On Reclaiming The Word “Slut”
I spent my teenage years terrified that I was a slut, and therefore I was not the type of girl who could be loved.
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Ryan From ‘Promising Young Woman’ Fucked Me Up
Watching Promising Young Woman felt like taking a fork in my fist and then jabbing it into my right temple. The film left me bleeding for days.
Read More‘Happiest Season’ Breaks The Only Rom-Com Rule That Matters
If you’re making a romantic comedy, you need to write a relationship — and a love interest — worth rooting for.
Read MoreStop Publicly Defending Your Friends
At the end of the day, the best way for us to help our friend and their victim is to react in private.
Read MoreWhat I Wish I’d Known About Hookup Culture Before Going to College
You are not weak for having feelings. Getting pieces of yourself tangled up with someone else is part of the deal of sex sometimes. It’s not a crime to care.
Read MoreYou Deserve a Partner Who Texts You Back
Maybe not immediately, maybe not every single time, but reliably and honestly and with care.
Read MoreFive Years Later, Wesleyan Is Still The Best Decision I’ve Ever Made
I love Wesleyan. I love it more tonight than I ever have because I see it for its faults and scars.
Read MoreI Am Not a Hugger
When someone I don’t want to hug walks toward me with their arms outstretched, I feel like I want to crawl out of my skin.
Read More4 Books to Read If You’re Worried You Don’t Know How to Love
Here is my curriculum for the emotionally lost and intimacy challenged.
Read MoreTo Read In Case I Am Ever Murdered By a Man
Here is where you can find evidence of motive and intent so that no one tries to erase the role of misogyny in my death.
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