Social justice - xoJane

Nobody Can "Make" You Feel Anything -- Except When They Can

Marianne — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:30:00 -0400

We don't live in a feelings vacuum where people are completely unaffected by each other, no matter how many comments people leave to that effect.

ASK LESLEY: How Do I Stop Accidentally Offending People All the Time?

Lesley — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:00:00 -0500

This is TOTALLY a trick question. Or a trick answer. Or both.

People on Reddit Can Sort of Be D*ckheads

Kate Conway — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:00:26 -0400

Reddit's been in the news a lot for its social justice ability. But at the end of the day, they're still a whole lot of jerky teenage dudes.

CeCe McDonald and the Safety Paradox of Transgender Prison Inmates

Lesley — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:00:25 -0400

CeCe McDonald is currently living with the general population of a men's prison in Minnesota. The question remains of whether she can ever really be safe as long as she's incarcerated.

Who Doesn't Love Radical Feminist Nuns? (The Vatican, it Turns Out)

Lesley — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:00:34 -0400

The Vatican is pissed at some nuns for focusing too hard on helping to combat poverty. PRIORITIES!

Sometimes I Worry That Boston is Making Me Racist

Lesley — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:00:11 -0500

It's much easier to confront and unlearn the racism in my own head when I'm constantly surrounded by diversity. Boston is not a great place for that.