This list o' links brought to you by Friday afternoon.
Recommended Reading:
Andrea Long Chu at the Chronicle of Higher Education: [Content Note: Sexual harassment; rape apologia] I Worked with Avital Ronell. I Believe Her Accuser.
Sophie Weiner at Splinter: [CN: Nativism; disablism] ICE Is Using Our Shitty Mental Health System to Target People for Deportation
Your Fat Friend at Medium: [CN: Fat hatred] Who's Hurt by Being Called "Fat"?
Megan Farokhmanesh at the Verge: [CN: Harassment] Twitter Rival Mastodon Isn't Safe from Online Mobs Either
[Note: I'm not thrilled that Wil Wheaton is the focus of that piece, for reasons, but there are important points there about how Mastodon's platform can be easily weaponized against users.]
Julia Serano at Medium: [CN: Trans hatred and policing] Everything You Need to Know About Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria, and her follow-up Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria, Scientific Debate, and Suppressing Speech
Gaby Hinsliff at the Guardian: [CN: Class warfare; privilege] Airbnb and the So-Called Sharing Economy Is Hollowing Out Our Cities
Carly Ledbetter at the Huffington Post: [CN: Fat hatred; video may autoplay at link] Tess Holliday Tells Critics 'Not to Worry About My Fat Ass' on Cosmo Cover
Mo Ryan at the Hollywood Reporter: [CN: Rape culture; sexual assault; rape apologia] Louis C.K. Has Clearly Learned Nothing — and I'm Done
Kaiser at Celebitchy: Bradley Cooper Wiped Off All of Lady Gaga's Makeup the First Time They Met (NOPE!)
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