I think it’s worth noting that most transwomen spend a whole lot of time of their formative years being socialized as men. I’ve read from several transmen about how being socialized as a woman effected their transition, and I’d be interested in seeing how that socialization effects transwomen as well. Caitlyn being…

Caitlyn is a fascinating look into what white male privilege looks like on a woman. White women have their own sense of privilege but this Caitlyn mess is a whole different beast. She’s got like, super-duper privilege and watching her open her gob and consistently embarrass herself is one of my last remaining…

You can transition the girl out the privileged American White Male ™, but never transition the privileged American White Male™ out of the girl.

It’s not complaining. It’s telling the truth, and people need to hear it. When people enjoy porn, and many if not most people do, they will bend over backwards to avoid thinking about the abuses connected with it. We only want to imagine happy, empowered women as the performers. We only want to imagine people using it…

Thank you so much for writing this. Almost every comment on this article leaps to the defence of porn and most come in the form of #butnotallporn or #notallpornislikethat
It’s exhausting to find so many people on a feminist site unwilling to admit porn can be harmful and even to deny the words and experiences of a…

I know this isn’t a really popular opinion outside of radical feminism but I think there should be a conversation about how early exposure to porn influences the way men see women. Namely, porn tends to treat female actresses like objects. I remember reading an article by a former porn actress who admitted that there…

Given that Ireland is a completely separate country that has been independent since 1922 and doesn’t need to do anything to stay in the EU (other than not hold a referendum like we did and if they ever do not let the idiots win) I think they’d take exception to that comment.

This was an excellent story, and an enjoyable, empowering read. That said, I can’t get over the egregious use of “Netflix and Chill”. ;)