Les Inrockuptibles (often shortened to Les Inrocks) is a well-known and influential French cultural and political magazine, considered a benchmark for alternative and counter-culture, blending high-brow cultural criticism with political commentary.
How Do You Become a Feminist?
Politics, media, fashion, culture, art, health, or public space—feminism seems to have infiltrated all areas of society. But while voices are speaking out, the reasons that drive feminists to self-identify as such often remain unknown. Several of them explain their journey between deconstruction and contradictions…
Men Have Every Interest in Being Feminists
Through deep convictions or deconstruction (sometimes incomplete), more and more men identify as feminists. But what do they really have to gain from it?…
R&B: An Ambivalent Feminism?
Since the early 2000s, many R&B stars, from TLC to Destiny’s Child and Alicia Keys, have been elevated to feminist icon status without necessarily claiming it. So how do we understand this ambivalence and know if they’re feminists or not?…
Body Positive Rappers Take the Mic
Embracing a body that doesn’t conform to norms and claiming curves as a tool for affirmation and liberation: for several years now, some new generation rappers have made body positivity a battle in words and images…
Female Rappers and Slut-Shaming
Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, Liza Monet, and Shay—these “hardcore” female rappers are regularly slut-shamed due to their hypersexualized image and explicit lyrics. Why do these artists still face these sexist prejudices?…
7 Things You Didn’t Know About Vaginal Lubrication
Celebrated by rappers, cyprine is also a first name and a precious stone, but it’s primarily a vaginal secretion. We shed light on this too-poorly-understood substance…
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