I wasn’t going to comment on this Julien Blanc thing because it wouldn’t be anything I haven’t already said many times. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Housekeeping & Open Thread

  Hello! I’ve been too busy to do very much writing that isn’t for pay (that is, the Daily Dot). I haven’t even had a chance to do any proper link roundups, so I... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Four Better Ways To Prevent Sexual Assault Than Blaming Victims

  My newest Daily Dot piece is up. It’s about Don Lemon’s inappropriate remarks to Joan Tarshis about her allegations against Bill Cosby, and how we can do better. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Why Dudes Don’t Greet Dudes

  My newest Daily Dot piece is about #DudesGreetingDudes. After that NYC catcalling video went viral online, some men (not all men! Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Did Lena Dunham Sexually Abuse Her Sister?

  [Content note: child sexual abuse]* My Daily Dot piece about Lena Dunham went up yesterday, but I was out walking 14 miles of Manhattan so I didn’t have time... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• How To Disagree on Twitter

  I finally wrote another Daily Dot piece! There are a few rarely-questioned Internet truisms. One is “don’t feed the trolls.” Another is that Twitter is a place... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• They Lie So Easily

  

  Fall in New York City makes me forget all my troubles. The juxtaposition of red, orange, and yellow leaves over blue-glass buildings, the breezy weather, the... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• #GamerGate Link Roundup

  I haven’t written anything about gamergate because others have said it so much better than I could. Here are some links and excerpts from my favorite pieces... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Secular Solstice and the Importance of Ritual

  

  I wanted to write a little bit about secular ritual and tradition and why it’s important. To me, that is. It’s important to me. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Therapists Can Be Wrong

  Therapists, like many professionals who work directly with clients, need to present themselves confidently in order to be effective, even when they’re not... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Before You Speculate About Amanda Bynes’ Mental State

  [Content note: mental illness, ableism] I wrote a piece for the Daily Dot about the gleeful speculations about Amanda Bynes’ supposed mental illness. Former... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• A Probably-Popular Opinion on Unpopular Opinions

  

  I read a piece on xoJane today that I felt compelled to share on Facebook: After my friends fisked this silliness capably, the conversation moved on to the... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• #AlterConf Sessions Are Awesome and You Should Go

  

  This weekend I attended something called AlterConf, which I hadn’t even heard about until a friend mentioned it, but was very glad I did. AlterConf is... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Feminism Can Make You Better At Sex

  At the Daily Dot, I wrote about sex and feminism. (What else is new.) Does feminism make women bad at sex? Some “sexperts” would say yes, if being bad at sex... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• A Flare-up of a Chronic Illness

  [Content note: depression] This is a personal post, not an advice post or a big societal problems post. But past experience has shown that some people appreciat... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Sexually Assaulting Someone As A “Prank” Is Still Sexual Assault

  [Content note: sexual assault, sexist ableist slurs] A British YouTube personality named Sam Pepper recently posted a video of a “prank” in which he walks... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Leaking Nude Photos As Punishment

  I wrote a Daily Dot piece about the threats (so far non-substantiated) to leak nude photos of Emma Watson as “punishment” for her UN speech about feminism. In... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2014 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES