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”

Let’s Talk about Sects, Baby!

As I write this, the song’s lyrics are bouncing around annoyingly in my head. And it’s the Pitch Perfect rendition so it’s actually the beginnings of an aca-sing-off or whatever it’s called.  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, whenContinue reading “Let’s Talk about Sects, Baby!”