Noah Berlatsky
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Let's not ignore the fact that the original James Bonds wasn't just white. He was a white supremacist.
Read...In the U.S., anti-Semitism is universally condemned. This means that, effectively, anti-Semitism doesn't exist.
Read...Fifth Harmony is nobody's idea of a roots band.
Read...Female masturbation is sexy in part because it flirts with lesbianism. For male masturbation, it's a different story.
Read...It's not the gender that's the problem: It's the oppression.
Read...To understand this debate, it's important to consider historical context.
Read...Their sexuality traps and destroys male innocence, as they grad hold, by the penis- the better to lead him to castration. Make no mistake that castration is greeted with fear, terror, and disgust—but also with glee. Women as super villains allow their characters to be super powerful; a force for evil is at least a force. In a media landscape where women are often rendered secondary, invisible, and passive, the femme fatale, in her icy violence, seizes female agency along with the phallus that she so efficiently cuts off.
Read...Some love stories don't end happily. So why do so many romance novels insist they do?
Read...As a parent, you tend to assume that you have some say in forming your child's mental landscape. Then Santa comes along.
Read...C.S. Lewis' classic book presents an unlikely challenge to the patriarchy in the form of its true hero, Lucy.
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