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What On Earth To Make Of Azealia Banks' Whiteface Music Video

Banks' "Ice Princess" video shows that it's not only white people who can pick up someone else's culture.

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Literary Life Lessons From 5 Extraordinary Black Female Protagonists

Literature provides space for Black women to see happiness and triumph.

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Pretty Woman At 25: Still A Crass, Degrading Power Fantasy

The rom-com's worshipping of power and wealth comes with a gender twist.

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Feminist Interpretations Of 5 Pro Wrestlers' Trademark Moves

Your relationship to wrestling will leave this arena in pieces. Punk.

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Outlander, Romance Fiction—And Why We Fantasize About Infidelity

Illicit passions aren't less enjoyable because they're illicit. Quite the contrary.

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Is It Morally OK To Binge-Watch The Sex Crimes Of Law & Order: SVU?

Does this wildly popular show glorify sexual violence . . . or raise awareness of it?

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In Showtime's The Affair, Style Smartly Helps Tell The Story   

The wardrobe department for this must-watch new show may be the best around.

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If Dads Date Their Daughters, Are Moms Supposed To Be “Dating” Their Sons Too?

Why have we decided that father-daughter time should involve an element of role-play—and mother-son time should not?

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