Noah Berlatsky
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C.S. Lewis' classic book presents an unlikely challenge to the patriarchy in the form of its true hero, Lucy.
Read...As a white woman, Swift can afford to celebrate carelessness. Beyoncé, though, knows that even her casualness has to be perfect.
Read...Daredevil focuses on the dynamics of heroism—the display of strength and violence as a way to distance oneself from weakness.
Read...The surface text of the film is that you can't trust some guys. The (barely) subtext is that you can't trust any guys.
Read...A recent controversy at the Calgary Expo suggests MRAs care more about making opponents look bad than they do about discrimination.
Read...This doesn't mean that the outcomes of domestic violence are always equal; men tend to be bigger and stronger than women, and therefore are more likely to cause serious harm, even in situations where violence is reciprocal. Still, the fact that women are frequently perpetrators of violence in domestic situations substantially undermines the typical story of domestic abuse—and helps to show just how harmful that story is.
Read...With the prospect of another Bush/Clinton presidential contest looming as ominously as Donald Trump's hairpiece, the word "dynasty" seems to be frothing off of many a pundit's keyboard. "Clinton, Bush struggle to shed dynasty labels," a Washington Post headline declared.
Read...Feminist dystopia at its finest. Joanna Russ imagines a world in which the elimination of gender hierarchy leads to freedom, strength, and power.
Read...Under the guise of philanthropy, 8 Minutes essentially blackmails some of the most marginalized and powerless people in society.
Read...It's not the gender that's the problem: It's the oppression.
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