I recently recognized a layer of privilege I didn’t know I had.

As some of you probably know, I also administer The Hathor Legacy, which looks at how film and TV portray women. It’s a feminist media site. I founded it in 2005, and I’ve been proud of it. But here’s where a subtle shift in perception can uncover a glaring bit of privilege.

Hathor was always intended to be about women and how they are marginalized. It wasn’t that I didn’t ...read more