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Bitch Media's quarter-century legacy of shaping contemporary feminism through provocative dialogue comes to a close.
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Breaking with an eight-year tradition, the White House did not announce June as Pride Month yesterday.
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This is a lot of white men accepting an award for a movie about racism that centers white men.
#Oscars
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"I will never make a film without a Black woman in it. I can say that very clearly. There’s no world in which I’m interested in telling stories where we are not there.” -
@ava
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Bitch applied for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)—you know, the one designated specifically for *small* businesses and nonprofits in the stimulus package passed by Congress a few weeks ago.
We didn't get it.
BUT GUESS WHO DID:
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It’s a no-win situation: If Grande expresses her grief, she’s emotionally unstable, and if she’s photographed smiling or laughing, she’s not grieving enough.
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FBI: Tracked the movements of people they suspected of being involved with Black Lives Matter, a nonviolent activist group
Also FBI: Wow we hope this violent serial bomber targeting Black people in Austin will give us a holler ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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“Tuca & Bertie,” created by
@lisadraws
, offered a unique and invaluable roadmap for survivors of trauma.
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THIS IS THE GREATEST MOMENT.
THIS WAS WORTH STAYING UP FOR THIS MOMENT.
MOONLIGHT WON. MOONLIGHT WON. MOONLIGHT WON.
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If anyone calls you "snowflake" today, remind them what happens when snowflakes get together: A motherfucking blizzard.
#ResistFromDay1
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We did it! YOU did it!
We met our $150,000 goal and Bitch magazine is staying in print!
To say that we are thankful doesn’t even come close to what we’re all feeling as a staff today, but we'll say it anyway: Thank you. We couldn't have done it without you.
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This year alone we've already seen 18 outlets shutter their print magazines or disappeared entirely. We're in the midst of a print crisis, and this time we're not sure Bitch will make it out unscathed.
We need to raise $150,000 to
#KeepBitchInPrint
:
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Three days is the average amount of time it takes Bitch to pay contributors after an article is published. This shouldn't be revolutionary.
When you support Bitch, you're supporting better payment practices for freelancers.
#KeepBitchInPrint
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In partnership with the Disability Visibility Project (
@DisVisibility
) and Alice Wong (
@SFdirewolf
), Bitch Media is excited to unveil the Access series!
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A 2017 study found that 90% of cookbooks about Chinese and Indian cuisines listed in the NYT’s database were written by white people. (via
@bani_amor
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That's racism, sweetie.
Bernie Sanders: Many white voters "uncomfortable" supporting black candidates
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“‘I’m sorry, but telecommuting isn’t possible for this job,’ is something I—and many other disabled employees—have heard many times.”
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"I look around at this community and I"m dumbfounded that I'm included." - Casey Affleck
You are not alone in that shock.
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🥁 DRUM ROLL, PLEASE 🥁
Today, we're pleased to announce the 2018 Bitch 50, recognizing the most impactful creators, artists, and activists in pop culture whose imaginations extend beyond normalizing and affirming the same mainstream messages.
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In many ways, online harassment mimics real-world harassment; it serves to police women’s speech and behavior and can force women to withdraw from online spaces.
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Whoa: Fifty-one percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 no longer support the system of capitalism.
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In 1982, David Bowie called out MTV for not airing videos by Black artists h/t
@techinsider
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“Before you hit send on that tweet that laments having to stay home and missing out on that school event, concert, or trip you were looking forward to, consider that such experiences are commonplace for disabled and chronically ill folks.”
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Today we shared a piece from the Power issue of Bitch magazine about transgender chefs making waves in the restaurant industry. Unfortunately, the tweet caught the attention of right-wing Twitter, and was immediately bombarded with hateful and violent transphobic harassment.
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A feminist analysis of the myth of Medusa reclaims her curse as a powerful protection against the male gaze. (via
@schwarkattack
)
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God forbid we have a day that doesn't center men. The idea that a day that's FOR women is AGAINST men is exactly the bullshit we're fighting
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Bitch Media is offering a series of paid three-month intensive writing fellowships with the goal of developing, supporting, and amplifying emerging, diverse voices in feminist media.
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“It was a chance to reinvent the Western with characters who were always on the margin.”
Read
@freeblackgirl
’s interview with “Wynonna Earp” show creator
@emtothea
:
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.
@CW_CrazyXG
is forcing viewers to confront their own preconceived notions about the lasting cultural figure of “the crazy ex-girlfriend” and reexamine our expectations of mentally ill characters.
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Culture writer
@IWriteAllDay_
created the Kent Test, inspired by the Bechdel Test, to evaluate the representation of women of color in media. Criteria includes “must not solely exist for the purpose of fetishization” and “must not be solely included for a male character's story.”
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Actually, Jimmy Carter named June Black Music Month in 1979. But nice try, White House.
JUST IN: White House proclaims June 2017 as African-American Music Appreciation Month
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We believe Charisma Carpenter, Ray Fisher, and everyone who has spoken out against Joss Whedon’s abuse, as well as anyone who has been forced to remain silent out of fear for their job security.
(via
@justjessisfine
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R. Kelly collaborators like Lady Gaga are complicit in the continued lack of accountability for R. Kelly.
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Today, we’re launching a series about chronic illness—and what the misdiagnosis, disdain, and marginalizing of people with chronic illnesses reveals about our culture.
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Ghost stories are often protofeminist tales of women who, if only in death, subvert the assumptions and traditions of women as dutiful wives and mothers, worshipful girlfriends, or obedient children.
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“Not everyone gets to come out when they’re a teenager, so I wanted to tell a different story.” -
@emtothea
on Waverly Earp
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To be honest, we’re absolutely fucking pissed. Bitch doesn’t have a platinum bank account with a private JP Morgan concierge. Most small orgs don't and we shouldn't need one in order to access federal aid that was intended for small businesses in the first place.
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Today we are pleased to announce our 2020
#Bitch50
list, which includes incredible honorees like the folks behind
#8toAbolition
,
@nhannahjones
,
@NonameBooks
,
@Pidgejen
, the late
@chadwickboseman
,
@rebeccasugar
, and many, many more.
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Update: Britney Spears officially petitioned for her dad Jamie to resign as her conservator.
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Although Jordan Peele made history when he released “Get Out,” he’s not an anomaly: Black writers have been making waves in the horror genre for a long time.
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We honor
@eveewing
's work as a sociologist, professor, author, and poet, and her concise, witty, and often withering commentary on the communal toll of systemic racism.
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“I want to thank you for your courage, and I want to tell you I believe you. I believe you.” -
@SenKamalaHarris
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Bitch magazine is TWENTY FIVE!!! 🎂 ✨
What advice would you give to someone turning 25?
OR where do you want to be when you’re 25?
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Attacking a victim’s credibility prevents us from having productive conversations that could actually move our culture forward.
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Thanks to
@aurabogado
's fearless reporting, she uncovered a federally funded treatment center forcing psychiatric drugs on migrant children. Alongside
@SFMattSmith
, she broke the story at a pivotal moment, shedding light on the realities of Trump’s family separation policy.
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📢 MEET BITCH MEDIA’S NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: KaeLyn Rich! 📢
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“‘Game of Thrones’ has had so many pseudo-feminist moments that are like, “Yay! Girl power!”—but, ultimately, the show is written by men who have very little understanding of what feminist representation actually means.”
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Antifur! Please send photos of your fuzzy friends who can be counted on to bite, scratch, and/or pee on Nazis.
I will bite a Nazi with my sharp kitten teeth. Don't laugh. Those motherfuckers are like little daggers.
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In music, Black women have long expressed their anger through screams and perfectly placed harmonies.
#GRAMMYs
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Described as a “modern-day abolitionist,”
@prisonculture
understands that the criminal-justice system is inherently violent. After a 14-year-old was charged with murder for defending herself, she helped organize
#FreeBresha
and brought the case to international attention.
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Accepting Underwood’s narrative is a disservice to queer folk who are or were closeted and have never abused their partners in the process of finding themselves.
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Hell yeah,
@TheAcademy
has expelled Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski. Took y’all long enough, though.
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“The COVID pandemic has laid bare the ways American society presumes that most of us must depend on a singular romantic relationship as the source of all the caretaking in our lives.”
Read our sexual politics writing fellow
@cohaug
’s latest for Bitch:
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📣 PRESENTING THE 2019
#BITCH50
📣
Today, we’re thrilled to announce the 2019 Bitch 50—honoring the most impactful creators, artists, and activists in pop culture who have utilized their power to advance visibility, equality, or access for marginal folks.
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Rest in Power.
Also, fuckkkkk.
Just days before Ginsburg's death, as her strength waned, she dictated this statement to her granddaughter:
"My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed."
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Make this the industry standard ⬇️
Damn. I published a piece on
@BitchMedia
on Friday. I got paid today, Wednesday. 5 days.
This is the dream, the dream I tell you!
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Migraines are not just severe headaches. It’s a chronic disease whose symptoms are debilitating and prevents sufferers from completing everyday activities. (via
@lynsey_giardina
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The fact that this harassment came directly on the heels of Trans Day of Visibility is sadly unsurprising—but it’s also unacceptable. The same sequence of events plays out like this every day for trans folks on this platform, and it’s simply not okay.
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Children in elementary school, especially girls, are socialized into non-consensual touching, unwanted physical intimacy, and deeply misogynistic notions of bodily autonomy.
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Apparently this is the $39 Zara military jacket that
@FLOTUS
wore today on her trip to visit children being detained by her husband’s criminal administration
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“There are few women in the history of comics." Uh, what? An A-Z list of 26 comics by women:
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Like Toni Morrison’s Sula,
@NICKIMINAJ
rests in a dangerous zone: confrontational, proud, a woman, and colored.
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Girlboss tip
#427
: The key to succeeding in business is by underpaying and exploiting the women working underneath you. Follow for more cool, sexy tips to get ahead under late-stage capitalism 😘
(via
@jessicadefino_
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Betsy
#DeVos
just refused to say whether she would uphold the Department of Education’s guidance on sexual assault.
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Happy
#EqualPayDay
! If someone tries to mansplain to you that the wage gap doesn't exist, you know what to do...
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The words "I'm sorry" do not appear ONE TIME in this self-aggrandizing piece-of-shit statement.
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Trump wants to appoint someone to the Supreme Court "in the mold of Scalia." Never forget what Scala stood for.
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✨ THE SICK ISSUE OF BITCH MAGAZINE IS HERE! ✨
Get the first official glimpse:
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The new series "Sort Of" (streaming on HBO Max) is refreshingly disinterested in educating cis viewers about transness.
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Founder of Disability Visibility Project and cofounder of
#CriptheVote
,
@SFdirewolf
has helped advise federal agencies who craft disability policy on best practices and key issues. She uses social media to urge disabled people to make their voices heard in the political process.
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She Makes Comics: A new documentary explores the history of women in comics.
http://t.co/xoNgZpMQ2z
http://t.co/HaQpNbkh5J
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For far too long trans stories have been limited to those told from a cisgender perspective. From slam poets to academics, these 16 trans creators are leading the way forward.
#TransAwarenessWeek
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“It really was a moving article to read.” -Johnny Knoxville about *this* article on NPR’s It’s Been a Minute 😳
(via
@nikostratis
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Do you mean "Brock Turner, Stanford rapist"?
California judge cleared of misconduct for sentencing ex-Stanford swimmer to six months in jail for sexual assault.
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Chris Rock at the
#Oscars
: "We want opportunity. We want Black actors to get the same opportunities."
#OscarsSoWhite
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We must demand better from social media sites like
@Twitter
, and give users better tools to combat harassment and hate speech when it happens.
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In her new book, “The Tragedy of Heterosexuality,” Jane Ward explains why “the world’s most glorified relationship is often a miserable one.”
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Sadly, it’s already back up, BUT THERE WAS A MOMENT TODAY WHEN TRUMP’S TWITTER DID NOT EXIST
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