Presumption of a disposable income, able-bodied access and ability to use any tool, while prioritizing heterosexual monogamy, whiteness and cis identity, all create a sex toy culture that rejects and erases marginalized users.
economic violence
Issue 33
on February 23rd, 2016
Capitalism is an economic system of convenience… that is, the convenience of management and CEOs.
Issue 33
on February 22nd, 2016
If programs to get youth into tech are adding an extra layer of difficulty for young people, rather than improving their lives, why would they enter and stay?
Issue 32
on February 1st, 2016
Being trans brings an entire new layer of bias and discrimination to play in every interview.
Issue 25
on August 10th, 2015
In a society where equitable access to jobs, housing, and financial services is still threatened by racist discrimination, crowdfunding is a tool that has helped marginalized communities deal with the impact of economic violence.
Issue 22
on June 8th, 2015
Sex workers have long driven major revolutions in technology. They have also been at the forefront of innovating new business models for content, communications, and services themselves.
Surveillance
on October 8th, 2014
Racial profiling fundamentally relies on surveillance, and in the case of African Americans, it’s been going on for hundreds of years; so far we have not been able to opt out of being constantly watched.
Surveillance
on October 7th, 2014
The same technologists who protest against the NSA’s metadata collection programs are the ones profiting the most from the widespread surveillance of students.
Queer
on May 19th, 2014
Growing up abused and transitioning to an abusive workplace leaves the pattern that abuse is normal.