Posts in Politics
‘Kamala Is Brat’ and Coconut Tree Emojis Aren’t Going to Win the U.S. Election, FYI

We might be paying a little *too* much attention to the memeification of Kamala Harris, tbh

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Kendrick Lamar’s “Euphoria” Acknowledges Drake’s Misogyny in a Way That Feels Kind of... New?

Black and racialized women have been calling out Drizzy’s misogyny for years. Is Kendrick calling out Drake’s sexism finally a sign that hip-hop is taking notice? Kind of!

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How the Sociopolitical Concept of Necropolitics Can Help Us Understand Politicians' Approach to Palestine

A sociopolitical theory developed by Cameroonian philosopher Achille Mbembe, necropolitics describes a society where governments mostly express their power by deciding who lives and who dies. It is a very fitting framework for thinking about Palestine and Western politicians.

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Ben Mulroney’s Xenophobic Tweets and 3 Other Recent Journalism Fails

Not the most fun topic for a listicle, I know. But it’s necessary to reflect on the ways media outlets are failing not only audiences, but themselves, in their coverage of Israel’s ongoing occupation of Gaza.

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Amy Schumer’s Islamophobic Posts Are Worth Talking About—and Not Just for the Obvious Reasons

As usual, celebrities aren’t very good moral compasses—but they’re extremely useful tools for understanding the world around us.

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What If We *Didn’t* Resort to Anti-Intellectualism At This Exact Moment in Time?

I admit it: I thought the people calling out all the ‘girl’ trends on TikTok were being a bit oversensitive. But it turns out I have a hard limit, and it’s making “hey girlypops” videos about the ongoing apartheid of Palestinians.

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It Shouldn’t Be This Hard to Acknowledge That Palestinian Lives Have Value, Too

Media, celebrities and politicians are rightfully mourning the Israeli civilians who have been killed by Hamas militants. Why are so few people extending the same compassion to Palestinian civilians?

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When Conservative Politicians Tacitly Supported the 1 Million March 4 Kids ‘Protests,’ They Were Endorsing Transphobia

Pierre Poilievre instructed his MPs not to post on social media or respond to journalists’ questions about the 1 Million March 4 Children, a ‘parents’ rights’ protest that is pushing for schools to enact policies that will make them unsafe for trans and gender non-conforming kids.

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