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Donald Trump And The Making Of A Predatory President
In "All The President's Women," journalists Barry Levine and Monique El-Faizy uncover 43 new sexual assault allegations against the world's most powerful man.
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Finally, There Are Enough Women On A Debate Stage That They Can Go After Each Other
When Sens. Warren and Klobuchar clashed at the Democratic debate, it felt rather ordinary. And that’s exactly why it matters.
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In ‘Know My Name,’ Chanel Miller Takes Back The Humanity She Was Denied
Miller, known for years only as Emily Doe in the Stanford sexual assault case, has written a memoir that lays bare the complicated truths about survivorhood.
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The History Of Using White Female Sexuality To Justify Racist Violence
Johnson is a cousin of pastor and state Sen. Clementa Pinckney, who was killed Wednesday night at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. A white man committed horrific acts of violence -- domestic terrorism, a hate crime -- against black men and women. Become a founding member of HuffPost Plus today.
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Yet Another 'Bachelorette' Contestant Slut-Shamed Kaitlyn
Despite its bizarre dating rituals, low success rate, and questionable racial and gender politics, the stable of shows is, if anything, more popular than ever. Do people love "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette," or do they love to hate it? In this week's Here To Make Friends podcast, hosts Claire Fallon, Culture Writer, and Emma Gray, Senior Women’s Editor, recap the third episode of "The Bachelorette," Season 11.
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'The Bachelorette' Just Destroyed Bromance And Broadway
Despite its bizarre dating rituals, low success rate, and questionable racial and gender politics, the stable of shows is, if anything, more popular than ever. Do people love "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette," or do they love to hate it? In this week's Here To Make Friends podcast, hosts Claire Fallon, Culture Writer, and Emma Gray, Senior Women’s Editor, recap the fifth episode of "The Bachelorette," Season 11.
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Last Night's 'Bachelorette' Got Real Bromantic
Despite its bizarre dating rituals, low success rate, and questionable racial and gender politics, the stable of shows is, if anything, more popular than ever. Do people love "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette," or do they love to hate it? In this week's Here To Make Friends podcast, hosts Claire Fallon, Culture Writer, and Emma Gray, Senior Women’s Editor, recap the fourth episode of "The Bachelorette," Season 11.
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Amy Schumer: 'I Think People Hate Women'
Being a woman in Hollywood involves putting up with a whole lot of bullsh*t. During The Hollywood Reporter's Comedy Actress roundtable, six hilarious A-listers -- Amy Schumer, Lena Dunham, Tracee Ellis Ross, Ellie Kemper, Gina Rodriguez and Kate McKinnon -- got real about sexism in the entertainment industry. Become a founding member of HuffPost Plus today.
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Watch Amy Schumer Shut Down A Lame Dude On 'The Bachelorette'
Amy Schumer made a cameo on this week's episode of "The Bachelorette" -- and it was absolutely glorious. At one point, Schumer sat down with JJ, a bachelor who brags about being cocky. "JJ's a sweetheart," says Schumer.
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Amy Schumer Joined 'The Bachelorette' To Save Kaitlyn Bristowe From Unfunny Men
Despite its bizarre dating rituals, low success rate, and questionable racial and gender politics, the stable of shows is, if anything, more popular than ever. Do people love "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette," or do they love to hate it? In this week's Here To Make Friends podcast, hosts Claire Fallon, Culture Writer, and Emma Gray, Senior Women’s Editor, recap the third episode of "The Bachelorette," Season 11.
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Part Two Of 'The Bachelorette' Premiere Was A Big Slut-Shamey Mess
Despite its bizarre dating rituals, low success rate, and questionable racial and gender politics, the stable of shows is, if anything, more popular than ever. Do people love "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette," or do they love to hate it? In this week's second Here To Make Friends podcast (it is a two-part premiere ... thanks, ABC), hosts Claire Fallon, HuffPost culture writer, and Emma Gray, senior editor of HuffPost Women, recap the May 19 episode of "The Bachelorette," Season 11.
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How Not To Slut-Shame A Woman (A Guide For 'The Bachelorette')
Preview clips are always cut to misdirect, but it’s clear that Kaitlyn has sex with one of the men and gets called out for her physical intimacy by some of her suitors. The preview (see below, starting at around 2:30) shows Kaitlyn sobbing, berating herself for making a "mistake," while bachelors accuse her of just going on TV to make out with a bunch of guys. The producers play this up even further by cutting in Kaitlyn saying that sexual chemistry is vital to a relationship.
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Two 'Bachelorettes' Wasn't As Bad As Expected. It Was Worse.
"I love that some people are upset about [there being two Bachelorettes]," declared Chris Harrison on HuffPost Live Monday afternoon."[If you're upset], it's probably an issue you have with yourself or with other women." As two of the women who’d had a problem with it, we’re not perfect, so we’re always willing to consider that it’s a problem with us. “The Bachelor” and “Bachelorette” franchise isn’t exactly known for its progressive depiction of modern love.
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Here's All The Crazy That Went Down On 'The Bachelorette' Premiere
Do people love "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette," or do they love to hate it? In this week's first Here To Make Friends podcast, (it is a two-part premiere ... thanks, ABC) hosts Claire Fallon, Culture Writer, and Emma Gray, Senior Women’s Editor, recap the May 18 episode of "The Bachelorette," Season 11. Plus, author, actress and "Bachelorette"-tweeter Jenny Mollen joins to give her insights.
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Why Smart Women Watch (And Love) 'The Bachelor'
Confession time: I've been watching "The Bachelor"... and I like it. After avoiding the franchise successfully for nine years, I was invited to a viewing party by some women that I worked with during Ashley Hebert's season of "The Bachelorette," in May 2011.
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The Troubling Subtext Of Sofia Vergara's Ex's Embryo-Focused Op-Ed
This morning, the New York Times published an op-ed by Nick Loeb, a man who wants to use two embryos he created with his ex-fiancee, despite her objections. "Our Frozen Embryos Have a Right to Live," reads the headline. Loeb goes into detail about the history of his and Vergara's personal choices: how she wanted to use a surrogate if they had children, how one embryo they implanted didn't take, how their surrogate had a miscarriage.
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A Record Percentage Of Women Don't Have Kids. Here's Why That Makes Sense.
Women without children are not anomalies, the latest census data shows. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey, in 2014, 47.6 percent of women between age 15 and 44 had never had children, up from 46.5 percent in 2012. This represents the highest percentage of childless women since the bureau started tracking that data in 1976.
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How An Underwear Brand Is Trying To Change The Conversation About Periods
Period stories have traditionally been relegated to the "most embarrassing moment" section of teen magazines. Now, a women's performance underwear brand is trying to change that. Dear Kate's "First Time" video, directed by Process Media's Mary Harron, includes short interviews with over 20 women about the first time they got their periods.
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Trevor Noah's Tweets Were Offensive -- But Let's Not Write Him Off Just Yet
It's been one day since Comedy Central announced Trevor Noah as Jon Stewart's replacement on "The Daily Show," and the South African comedian is already facing accusations of anti-Semitism, sexism and fat-shaming because of his Twitter feed. Monday night, BuzzFeed Community Growth Manager Cates Holderness retweeted a number of overtly offensive jokes that Comedy Central's PR team failed to delete.
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It's 2015 And We Are Still Terrified Of Women's Periods
There's nothing scarier than a fully-clothed lady with a little bit of period blood on her pants. At least, that's what artist and poet Rupi Kaur learned when a photograph she took as part of "Period.," a project for her visual rhetoric course at the University of Waterloo, was removed from her Instagram account -- twice. After her photo was initially removed on March 25, Kaur wrote powerful posts about the incident on Facebook and her Tumblr, which were shared over 11,000 times.