The Sugarcoated Language Of White Fragility
“The language we use to talk about racism is obviously distorted, a big clue that something is being hidden. It’s pretty easy to pinpoint the source: most White people can’t handle talking about racism.”
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Back to home5 Common Behaviors Cis Men May Not Realize Are Abusive (And How To Stop Them)
“If patriarchy is fundamentally violent and oppressive, then we have a responsibility to consider the ways that we might be complicit in that violence – simply by living out the patterns of how we were taught to be men.”
An Open Letter From An Admitted Racist
“I have come to realize that so many concepts and phrases I believed made me NOT a racist were the things that proved that I am a racist.”
13 Tweets Explain The Deadly Impact White Privilege Has On Black People
On Friday, Twitter user Matt Edelstein revived the hashtag #WhitePrivilegeMeans (first tweeted in 2014) to educate and call out the ugly realities that people of color deal with every day that white people don’t have to.
Short Film Exposes How Subtle, But Dangerous Emotional Abuse Can Be
A new BuzzFeed video depicts the devastating reality of being in an emotionally abusive, unhealthy relationship.
“Why White People Say They’re Progressive” – The Perfect Reply to Fake Allies
Many white progressives claim to be anti-racist allies. But there’s something very off with the way they often go about trying to prove that they’re not racist. The problem can be hard to point out, because it’s often so subtle …
A Family-Friendly Policy That’s Friendliest to Male Professors
The underrepresentation of women among the senior ranks of scholars has led dozens of universities to adopt family-friendly employment policies. But some of these gender-neutral policies have had an unintended consequence: They have advanced the careers of male economists, often …
The Disturbing, Everyday Encounters Women Face On Public Transportation
Nine women tell their stories of being harassed on public transportation. Tell us yours using #CommutingWhileFemale.
169 Philosophers Condemn One Of Their Own Accused Of Sexual Harassment
Yale knew that the professor had been accused of sexual harassment at Columbia when it recruited him in 2007. “The careers of the sexual harassers are essentially being protected by the institutions…and the careers of the objects of harassment are being …
19 Snarky Tweets That Prove #NoWomanEver Enjoys Being Harassed
No woman ever enjoys being harassed — and a recent hashtag is highlighting that with some pitch-perfect sarcasm.