According to Urban Dictionary a Soft Boy is a “less masculine boy who is described as ‘cute’ based on their soft or gentle characteristics” and “a F*ck Boy with a cocky attitude.” They are recognizable by their almost feminine aesthetic that often pushes back against...
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Secrets of Playboy
"Secrets of Playboy" is a new A&E series that goes through Hugh Hefner's Playboy empire in Los Angeles and all the ways that the young women who worked for Playboy experienced poor treatment. Modern Intimacy's founder, Dr. Kate Balestrieri, was a featured expert...
What Is Weaponized Incompetence?
Over the past several months, the term weaponized incompetence has been getting a lot of attention. This has come from millions of views TikTok videos, as well as from the media. It's possible and even likely you've heard of it before, but do you know what it means?...
5 Reasons We Should All Be Feminists
Feminism is not a dirty word. In today’s zeitgeist it is crucial all individuals, not just women, adopt feminist ideals in order to continue securing gender equity. Shying away from feminism as part of one’s identity perpetuates the plight of the patriarchy. Read on...
The Harmful Impact of Bi-Erasure and Biphobia
Bisexuality is a type of sexual identity where the person is attracted to two or more gender identities within or outside of the gender binary. Unfortunately, bisexual people constantly face forms of backlash - including biphobia and bi-erasure, which contribute to...
The Psychology of the “Pick Me Girl”
A "pick me" girl is chill. She claims she gets along with men way better than women. She mocks other women for liking anything that is mainstream or traditionally feminine. She'll dismiss women’s issues, feminism, and claim women have nothing to gripe about. ...
Catcalling: The Impact of Sexual Harassment on Mental Health
It is a common misconception among people who participate in catcalling that it’s a form of flattery that is harmless and even appreciated by the person they are doing it to. In reality, catcalling can be a horrifying, degrading, and threatening form of street...
What is Burlesque? The Empowering Meaning Behind It
What is Burlesque? Burlesque as an art form and musical play has been around since the Victorian era, it came to the United States in the 1840s as sketch performance. American burlesque was full of quick-wit, sexually suggestive dialogue and costumes. It died down in...
What Does it Mean to be Neurodivergent?
In recent years, there has been a much-needed spotlight on neurodiversity – or the acknowledgement that there are natural variations in the human brain. Neurological diversity is not a model of disability, instead the concept of neurodiversity explains a natural...