Body Image/Body Confidence

• A recent study came out showing that those women in their mid-30s to mid-40s and active on Facebook experienced the highest levels of body dissatisfaction of any group.

Media and Representation

• From the Treyvon Martin inspired hoodie, to one of the best TV soundtracks ever, Netflix’s Luke Cage is so popular it broke Netflix by the vast number of viewers it had when it premiered. So what are all those books Luke Cage is reading on the show? Here’s a syllabus breakdown of all the literature featured in the series.
• If you missed it you’ve got to see how The Daily Show’s Ronny Chieng decimates Fox’s racist representation of Asians.

Identity and Body Politics

• You can now register to vote at many Taco trucks across the country. Let’s get them on every corner by not voting for Trump.
• Ben and Jerry’s ally with Black Lives Matter by breaking down systemic and institutional racism and calling on their fans to join the ice-cream company in support of the movement.
• New words and phrases become part of the lexicon daily. And that’s great news because the singular “They” is here to stay.

Feminism

• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Beyonce are both feminists—just different kinds and that’s fine with us.
• “Pussy, pussy, pussy!” That’s what Ana Navarro had to say on live TV and it was brilliant.