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<p>Jessica Machado is the former IRL editor of the Daily Dot. Previously, she was an associate editor at Rolling Stone. Her work has been published in the Washington Post, Elle, Vice, Salon, BuzzFeed, Guernica, Bitch, Bust, the Cut, the Awl, the Toast, among others.</p>


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Disney pulls racist ‘brown skin’ ‘Moana’ Halloweeen costume

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11-year-old accidentally hangs himself trying to mimic YouTube prank

Should you trust these cosmetic safety ratings—or are they just fear-mongering?

How a joke adultery post left a Facebook mom group fearing for its safety

Mom goes off on store clerk who made racist comment to her kids

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What’s it like to be a trans Lolita

<p>Jaya Saxena is a lifestyle writer and editor whose work focuses primarily on women&#8217;s issues and web culture. Her writing has appeared in GQ, ELLE, the Toast, the New Yorker, The Hairpin, BuzzFeed, Racked, Eater, Catapult, and others. She is the co-author of &#8216;Dad Magazine,&#8217; the author of &#8216;The Book Of Lost Recipes,&#8217; and the co-author of &#8216;Basic Witches.&#8217;</p>


Jaya Saxena

Woman known as ‘teacher bae’ sparks online debate about appropriate workwear

Is creating ‘mommy blog’ content the new child labor?

Students share what it’s like to return to school after a shooting

This college student’s ‘It Happened’ photo collection shows how rape can happen to anyone, anywhere

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Disney pulls racist ‘brown skin’ ‘Moana’ Halloweeen costume

11-year-old accidentally hangs himself trying to mimic YouTube prank

Should you trust these cosmetic safety ratings—or are they just fear-mongering?

How a joke adultery post left a Facebook mom group fearing for its safety

Mom goes off on store clerk who made racist comment to her kids

What’s it like to be a trans Lolita

Woman known as ‘teacher bae’ sparks online debate about appropriate workwear

Is creating ‘mommy blog’ content the new child labor?

Students share what it’s like to return to school after a shooting

This college student’s ‘It Happened’ photo collection shows how rape can happen to anyone, anywhere

Man resurfaces yard with toxic blue mulch for his children to play in

Man gets his testicle stuck in a chair, complains to IKEA about it

Sam White’s incredible hustle as an ally

The delicate balance of disclosing mental illness on social media

Blue Ivy and the demand for beauty from birth