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[TW] YOU ARE NOT ALONE

December 31, 2014

Trigger Warning: Suicide and depression. This week’s tragic news about the death of transgender teen, Leelah Alcorn, and the Tumblr note that followed, has brought me to tears. Losing lives, especially young lives, to hopelessness, always feels so preventable. Marc Lombardi, editor at ...

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#WWACTV – Rape On Television: How The Newsroom and Reign Got It Wrong

December 9, 2014

*Trigger Warning: This post will discuss the rape scene in episode 9 of Reign‘s second season and a discussion of rape between two characters in Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom. As a woman, I find rape hard to talk about. It’s difficult because, growing up, I was told by many ...

Comics

India’s New Comic Book Hero

December 9, 2014

Trigger warning: This post discusses sexual violence and rape. India has a new hero! She’s a survivor who works with the gods to fight against gender-based violence in India and beyond. Steeped in the rich Hindu mythology, beautiful color palette and culture of India, the new comic book, ...

Opinion

[TW] Belief Is Radical: Believe Shia LaBeouf

November 30, 2014

During an interview with Dazed Digital earlier this week, actor Shia LaBeouf shared the knowledge that he was raped during a performance art project. We believe him. General response to the news was familiar: you don’t need me to tell you how people reacted to a man, a famous man, saying ...

Essays, Opinion

Trigger Warning: Fantasy vs Reality

September 18, 2014

I hate the dark. As in full-on shaking, bones trembling, sweat-breaking-out-along-the-nape-of-my-neck fear. It’s a strange thing to admit to people because being afraid of the dark is something children fear. Being afraid of the dark is something people associate with weakness and immaturity. ...

Opinion

Fail Better: Trigger Warnings — Use Them, Believe in Them

August 15, 2014

Trigger Warning: This post discusses sexual abuse, depression, and state violence. When I was younger and a much bigger asshole than I am now, I used to scratch my head at trigger warnings. I don’t now. It’s not a complicated issue — be kind, use trigger warnings; no downside.

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[TW] YOU ARE NOT ALONE

#WWACTV – Rape On Television: How The Newsroom and Reign Got It Wrong

India’s New Comic Book Hero

[TW] Belief Is Radical: Believe Shia LaBeouf

Trigger Warning: Fantasy vs Reality

Fail Better: Trigger Warnings — Use Them, Believe in Them

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