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Category Archives: Language

Calling for a Transnational Culture Shift on Street Harassment

May 6, 2015by Manifesta Mag Leave a comment

By Brianna Suslovic It’s a strange feeling when you realize that your life is technically in the hands of a creepy cab driver who has been making passes at you […]

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First Person, Global, Language, Queer, Rape Culture, Sex

Exclusion and Exotification on Grindr: What Racial Preferences Mean and Do

April 16, 2015by Manifesta Mag Leave a comment

In what ways are ‘Grindr racism’ different than the racism enacted offline within the gay male community?

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Culture, Language, Pop culture, Queer, Race, USA

In the Margins: A Perspective on Sexual Assault Conversations

September 13, 2013by Manifesta Mag 1 Comment

The author has chosen to publish anonymously due to the sensitive nature of this piece. Author’s Note:   1. This article deals explicitly with issues of both penetrative and non-penetrative […]

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Creative Non-fiction, Features, Language, Rape Culture, Sex

On Language

April 14, 2013by Manifesta Mag 2 Comments

Keith Grubb  There are few words that feel right. “Queer,” “feminist”—two such words—help me understand how I exist, how I am, and, more importantly, how I want to be. “Fuck” […]

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First Person, Language

Reclaimed?

March 21, 2013by Manifesta Mag Leave a comment

Cassandra Euphrat Weston I hate the word bitch. I mean, I want to hate it. I mean, I can’t get enough of it rocketing off my tongue. But only because […]

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First Person, Language

I Am Not My Genitalia

March 20, 2013by Manifesta Mag Leave a comment

Anahvia Mewborn “You’re such a cunt.”  Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines cunt as: “Usually obscene: the female genital organs; a woman”. Insulting someone by calling them a cunt, the female genital organs, […]

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First Person, Language, Pop culture

Reservations

March 4, 2013by Manifesta Mag 1 Comment

We begin our series on language with  Hayley C. Cuccinello‘s reflections on the word “hysterical.”   What bothers me about the word hysteria is that it’s reserved for women. But it’s not […]

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Culture, History, Language, Pop culture

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