Forget “Fairness”
Fairness as Respectability Politics
“Fairness” is the latest iteration of respectability politics. But dignity is not up for debate.
US Book Bans
And the Fight for Freedom
The long-form, English version of my Fett article, on the conservative agenda to eradicate our freedom to read.
Object Fetish
The Ideal Woman is a Thing
From Shakespeare to sexbots, centuries of culture and commerce have rehearsed the same fantasy: if women cannot be controlled as people, they can be remade as objects.
The Latest News
June 14, 2026
KNICKS WIN! KNICKS WIN!
Sleep deprived and delighted — what a way to be.
Last week, I appeared on WMC Talks, in conversation with Erica González Martínez, to talk about Breaking Free, my recent DAME Magazine article on how, in this male supremacist world, the ideal woman is a thing, among other issues.
Folks have until 22 June to register for my asynchronous, online course on the philosophies of gender and race this summer, via UMass-Lowell. The course is open to undergraduates everywhere. Please check with your university’s registrar to confirm credits.
~ Marcie
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