SIO511: What a Recent Chappell Roan Incident Teaches Us About Sexism

Serious Inquiries Only by Thomas Smith

Apr 18, 202601:00:03Education

Well, what do you know - it's a day that ends in y so the internet has a woman to hate. You might have seen some of the chatter about child-hating Chappell Roan lately, and it's just so depressing every single time one o...

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