Correlation is Not Causation: STI Edition
I wrote a piece for the Daily Dot about a new study on STI rates among men who hook up with men using smartphone apps, and how easy it is to misinterpret the results. A new study by the L.A. Gay &...
View ArticleDebunking Four Myths About Polyamory
I just went through a frankly hellish transition of ending my Midwest trip, saying goodbye to my family yet again, coming back to New York, and moving into my new apartment in Brooklyn. Predictably,...
View ArticleA Better Conversation About Domestic Violence
[Content note: domestic violence and abuse] I wrote a Daily Dot piece about how journalists and pundits can do a better job of covering stories about domestic violence. Until I read Michael Powell’s...
View ArticleBefore You Speculate About Amanda Bynes’ Mental State
[Content note: mental illness, ableism] I wrote a piece for the Daily Dot about the gleeful speculations about Amanda Bynes’ supposed mental illness. Former child star Amanda Bynes hasn’t been having a...
View ArticleHow Rolling Stone Failed Rape Survivors
[Content note: sexual assault] My new Daily Dot piece discusses the Rolling Stone mess. Last month’s groundbreaking Rolling Stone piece about sexual assault at the University of Virginia recently came...
View ArticleStop Telling Jessica Williams What To Do
In a Daily Dot piece, I wrote about why people (looking at you especially, white feminists) need to stop telling Jessica Williams what to do and diagnosing her with things. For many fans of Comedy...
View ArticleWhy is Rolling Stone Still Blaming Jackie?
[Content note: sexual assault] Now that the report on Rolling Stone and its coverage of rape at UVA has come out, I’ve written a Daily Dot piece about how the magazine still isn’t taking full...
View ArticleSexual Desire and Sexual Objectification are Not the Same Thing
I came across a fascinating forum post on the gaming site Polygon in which the poster complains that Polygon seems to take a hypocritical stance about sex and women in video games. On the one hand, the...
View ArticleIn Defense of Finn/Poe
[Star Wars spoilers ahead] Having now seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens four times in eight days, I’m thoroughly obsessed with the movie and have become fascinated by the growing ranks of Finn/Poe...
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