Jia Tolentino is the deputy editor of Jezebel.

“Insult itself is an opportunity. I’m glad to be a woman, and I’m glad not to be white. I think it’s made me tougher. I’ve never been able to assume comfort or power. I’m just glad. I’m glad, especially as you watch the great white male woke freak-out meltdown that’s happening right now, I’m glad that it’s good to come from below.”

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Tolentino on Longform

[08:00] "A Chat with Malcolm Brenner, Man Famous for Having Sex with a Dolphin" (Jezebel • Feb 2015)

[08:00] Wet Goddess (Malcolm J. Brenner • Eyes Open Media • 2009)

[11:00] Tolentino’s Interview With a Virgin Archive (The Hairpin)

[15:00] "Rush After ‘A Rape On Campus’: A UVA Alum Goes Back to Rugby Road" (Jezebel • Jan 2015)

[16:00] "No Offense" (Jezebel • Dec 2015)

[18:00] "How Should Asian-Americans Feel About the Peter Liang Protests?" (Jay Caspian Kang • New York Times Magazine • Feb 2016)

[24:00] "Gawker Slammed for Story Outing Conde Nast Exec [Updated]" (Jessica Roy • New York • Jul 2015)

[27:00] "Letter of Recommendation: Cracker Barrel" (New York Times Magazine • Jan 2016)

[28:00] "Cheerleaders for Christ" (Adult • Nov 2014)

[31:00] "What Should We Say About David Bowie and Lori Maddox?" (Jezebel • Feb 2016)

[47:00] "Damn, You’re Not Reading Any Books by White Men This Year? That’s So Freakin Brave and Cool" (Jezebel • Jan 2016)

[48:00] "One Small Step" (D. T. Max • New Yorker • Jan 2016)

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