Tag: us news
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Pop culture moments in July that irritated me
We all know social media is one ragebait video after the other, but these last few weeks have given me one too many reasons to throw my phone in anger. I have written three or four blog posts this month and haven’t published any of them because as soon as I put them down for…
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Could any male artist have gotten away with *that* Coachella set or only Justin Bieber?
There’s no doubt that in the music industry there is a massive double standard between male and female artists. It’s known that women have to work ten times harder to get the same recognition as their male counterparts and the same opportunities. An artist headlining Coachella is one of the biggest opportunities they could hope…
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Trans women are women, f**k what the Supreme Court says
People, people, people: have you not realised that you’re consistently being triggered by the wrong 1%? Because, despite how those in power and certain media outlets portray trans people and their experiences, they make up such a small portion of our society and yet, they are relentlessly attacked, stripped of their rights and framed as…
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Sorry, I cannot get behind the Luigi Mangione fandom
After this week, I doubt I need to explain who Luigi Mangione is to you. Since being arrested and charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Johnson, Mangione has been hailed as some kind of modern-day CEO assassinating hero – likened to Robin Hood or V – for killing a man who, granted, was…
Sincerely, Saskia 