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We don’t know how to talk about children anymore. We get so wrapped up in these shallow narratives about children being preternaturally advanced, about little girls wearing make up and dressing provocatively and seducing the camera, about little girls maturing faster, developing sooner. We forget.

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“Teenage Girls Aren’t Pining for Roman Polanski”

After Chris Brown’s inventively profane online spat with comedian Jenny Johnson and his subsequent departure from Twitter, the public is left to wonder once again just how Brown’s actions fit…

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Some Queer Writers of Color

This dovetails nicely with Roxane Gay’s post about writers of color: a list of writers of color who are also queer. “I thought, I’m sure I can come up with…

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“This Is Not About Quality Control”

The publishing industry is battling the Internet again. Or publishing stepped on the Internet’s foot and refuses to apologize. Or Maria Popova wanted to use more than three pictures in…

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“Boy, A History”

“In line in the cafeteria, at his favorite table in the library, on the last block before the block he lives on, the inside of Boy’s head is one blank…

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It Never Hurts To Take A Second Look

Over on The Millions, Thea Lim takes an analytical look at Junot Díaz and his book, This Is How You Lose Her, shedding some light on the reactions it has inspired, from the accolades…

How We All Lose

Discussions about gender are often framed as either/or propositions. Men are from Mars and women are from Venus, or so we are told, as if this means we’re all so…

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Weekend Essay Roundup

The last of the presidential debates is on tonight. Before gearing yourself up for that, check out these two great essays we published over the weekend: “If we can’t see…

The Next Letter in the Mail: Roxane Gay

The next Letter In The Mail, going out this Friday, is from Rumpus essays editor Roxane Gay!

Roxane Gay’s Reading Roundup, Fall 2012

Our essays editor surveys new novels and collections -- coming-of-age tales, journeys, and love stories -- and looks ahead to forthcoming works.

A Matter of Dignity

Certain constituencies are always shoved aside, always told their issues will be addressed at some nebulous point in the future. During a lengthy debate, to see these issues merit neither discussion nor debate speaks to how little dignity is valued on the political stage.

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How to Be Friends With Another Woman

“It’s okay if most of your friends are guys but if you champion this as a commentary on the nature of female friendships, well, soul search a little.” Rumpus essays…

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