[media url=”youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcIy9NiNbmo/A&W=415″] Nude bodices, come-hither poses, and full body scans of a barely clothed body: Taylor Swift’s latest video, “Bad Blood,” is the culmination of her sexual evolution, which we began to see with the release of her album 1989 in 2014. Sexual, or at least sensual, lyrics trickle through the album (“his hands are… Continue Reading →
All bi-myself: bi-erasure in the media
About a month ago, I came across this article at Huffington Post. Disregard the actual article for a moment and check out the slideshow at the bottom: “Celebrity LGBT Families.” I clicked through the pictures and was surprised to find that the final two were about bisexual women. As a bisexual woman myself, who is… Continue Reading →
From the diary of the 6th grade “slut” — The UnSlut Project
“I can’t dump him now, because then people would think I am even more of a slut than they already do. How could one mistake cause my life to crumble like this?” Would you publish your diary from when you were a pre-teen on the Internet for the entire world to read? This is exactly… Continue Reading →
Going Green: In praise of Laci Green and sex positivity
Can we please acknowledge how amazing Laci Green is?! If you don’t know about Laci Green, I am here to inform you. She is a sex-educating, YouTubing, social justice advocating, body-positive, and ass-kicking human being. Or, in her own words: “I’m Laci, 22[-year-old] peer sex educator & YouTuber from San Fran. I make videos to… Continue Reading →
In the space between old and new: Irish girls, the body, and self (part three)
[Ed. note: This article is Part Three of a three-part series about the intersection of secular and religious culture in Ireland and the effect of those forces on Ireland’s young women. Here’s Part One and Part Two.] Ireland’s small size and historical lack of political and economic power, as well as its location between the United States and… Continue Reading →
Lesbian storylines make a desperate grab for Sweeps Week TV ratings
Sweeps Week, the week(s) during the television season when Nielsen ratings data is collected (most recently at the end of November), is not known for quality. What it is known for are live episodes, celebrity cameos, character deaths, cliffhangers, and of course, the infamous shark jump. But beyond these trivial stunts, a disturbing trend has… Continue Reading →
Portia de Rossi’s memoir: Important story, but may trigger those with eating disorders
I’m concerned that those who want to stay in their eating disorder or who want “inspiration” to continue their illness will find abundant detail here. Information around how many calories de Rossi was eating every day help the non-eating disordered understand the struggle, but they do just the opposite for those afflicted. Other memoirs… Continue Reading →