10 Films for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
There are so many films about sexual assault that it's almost become its own genre. Lots of them focus on the assault itself, or on the victim's quest for revenge. To close out Sexual Assault Awareness Month, however, I'm focusing
Dandiya: The New Workout of the West? More Like the Latest Cultural Appropriation.
Some of you might have heard about this new workout that is taking the USA by storm: the Pound workout. Using lightweight drumsticks called Ripsticks, it's a group exercise for full body workouts that synchronize your movements with the music. Except this
Beyoncé: Unapologetically Black, Challenging Patriarchy and Giving Zero Fucks
Beyoncé's Lemonade is a love story at its core. Despite the fabulous artistic direction, the initial draw is the candid tale of marital troubles between her and Jay-Z. Media murmurings of infidelity are confirmed with lyrics like: “He only want me
Woman Cards, Lil’ Kim’s Colorism and Queen Bey: This Week in Feminism, April 23-30
Unless you've been living under a rock this week (or out in a cabin in the wilderness with no internet or cell reception), you've seen that Queen Bey is back with a new, full-length visual album, Lemonade. And if you're anything like
It Wasn’t My Husband’s Girlfriend Who Betrayed Me: Why I’m Done Blaming the Other Woman
by Jody Allard If Beyoncé wrote the soundtrack of my life, she wouldn't describe my husband's other woman as "Becky with the good hair." The woman my husband cheated with was certainly no Rachel Roy (who really, really wants you to