I wrote about navigating hot take culture in a writing climate that demands it. [Writers Bloc]
Understanding men who murder their families. [Buzzfeed]
The problem with wishing violence upon rapists. [Daily Life]
Emily Ratajkowski on the “she just wants attention” trope. See also. [Glamour]
The dehumanisation of rape survivors, especially those who are disabled. [Pacific Standard]
Where have all the romantic comedies gone? [The Cut]
From bikini to burkini: the politics of women’s swimsuits. [Vice]
Donald Trump’s smear campaign against Hillary Clinton’s apparently ill health works because women have historically been coded as weak. [Cosmopolitan]
Chelsea Clinton is apparently a bad mother for missing her daughter’s first day of kinder to campaign for Hillary, who was also shamed for not attending.
“Donald Trump is on record admitting he had little to do with raising his own children, and we can only assume he does even less as a grandfather, and nobody bats an eyelid.
And just in case you’re wondering, there was no mention of whether or not Bill Clinton was babysitting or why he didn’t come along for Charlotte’s first day.” [Daily Life]
For more feminist goodness from across the Aussie and NZ interwebs, check out the 100th Down Under Feminists Carnival. [Zero at the Bone]
