Keep working, keep pushing, live so that these people call you attention seeking activists every day.
An Education Guide For White People
As feminists, we have a responsibility to seek out resources and perspectives that do not come easily to us. As white feminists, we have an absolute and undeniable responsibility to seek out perspectives of marginalized people, gain understanding without demanding or expecting POC to do the mental or emotional labor for us, and to cultivate a space where we can genuinely hear people of color without holding onto feelings of offense.
As feminists, we have a responsibility to seek out resources and perspectives that do not come easily to us. As white feminists, we have an absolute and undeniable responsibility to seek out perspectives of marginalized people, gain understanding without demanding or expecting POC to do the mental or emotional labor for us, and to cultivate a space where we can genuinely hear people of color without holding onto feelings of offense.
When Speaking Up About Domestic Violence Gets You Sued
Women can still be punished for speaking up about domestic violence, and not just by losing a job but by a legal system that fails to protect them.
Women can still be punished for speaking up about domestic violence, and not just by losing a job but by a legal system that fails to protect them.
What Getting Married is Teaching Me About Friendship
I didn’t realize was how much planning a wedding would teach me about friendship.
I didn’t realize was how much planning a wedding would teach me about friendship.
When He’s Ready for Kids and Marriage and You’re Not
It seems like people are more interested in what’s going on in my uterus than what’s going on in my universe.
It seems like people are more interested in what’s going on in my uterus than what’s going on in my universe.
Why Friendship Breakups are Worse Than Romantic Breakups
Friendship breakups are hard! My friend couldn’t give me much of a reason as to why she didn’t want to be gal pals any longer.
Friendship breakups are hard! My friend couldn’t give me much of a reason as to why she didn’t want to be gal pals any longer.
Plot Twist: Watching TV Makes Us a Better Family
Not only was TV working as part of my parenting routine, we also unashamedly used it as a babysitter.
Not only was TV working as part of my parenting routine, we also unashamedly used it as a babysitter.
Ask Erin: How Do I Stay Professional After A One-Night Stand With A Co-Worker?
Normally I would just block and delete said person who couldn't be bothered to be upfront and tell me what's going on, but because of the other relationships and connections, that might mean having to tell a mutual friend what happened and causing problems which I'd rather not do.
Normally I would just block and delete said person who couldn’t be bothered to be upfront and tell me what’s going on, but because of the other relationships and connections, that might mean having to tell a mutual friend what happened and causing problems which I’d rather not do.
Ask Erin: How Can I Help My Cheating Best Friend?
I feel like I'm in a situation that is a bit over my head.
I feel like I’m in a situation that is a bit over my head.
On Creating My Own DIY Rules For A WTF World
Getting to know ourselves is essential. And, what better way to do so, than by making small changes and seeing how we react to them?
Getting to know ourselves is essential. And, what better way to do so, than by making small changes and seeing how we react to them?
Our Shoes Ourselves: An Argument Against Take-Off-Your-Shoes Houses
There’s one custom which I really must rebel: having to take off my shoes when I go to someone’s house.
There’s one custom which I really must rebel: having to take off my shoes when I go to someone’s house.
‘Resting Niceface’ Made My Invisible Illness Go Undiagnosed for 25 Years
I smile a lot. Not because it’s my favorite, though I certainly don’t mind, but because my face just does that.
I smile a lot. Not because it’s my favorite, though I certainly don’t mind, but because my face just does that.
My Friends Turned out To Be Better Matchmakers Than the Professional
No, not a relationship coach or therapist. I decided to go to a matchmaker.
No, not a relationship coach or therapist. I decided to go to a matchmaker.
Take The Cake: Why I’m Boycotting ‘Chill’
“Chill…is agreeable because it is emotionally vacant. Chill is what Cool would look like with a lobotomy and no hobbies… Chill is a sinister refashioning of “Calm down!” from an enraging and highly gendered command into an admirable attitude. Chill presides over the funeral of reasonable expectations.”
“Chill…is agreeable because it is emotionally vacant. Chill is what Cool would look like with a lobotomy and no hobbies… Chill is a sinister refashioning of “Calm down!” from an enraging and highly gendered command into an admirable attitude. Chill presides over the funeral of reasonable expectations.”
Serena and Me: Not Even Celebrity Moms can ‘Have It All’
Motherhood means giving up one thing to get another.
Motherhood means giving up one thing to get another.
How Fat Shaming Leads to Eating Disorders
Fat shaming doesn’t have any positive outcomes, but it has plenty of negative ones. A study found that fat shaming leads to eating disorders for some girls.
Fat shaming doesn’t have any positive outcomes, but it has plenty of negative ones. A study found that fat shaming leads to eating disorders for some girls.