No one asks “why didn’t he?”
We are daily bombarded with yet another sexual assault or sexual coercion scandal announced by headlines designed to inspire sympathy for those poor, poor men who got caught committing those acts. As a society, we […]
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Why I Said No to Tucker Carlson, and Why My “No” Didn’t Matter
How did I come to write one the strangest paragraphs of my life to one of the most unexpected recipients—the senior booker on Fox News’s Tucker Carlson Tonight—on Wednesday? If I weren’t getting death threats […]
What’s In a Name?
Yesterday, I was asked by a Twitter follower why I didn’t choose to change my name on my online work. She asks because I am most well known online at this point for an experiment […]
When Words Don’t Mean Anything Anymore
I first started to feel it while Trump was on the campaign trail. Trump was saying grosser and grosser things, and by the time it occurred to me that he wasn’t just a sideshow but […]
Working While Female
This post went viral on Medium. A Twitter thread has gotten some attention recently, where my former-coworker / current-best friend, Marty, recounted the day he realized just how bad, and insidious, workplace sexism could be. […]
The Streets Aren’t Safe
The streets aren’t safe. My best friend was harassed while waiting at a bus stop today, and I am livid. I’m angry that I wasn’t there to protect her, and angry at the senselessness and […]
Say It To My Face: Chicago’s Epic Trump Shutdown
Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on Steven Singer’s GadflyOnTheWallBlog. Check out his great work documenting the attacks on public education and the teachers, parents, and students who are fighting back. Check out all his work […]
Philly Mag Blogger Andrew Thompson Uses His Comment’s Section to Prove that Sexism Exists in Workplace while Writing about Sexism in the Workplace
There’s a storm brewing at Philadelphia Weekly between Tara Murtha and management over sexual discrimination in the workplace; and, Philly Mag blogger Andrew Thompson continues to mock the plaintiff in his comment section by making […]