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The Dolly Moment
Why We Stan A Post-Racism Queen. A new essay on my new project, essaying. Live now. If you are an OG tressiemc.com subscriber - you got this delivered…
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Feb 25, 2021
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Cracking the Medical Code
Pelletown signaling + The Everyday Healthcare Tax
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Jul 3, 2021
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"Svelte,” Fit, and “Mate Markets”
The economics of love and marriage + what we're talking about when we're talking about "svelte" + mismatched-beauty marriages
Tressie McMillan Cottom
May 26, 2021
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The Very Real Social Problem of Ugly Discrimination
Racial capitalism and beauty + David Brooks and lookism
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Jul 15, 2021
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Financial Advice for People With Cousins
Getting past the discomfort of talking about money to have a real talk about money
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Jul 27, 2021
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Sleep Around Before You Marry An Argument
Reading "around" a cultural figure like Dolly is a critical skill for reading our complex media-driven world.
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Mar 9, 2021
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Peer Review
Cheers to good decisions + Big Boat Drama + The Vivian peer reviews my latest essay
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Apr 2, 2021
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My Marriage Ideal (Yes, I Have One)
On bingeing Canadian detective shows + finding the perfect marriage in fiction
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Jul 11, 2021
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Not Married to Marriage Culture
On Black women and the culture of marriage + 'Veil and Vow' by Aneeka Ayanna Henderson + Terry McMillan and the Black publishing boom of the ’90s
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Jul 9, 2021
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"I Don't Have To Look Good. I'm An Intellectual!"
Black woman drag + Filming "Red Table Talk" + Doing it for the culture + More Dispatches from White Lady Camp
Tressie McMillan Cottom
May 13, 2021
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I Am Already Behind
Working from home + Summering + White Woman Wasted
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Jun 3, 2021
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Speaking of Tenure …
The manifold credentials of Black women, the ultimate “professional professionals.”
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Jul 22, 2021
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