Posts Tagged ‘feminism’

The Age of Anesthesia

Heterosexuality is undergoing a major public relations crisis. From Gallup polls proclaiming Gen Z as the “queerest generation ever” to reactionary pundits inveighing against the death of traditional family values,…

Femcel Heteropessimism

Femcels — the female version of involuntary celibates, or, “incels” — are rapidly gaining visibility and attention, as evidenced by the recent uptick in femcel related content on social media…

Compulsory Heterosexuality, Past and Present: Adrienne Rich and the Lesbian Masterdoc

I started using TikTok in late 2020. Not long after joining, the app began feeding me videos by queer women who enthusiastically praised something called the “Lesbian Masterdoc,” describing it…

The Performativity of Heteropessimism as Feminist Complaint

“Females, however, and effeminate men enjoy having people to wail with them” — Aristotle1 Around the time I turned thirty, I was dating the most magnetic man I’d ever met….