Unpacking Misandrogyny
Have you even seen POSE? You know, Emmy award-winning show about transwomen competing in the underground ballroom scene at the height of the AIDS epidemic? Beautifully written, compelling plot, all kinds of visibility and of course, Billy Porter. Well if you know the show then you know the captivating lead, Elektra Wintour. Former house motherContinue reading “Unpacking Misandrogyny”
Okay Ladies, Now Let’s Fix Our Inflection
If you didn’t read that im Beyoncé’s voice then you should be ashamed. Dishonor on you! Dishonor on your cow! During my first quarter in ad school, I had a teacher who was notorious for asking questions…and then questioning your answer. “How many inches in a centimeter?”, he would pose to the class. A fewContinue reading “Okay Ladies, Now Let’s Fix Our Inflection”
22sense
In the highly democratic internet age, the online landscape is oversaturated with self-aggrandizing self-taughts vying for an audience to heckle with their two cents. I, of course, am different. Not exactly a novel statement in itself, but it’s true. I don’t have 2 cents, I have 22. You know, 22 cents. The average pay differentialContinue reading “22sense”
Let’s Talk about Sects, Baby!
Well, reader, if you were paying close attention you might have noticed that I’m not talking about s-e-x but s-e-c-t-s (as in, when something intersects). In this case, I’m referring to how the various parts of your individual identity overlap and contribute to your lived experience. Take me, for example – black, a woman, cisgendered,Continue reading “Let’s Talk about Sects, Baby!”
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