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I Helped Start the #FBRape Campaign Because We Must Not Tolerate Facebook's Allowance of Horrifying Pictures Showing Violence Against Women

Laura Bates — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:30:00 -0400

Advertisers are starting to pull out. The campaign is working. Here's why I started it.

I Decided to Try Being Totally Honest About My Sucky Life on Facebook

Genevieve Shanahan — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:30:00 -0400

Today in stuff I feel irrationally guilt about: pretending online that things are cool when things are actually totally not cool.

I'm SORRY, OK? I Was An Internet Baby Hater

Julieanne — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400

I don't actually hate your baby! It was just a thing I did for money once.

Mommy Speaks About Herself In The Third Person, And Other Stuff That Probably Annoys Everyone

Somer Sherwood — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0400

We are all super annoying to each other, now that we always know what everyone else is doing and thinking, at all times.

OMFG There's A Baby In Your Timeline, Get Over It

Emily — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:00:00 -0400

A friend of mine recently received an anonymous email telling her to "cool it" with the baby pics on Facebook. Who does that?!

In Other I'm Not Perfect News: Still Struggling With Being a Hater

Helena — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:00:00 -0400

Why does the idea of a "dislike" button on Facebook fill me with sooooo much joy?

Facebook: Letting You Know Who's a Dick Since 2004

Natalie — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:00:00 -0500

The problem with something so big, so incredibly huge and out of control is that everyday you will see someone who you previously thought was alright, being a dick.

I've Hated The Stretchmarks on My Arms for 30 Years

Yvonne — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:00:00 -0500

Like diamonds, stretch marks are forever.

In Defense of the Fugly Facebook Photo

Kate Conway — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Sometime in the last few years, I've gone from compulsively untagging every remotely unflattering photo of myself to making them my profile pictures. And it feels AWESOME.

How to Channel Cripplingly Strong Bouts of Negativity into Healthy Competitiveness, Creativity and Self-Love (or -"Kinda Like")

Julia Pugachevsky — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:00:00 -0500

Like most people, I still drift toward negative thoughts from time to time, but I’ve gotten much better at keeping myself from spiraling out of control.

The Charitable Humblebrag: Acts of Goodwill in the Age of Social Media

Katie J. M. Baker of Jezebel — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:00:00 -0500

Will people still trek out to the Rockaways and other storm-ravaged areas if they can't Instagram it?

I'm Not Voting Against Sex Trafficking; That Doesn't Make Me a Bad Person

Kate Conway — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:00:00 -0400

If you, say, have a housemate who does sex work, you could face prison time under Prop 35. Wish I were joking.

Dear Facebook: Please Update Your Gender Settings

s.e. smith — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:00:00 -0400

I’m not a “decline to state” or “it’s complicated.” I’m more than happy to state considering I write about it all over the Internet: I’m genderqueer.

HEY, COOL: We Caused Facebook to Shut Down Resurfacing of Creepy "Most Beautiful Teen" Site

Mandy — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:00:00 -0400

Holy shit, right?

Have you Ever Outed a Cheater?

Julie — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:00:21 -0400

Thanks to technology, it's easier than ever to bust a cheater with a Facebook message. But should we?

Insta-Zen: A Quick and Dirty Guide to Instagram Jealousy

Emily V Gordon — Tue, 08 May 2012 20:35:17 -0400

Please. Let's not make brunch snarking a thing.

Answering the Status Updates Of A Young Gay Guy I'd Like To Save

Eliot — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:00:34 -0400

Cameron doesn’t know who I am, but I want to save him. I want to be his gay Jesus.

On Creeps (And Why I'm Totally Fine With Calling them That)

Julieanne — Tue, 01 May 2012 11:00:40 -0400

This is your Internet and you have the right to see all the dong you want and none that you don't.

It Happened to Me: My Dr. Phil Episode Aired Today

Emily — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:00:50 -0400

I look like I'm gonna puke!

Blocking People on the Internet For Fun and Health!

Julieanne — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:00:22 -0400

I bind you, Nancy. I bind you from sending me wiener pics on Twitter.