Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
If your only source of information were Fox News, what would it teach you about women? If this supercut from the liberal-leaning watchdog group Media Matters for America is anything to go by, nothing good. In this six-minute video, Fox hosts and guests repeatedly belittle, insult, harass, and objectify women — including women Fox anchors…
Even in the best of situations, dropping off a child at college can be a stressful experience. But some students at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, apparently decided to make “welcome week” a little worse for parents and arriving freshmen. Banners hanging from a private off-campus residence welcomed the delivery of a new class…
Following the five more women who accused Bill Cosby of sexual abuse in August alone, a new report claims that his publicity team has had a eureka moment: Just say that the allegations are a big racist attack on an old, kind black man. Radar Online says that it spoke exclusively with an “insider,” and…
In first grade, a boy named John— a notorious troublemaker—systematically chased every girl in our class during recess trying to kiss her on the lips. Most gave in eventually. It was easier to give in than keep running. When it was my turn, I turned and faced him, grabbed his glasses off his weasel face,…
Following last week’s reports that girls in the UK are among the most unhappy in the world because of low self-esteem and body image issues (some of which I’ve battled with personally), Girlguiding UK released its report that almost half of British girls are seeking mental health help and are failing to find it. The…
Have a plan, she said. On Aug. 11, Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke privately with a group of Black Lives Matter protesters who had tried to disrupt one of her campaign events in New Hampshire. Clinton said raising awareness about inequality would not be enough — there should be a specific vision to improve the lives…
“Bitches ain’t shit.” But that reality rap ain’t for you, girl. That line is for them. For those women. Those women gotta change their ways to rid themselves of the label. Until then, how will men respect them? It’s a curious dynamic. Until you can figure that out, gon’ and let them play the song,…
Steve Harvey Moses Robinson/Getty Images for Neighborhood Awards /sl-art-illo-cap /sl-art-illo-cntr What could possibly go wrong when you gather 2,000 men to air their grievances about women? Well, apparently Steve Harvey has become the official president of the “He-Man Woman-Haters Club,” based on details that have emerged about a recent taping for an upcoming Steve…
The moment that I knew graphic novel American Born Chinese was something special, and real, was in its second chapter. One of the main characters, Jin Wang, is a young, Chinese American boy who moved from an Asian neighborhood in San Francisco to a white one in the suburbs. Jin has a horrible time adjusting….
Real estate tycoon Donald Trump flashes the thumbs-up sign as he arrives onstage for the start of the prime-time Republican presidential debate in Cleveland Aug. 6, 2015. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images /sl-art-illo-cap /sl-art-illo-cntr Donald Trump offered a bold, new idea to curb the arrival of undocumented immigrants to the United States: Strike down part of…