‘Malcolm & Marie’ is a Voyeuristic Exercise in Emotional Abuse and Misogynoir
Sam Levinson’s decision to write Marie’s nonstop degradation so fastidiously shows his willingness to use Black women with little care for our actual survival. CW/TW: This piece contains minor spoilers for 'Malcolm & Marie', discussion of substance use, mental illness, attempted
In Retrospect: ‘The Lobster’ And Society’s Disdain For Singles
Singles experience more prejudice and discrimination from society at large than most are willing to recognize or admit, especially coupled people who benefit from it. This essay contains spoilers for The Lobster (2015) and briefly mentions sexual assault and suicide Bisexuality is
With Reclaim U.G.L.Y., Vanessa Rochelle Lewis Is Imagining A Better World For Us All
Like so many Black queers and feminists before her, through Reclaim U.G.L.Y., Vanessa is doing the difficult labor of building towards a new world where we all can thrive. By Caleb Luna Vanessa Rochelle Lewis, in the genealogy of so many Black
An Indian Edtech Giant WhiteHat Jr Is Suing Critics For Exposing Its Lies
Pradeep Poonia posted a YouTube video about WhiteHat Jr's false ads. Now the edtech company is suing him for defamation, trademark violation, and more in an effort to keep him quiet. CW: Mention of suicide By Suryatapa Mukherjee WhiteHat Jr is an education
Therapy Is Helping Me Break My Latinx Family’s Stigma of Mental Health Care
Therapy has taught me to no longer keep quiet about my mental health. Millennial and Gen-Z Latinx folks must combat the stigma against therapy in our culture. TW/CW: this essay contains mentions of COVID-19 related death and grief. By Miryam R. Pinto My