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what does it mean when men are more turned on by women being the recipients of their orgasms than they are by us having them.
if a woman's pleasure isn't prioritized during sex, we need to call it what it is: masturbation with a woman's body.
 • Rebecca Woolf
the cat is in heat
on breaking my celibacy and the insatiability of animals
 • Rebecca Woolf
creative women are becoming increasingly dangerous to men who have historically gotten away with being shitty
on Lily Allen, David Harbour, and "Vogue World" as the perfect distraction for Hollywood's blatant muzzling of women's voices and our stories.
 • Rebecca Woolf
choosing the ache for more over the acceptance of less
on love, limerence and no longer martyring oneself on the altar of convention
 • Rebecca Woolf and Mindy Walder
motherhood isn't the problem, patriarchy is.
why conservatism will always win if progressive women insist on throwing the babies out with the bathwater
 • Rebecca Woolf
"an insecure man will punish you for loving him"
on Nicole Kidman, the infantilization of boyfriends and marrying men who will grow to hate you for being out of their league
 • Rebecca Woolf
Living on the Edge
On Rediscovering Tension and the Potency of Longing
 • Rebecca Woolf
the braid
the braid
a newsletter that explores the braided experience of mother, lover and self. personal essays & conversations on sex, death, love, loss, parenthood, paradigms, identity, culture and coming of age. written by rebecca woolf with special guests.
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