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Samantha Grasso


Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

Dick appointment YouTube makeup tutorials

These ‘d*ck appointment’ YouTube makeup tutorials are what you need for the holidays

Makeup and sexual health tips in one video? Yes, please.

On Nov 28, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

The Statue of Liberty with a 'This is not who we are' meme

‘This is not who we are’ meme wants you to realize this is exactly who America is

Care to share what America you've been living in where this *doesn't* happen?

On Nov 27, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

Christine Blasey Ford's GoFundMe campaign

Christine Blasey Ford will donate GoFundMe remainder to trauma survivors

Christine Blasey Ford is continuing to pay her civic duty forward.

On Nov 27, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

Roxsana Hernández Rodriguez

Autopsy reveals trans woman was beaten while in ICE custody prior to death

Her death could have been prevented, her family's lawyers are saying.

On Nov 26, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

Tweets about the tear gassing of migrant children

Photos of migrant children running from tear gas, rubber bullets enrage the internet

Mothers and children are seen crying over the confrontation.

On Nov 26, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench

Grandma and random teen she texted celebrate third Thanksgiving together

They're the internet gift that keeps on giving.

On Nov 23, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

Bastard cat feeding chart

This bastard cat tricked entire household into overfeeding him

Cat outsmarts humans once again.

On Nov 23, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

thanksgiving dinner talk

Here’s what you can do to be mindful of Native Americans this Thanksgiving

There's no perfect time to address this revisionist history than while you're celebrating it at the dinner table.

On Nov 21, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

A syringe and vaccine

Anti-vaxxer parents are using Facebook to organize ‘pox parties’

Pox parties need to stay in the past.

On Nov 21, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

Tamara O'Neal and Aisha Fraser Mason, victims of domestic violence

The murders of Tamara O’Neal, Aisha Fraser show domestic violence still isn’t taken seriously

We need to call these deaths what they are: 'fatal domestic violence against Black women.'

On Nov 20, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

Racist video shows Black man harassing Asian woman over 'fried cat.'

These viral videos of Asian people being harassed over ‘fried cat’ are absolutely racist

These videos of harassment are immensely wrong.

On Nov 19, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

battling men

International Men’s Day shouldn’t be brushed off

Acting as if it's an 'anti-feminist' celebration hurts us all.

On Nov 19, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

Louis Klemp of Leavenworth County, Kansas

Local Kansas official tells Black woman he’s a member of the ‘master race’

He refuses to apologize.

On Nov 15, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

A GoFundMe campaign scammed $400,000 for Johnny Bobbitt Jr.

Couple and homeless veteran allegedly scammed GoFundMe donors out of $400K

More than 14,000 people donated to the viral campaign.

On Nov 15, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

Australian nationals senator Barry O'Sullivan

Man doesn’t like being criticized for anti-abortion views, declares himself a woman

That's not how any of that works.

On Nov 14, 2018 by Samantha Grasso