Lara Witt
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These Are The Companies Profiting From Detaining Migrants At Border Concentration Camps
It doesn’t do migrants and refugees a service to pretend that white supremacy, capitalism and other forms of oppression aren’t intertwined. → Read More
KNOW HER NAME: Cheryl L. Bedford is Changing Hollywood for Women of Color
Cheryl L. Bedford is shifting the status quo in Hollywood and making sure that women of color get the support they need. → Read More
I'm Not Here For Your Presidential Candidates
I want things that disrupt the way that governments and societies operate, and so why would I be in favor of any presidential candidate? → Read More
The Voting Happened, Now What?
It is our duty as people who exist on land that was brutally taken and brutally exploited, to make time to be informed and active political beings. → Read More
Kanye West Isn't Tweeting Because He's Mentally Ill — He's Just a Trump Supporter
In this op-ed, Lara Witt explains why Kanye West's support of President Donald Trump isn't a mental illness, and why it's harmful to say it is. → Read More
Why Are People Afraid to Call the Austin Bomber a Terrorist?
Media coverage on his troubled past misses the point: He committed acts of terror. → Read More
You Made It Unsafe For Us To Say No And Leave. – Lara Witt –
R/pe culture is a part of general culture. I wrote each of these quotes because I have heard or read them throughout my life as a part of my own experiences, on TV, in film, and in other forms of… → Read More
If You're Only Now Calling Trump Racist, You Haven’t Been Paying Attention
In this op-ed, Lara Witt explains why Donald Trump's racist remarks about "sh*thole countries," you should not be surprised. → Read More
10 Things Every Intersectional Feminist Should Ask On a First Date
If you’re not going to support marginalized folks, then we can’t be friends, let alone date. The personal is political. → Read More
How to Take Care of Yourself After Witnessing Violence
These tips may help you cope after witnessing violence, like what happened in Charlottesville, Virginia, during white nationalist rallies. → Read More
Why Looking In the Mirror Is NOT A Waste of Time
"Whether we notice it or not, sexism can teach us to devalue parts of ourselves that are restrictively coded as feminine or “girly” like makeup." → Read More
How to Take Care of Yourself After Witnessing Violence
These tips may help you cope after witnessing violence, like what happened in Charlottesville, Virginia, during white nationalist rallies. → Read More
How to Take Care of Yourself When Racist Violence Is All Over the News
Find out what self-care tips you need to know to keep yourself healthy mentally and physically when racist violence is all over the news. → Read More
What We Need White Allies To Do About The White Supremacists In Virginia
The year is 2017 and no, racism hasn’t evaporated, it has been inherited. Right about yesterday would have been a great time to see white liberals denounce the white nationalist, tiki-torch bearing, khaki and polo shirt wearing protest which occurred at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville last night. Right about today would be a … → Read More
Racist White Journalist Calls Serena Williams a Diva.
When will white people stop feeling so inadequate compared to Serena Williams? Serena Williams literally cannot do anything without white folks (and cishet Black men) tearing her apart. Williams is a gifted, talented and successful Black woman, so it isn’t surprising that everything she does is heavily scrutinized by intimidated and spiteful people. When folks … → Read More
Biracial and Bisexual – Our Identities are Important.
I’ve had my ethnicities erased, fetishized or insulted and my bisexuality has been erased, fetishized or insulted. Different parts of who I am are attacked with similar tactics. When bisexuality isn’t being mischaracterized as being indecisive or greedy, it is being erased by cisgender, heterosexual folks which is partially why bisexual women face some of the … → Read More
Biracial and Bisexual – Our Identities are Important.
I’ve had my ethnicities erased, fetishized or insulted and my bisexuality has been erased, fetishized or insulted. Different parts of who I am are attacked with similar tactics. When bisexuality isn’t being mischaracterized as being indecisive or greedy, it is being erased by cisgender, heterosexual folks which is partially why bisexual women face some of the … → Read More
Wonder Woman is Your Zionist, White Feminist Hero
This movie wasn’t made with all women in mind, it’s for the women who can ignore certain atrocities which don’t directly affect them. Dear White Feminists, FINALLY, a superhero movie for YOU! How marvelous that you finally have a kickass, badass, cisgender, abled bodied, thin, white woman hero to worship on screen. You’ve waited so … → Read More
No Means No – Teach Your Children How to Handle Rejection.
Everybody is responsible when it comes to deconstructing rape culture. Another day, another Twitter post illustrating how we don’t teach boys how to take no for an answer. Another day, another example of how we reinforce toxic masculinity and rape culture by telling young girls to be “nice” when turning down a date. A post … → Read More
Remembering Sojourner Truth, The Mother of Intersectional Feminism
Ain’t I a woman? On this day in 1851, at the Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, Sojourner Truth delivered a speech which essentially solidified the basis of intersectionality with her groundbreaking address known as, “Ain’t I a woman?” Born into slavery as Isabella Baumfree, Truth escaped and became an advocate for the abolitionist movement … → Read More