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Makalah Wright is a writer for the Daily Dot. She has written articles for various publications based on mental health, relationships, and Gen Z-related topics. She is currently a senior at the University of West Georgia, where she studies public relations and music. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with loved ones, shopping, traveling to new places, and playing the clarinet.

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“We must reject the normalization of female pain”: Lupita Nyong’o teams up with lawmakers after sharing her fibroids journey on social media

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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“Women are feral over Tom Hiddleston while exactly zero of us are attracted to Thor”: Superman has spawned “male gaze” vs “female gaze” discourse on social media

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

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“Just talk to a guy”: Women are snatching salads and apologizing over LinkedIn in order to meet single men

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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“The plus-size models are going extinct”: Curve model warns of the fashion world’s sharp decrease in plus-size inclusion

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

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“Do you get the easier routes because you’re a girl?”: UPS worker shares a look at the large amount of deliveries she’ll be making that day

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“I’m not letting it stop me”: Model Erin Marley Klay speaks out after her Fourth of July bikini photos spark discourse on X

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

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“Girls can’t do anything”: Man allegedly stabs at least a dozen young women with syringe at music festival in France

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

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“How have you been?”: Woman is a regular at Gold’s Gym. Then an older guy asks for her address at the counter

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

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Viral theory stating millennial women are the first generation who are fine being single sparks debate: “The juice isn’t worth the squeeze”

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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“Point-blank unhireable”: Gen Z women are making more than men in the UK. Is the gender pay gap reversing in the US, too?

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Everyone’s talking about this woman’s Nexplanon implant suddenly flashing and blinking

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“This is how they’ll get gals to pay for a subscription”: Tinder tests new feature for users to set a “height preference”

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“You aren’t property to be exchanged between men”: Should you change your married name socially instead of legally?

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The “gingers are Black” meme started as a joke, but does it have some truth to it?

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

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Woman goes to doctor for meds. Then she’s told she can’t get pregnant because she doesn’t believe in God

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