All posts by Naira Ruiz

I write about gender equality, race and tabloid culture.

Ain’t nobody got time for Meek Mill and Drake’s bigoted feud

Celebrity feuds are the best kind of feuds and the Meek Mill/Drake feud of 2015 will go down as one of the most memorable in recent history. Trying to keep up with the back-and-forth disses is like watching a really intense tennis match. Even President Obama’s former senior adviser, Dan Pfeiffer, weighed in on the feud. He called it “brilliant marketing.”

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The problem with Lena Dunham’s ‘body positive’ pic and Caitlyn Jenner’s VF cover

Last week, the Internet praised Lena Dunham for posting a picture of herself in her underwear on Instagram. One writer at Bustle called it “badass and fearless,” while a writer at Mic described it as “Feminist empowerment.” This week, Caitlyn Jenner (formally known as Bruce) unveiled her new female self wearing a corset and matching high-waisted panties on the cover of Vanity Fair, and again the Internet rejoiced.

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