The Pitfalls of the Positivity Movement

My first Tinder experience was a cruel foreshadowing of years of haunting encounters to come. Classmates and friends had told me, newly 18, about the exhilarating adventures they were having. Instagram was telling me to free the nipple. So-called liberation via hookup culture was on the rise. In a call back to Sex and the City, “Have sex like a man!” The message seemed clear: Sex is power and you must claim yours. So I downloaded the app and matched with a grad student who refused my initial request to meet in the Bobst Library to study. Better instead he… Read Full Article