Noah Berlatsky

A new Facebook post calls into question cover depictions of hyper-sexualized men and women.

Last year there was much excitement at the announcement that Lupita Nyong'o was going to play a major role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens — the first Black woman to star in the franchise.

Rather than seeing Beyoncé's sexual performance as linked to destruction, we can consider whether eroticism might be an alternative to violence.

As a parent, you tend to assume that you have some say in forming your child's mental landscape. Then Santa comes along.

Talking about race can get you into a lot of trouble . . . especially if you don't have a lot of class power or status.

Is the gender of the philosopher a marginal curiosity—or is it more central?

"Childbearing [is] barbaric and pregnancy should be abolished," wrote radical feminist theorist Shulamith Firestone in The Dialectic of Sex.

For once, central character Andrew's flaws are tied up in the fact that he is—wait for it—fundamentally decent.

"The look on Miley's face during Nicki Minaj's savage, expletive-laden rant says it all," Salon tweeted the day after the VMAs. Less than 140 characters, but still enough to link a black woman to a longstanding racial slur.

Under the guise of philanthropy, 8 Minutes essentially blackmails some of the most marginalized and powerless people in society.