Kate Manne
@katemanne.bsky.social
Writer and philosophy professor at Cornell. Author of DOWN GIRL, ENTITLED, and UNSHRINKING. Writing weekly at http://katemanne.substack.com. She/her
White women's privilege is not like tissue paper, protecting us. It is more like ground beneath our feet: when we are felled, as we may well be, there is at least something holding us. We do not simply disappear through the cracks like many non-white people do katemanne.substack.com/p/your-white...
Your Whiteness Will Not Protect You—But it Will See You Mourned
Understanding the role white privilege does—and does not—play in state violence and the public reaction to it.
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January 17, 2026 at 5:58 PM
White women's privilege is not like tissue paper, protecting us. It is more like ground beneath our feet: when we are felled, as we may well be, there is at least something holding us. We do not simply disappear through the cracks like many non-white people do katemanne.substack.com/p/your-white...
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This is deeply important. As a bonus, this profound piece also includes related links everyone should see. Thank you @katemanne.bsky.social for your consistently relatable and on-point work. #IAmReneeGood
Her crime against heterosexist patriarchy was punishable by murder katemanne.substack.com/p/renee-good...
Renee Good’s Crime
Understanding the law she broke and why it was punishable by murder
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January 15, 2026 at 12:46 AM
This is deeply important. As a bonus, this profound piece also includes related links everyone should see. Thank you @katemanne.bsky.social for your consistently relatable and on-point work. #IAmReneeGood
Her crime against heterosexist patriarchy was punishable by murder katemanne.substack.com/p/renee-good...
Renee Good’s Crime
Understanding the law she broke and why it was punishable by murder
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January 14, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Her crime against heterosexist patriarchy was punishable by murder katemanne.substack.com/p/renee-good...
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"Down girl" - @katemanne.bsky.social
Fox News' Will Cain: “There's a weird kind of smugness... in the way that some of these liberal white women interact with authority”
January 13, 2026 at 7:57 PM
"Down girl" - @katemanne.bsky.social
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“We must not forget that the fascism that killed her is misogynistic to its core. And men like Ross, who will murder the women who dare not to be afraid of them, have seldom been more empowered, more vengeful, or more dangerous.” Powerful piece @katemanne.bsky.social
We can’t ignore the gendered dynamics of what we just saw katemanne.substack.com/p/renee-good...
Renee Good’s Murder was Misogyny
We cannot ignore the distinctively gendered dynamics of this—and much other—fascist violence
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January 11, 2026 at 10:07 AM
“We must not forget that the fascism that killed her is misogynistic to its core. And men like Ross, who will murder the women who dare not to be afraid of them, have seldom been more empowered, more vengeful, or more dangerous.” Powerful piece @katemanne.bsky.social
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"the fascism that killed her is misogynistic to its core"
I beg us not to lose sight of the role queerphobia played along with misogyny. Becca Good’s tone in interacting with Ross was just like her late wife’s: calm yet lightly mocking; neither scared nor deferential; and because of that deeply, deeply subversive. katemanne.substack.com/p/renee-good...
Renee Good’s Murder was Misogyny
We cannot ignore the distinctively gendered dynamics of this—and much other—fascist violence
katemanne.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:38 PM
"the fascism that killed her is misogynistic to its core"
I beg us not to lose sight of the role queerphobia played along with misogyny. Becca Good’s tone in interacting with Ross was just like her late wife’s: calm yet lightly mocking; neither scared nor deferential; and because of that deeply, deeply subversive. katemanne.substack.com/p/renee-good...
Renee Good’s Murder was Misogyny
We cannot ignore the distinctively gendered dynamics of this—and much other—fascist violence
katemanne.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I beg us not to lose sight of the role queerphobia played along with misogyny. Becca Good’s tone in interacting with Ross was just like her late wife’s: calm yet lightly mocking; neither scared nor deferential; and because of that deeply, deeply subversive. katemanne.substack.com/p/renee-good...
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The woman who dare not to be afraid are the ultimate danger for insecure men. Great text here.
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We can’t ignore the gendered dynamics of what we just saw katemanne.substack.com/p/renee-good...
Renee Good’s Murder was Misogyny
We cannot ignore the distinctively gendered dynamics of this—and much other—fascist violence
katemanne.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:14 PM
The woman who dare not to be afraid are the ultimate danger for insecure men. Great text here.
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“The scenario is not so far from that deservedly famous line of Margaret Atwood’s: men fear women laughing at them. Women fear men killing them, because she dared to laugh at him.”
We can’t ignore the gendered dynamics of what we just saw katemanne.substack.com/p/renee-good...
Renee Good’s Murder was Misogyny
We cannot ignore the distinctively gendered dynamics of this—and much other—fascist violence
katemanne.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:17 PM
“The scenario is not so far from that deservedly famous line of Margaret Atwood’s: men fear women laughing at them. Women fear men killing them, because she dared to laugh at him.”
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You find yourself wondering if he uses a different tone of voice when he calls his wife a fucking bitch.
We can’t ignore the gendered dynamics of what we just saw katemanne.substack.com/p/renee-good...
Renee Good’s Murder was Misogyny
We cannot ignore the distinctively gendered dynamics of this—and much other—fascist violence
katemanne.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 6:01 AM
You find yourself wondering if he uses a different tone of voice when he calls his wife a fucking bitch.
We can’t ignore the gendered dynamics of what we just saw katemanne.substack.com/p/renee-good...
Renee Good’s Murder was Misogyny
We cannot ignore the distinctively gendered dynamics of this—and much other—fascist violence
katemanne.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:58 AM
We can’t ignore the gendered dynamics of what we just saw katemanne.substack.com/p/renee-good...
The antidote to himpathy is not (always) harshness katemanne.substack.com/p/she-who-ha...
She Who Has Never Feared Men
The antidote to himpathy is not (always) harshness
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January 7, 2026 at 6:38 PM
The antidote to himpathy is not (always) harshness katemanne.substack.com/p/she-who-ha...
Why I'm still not wearing a bikini katemanne.substack.com/p/why-do-wom...
Why Do Women Have to Show So Much Skin?
Body reflexivity on the beach
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December 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Why I'm still not wearing a bikini katemanne.substack.com/p/why-do-wom...
My policy is to allow laptop use not only (obviously) for students who have an accommodation but also for those who simply request it. This didn't come up this semester, but it's crucial to be thoughtful here about disability accommodations, as the post details
That this is happening makes me so sad because I know I never could have gotten through University if I had to write everything in class on paper in person. I was simply too disabled. Trying to stop AI usage in classrooms (understandable) is going to disproportionately impact disabled students.
Best semester ever, thanks to going fully analog katemanne.substack.com/p/i-prevente...
December 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
My policy is to allow laptop use not only (obviously) for students who have an accommodation but also for those who simply request it. This didn't come up this semester, but it's crucial to be thoughtful here about disability accommodations, as the post details
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Everything about this is inspiring
Best semester ever, thanks to going fully analog katemanne.substack.com/p/i-prevente...
I Stopped Students Using AI This Semester
The results—and the reactions—were startling.
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December 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Everything about this is inspiring
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“It’s the writing, I believe. It simply makes students smarter.”
Best semester ever, thanks to going fully analog katemanne.substack.com/p/i-prevente...
I Stopped Students Using AI This Semester
The results—and the reactions—were startling.
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December 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
“It’s the writing, I believe. It simply makes students smarter.”
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morale will improve, quite marvelously
Best semester ever, thanks to going fully analog katemanne.substack.com/p/i-prevente...
I Stopped Students Using AI This Semester
The results—and the reactions—were startling.
katemanne.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
morale will improve, quite marvelously
Best semester ever, thanks to going fully analog katemanne.substack.com/p/i-prevente...
I Stopped Students Using AI This Semester
The results—and the reactions—were startling.
katemanne.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Best semester ever, thanks to going fully analog katemanne.substack.com/p/i-prevente...
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really encouraging for those of us who favor the idea of students actually learning stuff.
December 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
really encouraging for those of us who favor the idea of students actually learning stuff.
I never saw this coming katemanne.substack.com/p/i-prevente...
I Stopped Students Using AI This Semester
The results—and the reactions—were startling.
katemanne.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I never saw this coming katemanne.substack.com/p/i-prevente...
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"Every mass shooting is a moment to stand in solidarity with the queer and trans folks murdered at Pulse, the Muslim victims of the Christchurch Mosque shootings, the Jewish victims of attacks in Pittsburgh and Bondi..."
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This One Hits Close to Home
Sitting with the grief, the fear, and the despair of gun violence
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December 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"Every mass shooting is a moment to stand in solidarity with the queer and trans folks murdered at Pulse, the Muslim victims of the Christchurch Mosque shootings, the Jewish victims of attacks in Pittsburgh and Bondi..."
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As an Australian Jew, this one hits close to home katemanne.substack.com/p/this-one-h...
This One Hits Close to Home
Sitting with the grief, the fear, and the despair of gun violence
katemanne.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
As an Australian Jew, this one hits close to home katemanne.substack.com/p/this-one-h...
"When men’s freedoms are threatened... we call it fascism. But when women are controlled through forced birth, criminalized for their trauma... or stripped of autonomy, it’s “bad men,” “culture,” “personal tragedy,” or crickets." ~@sorayachemaly.bsky.social katemanne.substack.com/p/anti-abort...
Anti-Abortion Surveillance as Fascism
A guest post by Soraya Chemaly—and a holiday sale!
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December 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"When men’s freedoms are threatened... we call it fascism. But when women are controlled through forced birth, criminalized for their trauma... or stripped of autonomy, it’s “bad men,” “culture,” “personal tragedy,” or crickets." ~@sorayachemaly.bsky.social katemanne.substack.com/p/anti-abort...
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Als @katemanne.bsky.social ihr Buch »Down Girl« öffentlich vorstellen soll, kann sie nur an eines denken: ihren Körper – und sagt ab. In ihrem neuen Buch zeigt sie nun, wie Fettfeindlichkeit unseren Blick verzerrt und wie sie Menschen Fähigkeiten abspricht: shrk.vg/GroesseZeige...
December 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Als @katemanne.bsky.social ihr Buch »Down Girl« öffentlich vorstellen soll, kann sie nur an eines denken: ihren Körper – und sagt ab. In ihrem neuen Buch zeigt sie nun, wie Fettfeindlichkeit unseren Blick verzerrt und wie sie Menschen Fähigkeiten abspricht: shrk.vg/GroesseZeige...
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Just listened to Kate Manne on Pomona’s Overthink philosophy podcast. She is right about our obsession with weight and every other damn thing she writes about! This pod, my new fave. @katemanne.bsky.social @pomonacollege.bsky.social @ellieanderphd.bsky.social
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Episode 96: Fatphobia with Kate Manne — Overthink podcast
“They find our bodies repulsive.” On episode 96 of Overthink, Ellie and David bring on Dr. Kate Manne, philosopher and author of Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia. She explains the moral failures and...
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December 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Just listened to Kate Manne on Pomona’s Overthink philosophy podcast. She is right about our obsession with weight and every other damn thing she writes about! This pod, my new fave. @katemanne.bsky.social @pomonacollege.bsky.social @ellieanderphd.bsky.social
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