Mia Brett
By Mia Brett
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Opinion Who’s afraid of ‘Critical Race Theory’? Jews should embrace the right’s latest bogeyman
Critical Race Theory has become the latest misunderstood academic bogeyman in politics. From Donald Trump to Senator Josh Hawley to Jewish publications across the nation, everyone seems to think that the greatest threat facing our nation is a rather obscure academic discipline that examines systemic racial inequality in America. It’s no surprise that conservative politicians…
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Opinion A candidate abused women. Why did lefty journalists defend him?
A recent political story out of Kansas pitted progressive, socialist values against the treatment of women in a way that revealed that for all too many, women are not a central part of their progressivism. The story centers on Aaron Coleman, a 20-year-old Jewish student who became the Democratic nominee for a state House seat…
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Opinion The hypocrisy of fat shaming Nazis
Since I am a prominent Jewish woman on the internet, I have obviously received my fair share of ant-Semitic and sexist harassment. And much of that harassment has been focused on my looks. I apparently have a Jewish nose, frizzy Jew hair, and “Khazer milkers” (my breasts). These white supremacists claim they can tell I’m…
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Opinion Dating during a pandemic: How to be single in the age of corona
I was supposed to have a first date Thursday night. I’m 32 and single and my last real relationship was a few years ago. I’ve been on an off dating apps during that time, but anyone who is single in NYC and over 30 knows that process is its own kind of absurd hell. A…
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Opinion 100 women accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual abuse. Today, their voices were heard.
In October of 2017, Alyssa Milano used the #MeToo hashtag, coined by Tarana Burke in 2006, to respond to sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein. Two years after the hashtag went viral and 30 years after the first allegation of sexual assault against him, Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of criminal sexual act in…
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Opinion White Men Aren’t Worried About Trump’s Twitter Harassment. That’s Because They’re Rarely His Target.
Kamala Harris recently called for Trump’s Twitter account to be suspended for violating the site’s own terms of service against hate speech. Many in the media mocked her for focusing on what they saw as a trivial issue. However if you’re a member of a marginalized group, subject to the constant onslaught of Twitter harassment,…
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Life The Privilege And Peril Of Being A White Jew In Today’s America
Looking at my skin color, no one would say I wasn’t white. I once even got a sunburn in London, and I think I’m incapable of tanning. Whiteness in America is a lot more than the color of your skin though. Whiteness is a metaphor for full inclusion and acceptance in American culture. Yet as…
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