Love, Joy, Feminism
Saturday Link Love is a feature where I collect and post links to various articles I’ve come upon over the past week. Feel free to share any interesting articles you’ve come along as well! The more the merrier.
Understanding the fake historian behind America’s religious right, on Vox—“Barton is a self-taught historian and activist. He’s received little formal historical training and his sole credentialed degree is a bachelor’s in religious education from evangelical Oral Roberts University.”
The Rise and Fall of the Pop Star Purity Ring, on The Muse—“This moment happened on TV just 10 years ago, but the mainstream sentiment that the sexual choices for teenagers are either “pure virgin” or “slut,” seems absolutely ancient in 2018, when words like “slut-shaming” and “girl hate” have infiltrated the common vernacular.”
This Country’s Democracy Has Fallen Apart — And It Played Out To Millions On Facebook, on Buzzfeed—“Facebook was supposed to open up societies like Cambodia. But it’s doing just the opposite — with disastrous consequences for its fragile politics.”
Dear NYT and Atlantic: Do We Really Need a Primer on Enthusiastic Consent in 2018? on Feministing—“The reason Weiss and Flanagan’s pieces are so dangerous, and set back public conversation around rape culture and sexual assault several decades prior to the #MeToo insurrection, is that they are stuck in retrograde, sexist ideas of what consent means.”
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