Yes, the #NotMyAriel anger to “The Little Mermaid” casting choice is racist Over the weekend, a Facebook group called “Christian's Against the Little Mermaid (Boycott Halle Bailey)” reached over 50,000 members. By Saira Mahmood Jul. 7, 2019
Time’s Up, unless you’re Bryan Singer It seems like the Academy won't admit what he did wrong unless it is forced to. By Saira Mahmood Jan. 29, 2019
Best of The Tempest 2018: 9 Stories from Pop Culture A roundup of this year's events with 9 stories picked by our editor By Federica Bocco Dec. 30, 2018
This complaint from Jude Law shows that #MeToo hasn’t gone far enough Amazon did the right thing when they shelved a film directed by Woody Allen By Julia Métraux Dec. 13, 2018
Why are blockbuster films pretending that lesbians and bisexuals don’t exist? The film industry portrays itself as LGBT-friendly, but big-budget movies are still relegating lesbian and bisexual women's stories to the shadows. By Carina Julig Dec. 5, 2018
Fight the patriarchy and look fly as hell with this bad-ass F**K Kavanaugh lipstick And support anti-sexual assault organizations at the same time By India Kushner Nov. 5, 2018
The most iconic moments of 20gayteen – and why entertainment matters in normalizing minorities ... and the best thing is, 20gayteen isn't over yet! By Federica Bocco Oct. 18, 2018
Terry Crews forced Hollywood to listen – and he’s not going anywhere yet By naming the perpetrator, Crews has shown men (and especially men of color) that they are not alone - women are not the only victims of sexual assault. By India Kushner Sep. 28, 2018
Scandals like Nouman Ali Khan and Harvey Weinstein say a lot about society’s treatment of women Justice just isn’t as simple as it may seem. By Naela Hasan Apr. 18, 2018
Here’s the big problem with everyone’s fave author, J.K. Rowling There is one word that sums up the issue with J.K. Rowling: Privilege. By Federica Bocco Apr. 16, 2018
I live in India and love Hollywood. But why is it so hard for Americans to stop using awful Indian stereotypes? Because all Indians have cows in their backyard, right? By Arushi Tandon Feb. 21, 2018
Dear non-black people of color who are bitter about “Black Panther,” you’re all hypocrites Being a person of color doesn't give you a free pass to be racist. By Mishma Nixon Feb. 16, 2018
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