I love social media for giving women a place to discuss red flags…so you can move on quickly. I love that watching the Barbie movie has become a test for fragile masculinity…because tests should be simple. …

I was reminded of the legend of La Segua at a family event. A statue of a woman with a curvy body and a horse’s head stood in the garden outside the venue. One of my cousins, who is also American, did not know who she was. La Segua is…

In a video I created on TikTok, I talk about Passport Bros coming to Costa Rica to find girlfriends. First of all, these guys think they’re going to find traditional wives in a casino. Sex work is real work, of course, but these men could go to a casino in…

There’s an older crowd here on Medium. I have a pretty decent following, and I guess I’ve gotten pretty used to how this particular platform works. I’ve been using TikTok to post funny, short content. And of course, I have feminist leanings. Despite the fact that I write and post…

I know you’re lonely, but can I just enjoy my depression without a lobotomy? Can I delight in the full range of my feelings without worrying they are too manly, too unnatural? Can I enjoy talking about something that’s not losing weight to attract a man? Can I have a…

Nothing will turn these guys liberal faster than a man asking their mom, “So, what do you bring to the table?” Nothing will turn these guys feminist faster than a cousin or niece or daughter dating a man who uses her for a place to live. These sexist men wouldn’t…

We are all familiar with stories of children coming from conservative backgrounds experiencing hardship because they cannot be who they are. This can be due to any number of ignorant beliefs, and it’s heartbreaking. Is there also a disadvantage that comes from growing up in a liberal household? This is…

Give me time to ice the side of my head, to check my teeth, to get tested. Give me time to dress my wounds before asking me to make lemonade. Someone took these lemons and squeezed the juice into my eyes, so please: Give me time to see again. You’re…