Navigating tech as a trans black man
It is bigger than microaggressions.
On Aug 21, 2014 by [email protected]
‘Women Against Feminism’ gets the Twitter parody it deserves
Patriarchy, schmatriarchy.
On Aug 11, 2014 by Miles Klee
#NotJustHello identifies a troubling trend in street harassment
A Twitter conversation sparks debate about street harassment and escalation.
On Jun 22, 2014 by Aja Romano
Readers blast Chicago Sun-Times for ‘transphobic’ editorial on Laverne Cox
“The rest of us probably just call it transphobia.”
On Jun 2, 2014 by Aja Romano
Laverne Cox is on the cover of Time, but that’s just half the battle
Trans women are, by far, the highest at-risk group for discrimination, murder, and suicide. One Time cover doesn’t change that.
On May 30, 2014 by Aja Romano
PBS imagines a future for fandom that’s already a reality
Idea Channel’s predictions for the possibilities of fandom are easy to swallow—probably because they’re already happening.
On May 8, 2014 by Aja Romano
Your guide to the outrage over Laverne Cox’s Time 100 snub
Despite having one of the highest percentages of votes in the poll, she was nowhere to be found on the list.
On Apr 25, 2014 by Aja Romano
Even Stephen Colbert thought this ‘Colbert Report’ tweet went too far
If a joke falls flat on Twitter, does it matter if it was funny in context?
On Mar 28, 2014 by Aja Romano
Twitter is celebrating someone named ‘Martian Luther King’ today
A historic occasion veers toward science fiction.
On Jan 20, 2014 by Miles Klee
Tumblr is having a love affair with a Web developer
“The Xkit guy is my best friend and I don’t even know him.”
On Dec 13, 2013 by Aja Romano
Anti-pedophile vigilantes lash out at their critics with online threats
Letzgo Hunting tweeted a critic’s Facebook and Twitter usernames, as well as her street name.
On Sep 19, 2013 by Kris Holt
Tangled Web: I’m tired of my friend’s pedantic posts
How to weather a social justice obsession in a prolific poster.
On Aug 22, 2013 by Jess Zimmerman
Meet the trolls and hoaxers of social justice Tumblr
Is this militant vegan activist for real? Or is she a troll? If you’re at all familiar with Tumblr’s social justice community, you may find it hard to be sure.
On Jun 12, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
The rise of the anti-fandom fandom
The phenomenon has become Tumblr’s Newton’s Law: For every great fandom, there’s an equally vocal anti-fandom, bringing it down a peg or three.
On May 22, 2013 by Aja Romano
Tumblr’s mental health community is empathetic, hilarious, and thriving
Through GIFs, comics, and confessionals, Tumblr helps humanize the actual people living with mental illness.
On May 17, 2013 by Gaby Dunn
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