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Feminist Friday 8/4

A weekly list of feminist thought from around the web.

#BlackWomensEqualPay, #NoConfederate, & Manels

NEWS & COMMENTARY

Sexually explicit game returns to Steam after adding "censor" bars by Kyle Orland

FEATURES & LONG READS 

Why White Women Must Make the Equal-Pay Fight More Inclusive by Brittany Packnett

Women Shouldn't Apologise for the pitter-patter of tiny carbon footprints by Laurie Penny

Trump Build on Manifest Destiny with "The Wall" by Lisa Factora-Borchers

The Men Who Never Have to Grow Up by Jennifer Weiner 

I Don't Want to Watch Slavery Fan Fiction by Roxane Gay 

'To Save Her Sister's Soul": Uncovering a Nurse's Trauma in WWI Britain by Bridget Keown

What Is Your Mother's Maiden Name? A Feminist History of Online Security Questions by Bonnie Ruberg

The Plan To End Science's Sexist #Manel Problem by Sarah Scoles

Eighth-Grade Innovator Helps Girls Focus on Class Periods, Not Menstrual Periods by Lara Freidenfelds

Losing It in the Anti-Dieting Age by Taffy Brodesser-Anker 

Inequality in 900 Popular Films: Examining Portrayals of Gender, Race/Ethnicity, LGBT, and Disability from 2007-2016 by Dr. Stacy L. Smith, Marc Choueiti, and Dr. Katherine Piper

OPPORTUNITIES 

Fellowship: The Roddenberry Fellowship