I had written a Team Pick last night for this meme I found on the internet, but I deleted it at 2:24 in the morning because I had an entirely new range of feelings that no longer included crying in New Jersey at “50 people, 1 question” and instead consisted of listening to the Darjeeling Limited Soundtrack in my room until I could fall asleep.
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Carmen spent six years with Autostraddle, most recently as Community Director, Feminism Editor and Social Media Co-Director. She is now the Managing Digital Editor at Ms. , host of Bitch Media’s POPAGANDA podcast and Contributing Editor and co-founder of Argot magazine. Her words have also been published by BuzzFeed, ElixHER, Everyday Feminism, Girlboss, Mic, MEL, and Feministing, among others. Her successful work over the last decade in digital feminism—as a writer, social media maven and activist leader—has earned her the titles of “digital native,” “intimidating to some,” and “vapid and uninteresting.” Everything else you need to know about her you can find out at carmenfuckingrios.com.
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