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Siobhan Ball


Siobhan Ball is a historian, archivist, and journalist. She also writes for Autostraddle and bi.org

A woman argues with two restaurant employees.

‘I don’t get paid enough to be here’: Waitress dealing with anti-mask ‘Karen’ quits on the spot

It's a service worker's dream.

On Apr 5, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

The loudly crying emoji on a purple background.

‘Loudly crying’ becomes most popular emoji on Twitter—which is pretty apt for the pandemic

It surpassed the 'laughing crying' emoji, which is now seen as uncool.

On Apr 2, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

Greta Thunberg and Rick Astley.

Greta Thunberg pulls off vintage prank on April Fools’ Day

'I just got Rickrolled by my 9-year-old's idol.'

On Apr 1, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

A black hoodie that has 'White Boy Summer' written on it.

Chet Hanks released merch for ‘White Boy Summer’—and it’s getting dragged

'Wearing my white boy summer merch to divorce court :)'

On Mar 30, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

A ship with shipping containers.

Yes, there’s already erotic fanfic about the ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal

Rule 34 is alive and well.

On Mar 29, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

Elliot Page

Elliot Page just gave a joyous interview with Time—so why are transphobes framing it as a tragedy?

TERFs are having a field day pushing harmful narratives.

On Mar 16, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

Pope Francis waving.

Vatican says it won’t bless gay marriages—and people are angry

Some say the Catholic Church is in no position to speak on sexual immorality.

On Mar 15, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

A woman removes her glasses.

Which woman from pop culture would you ‘come out to’?

Didn't we all have that one teacher we knew would understand?

On Mar 12, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

Tucker Carlson very confused by something

After bashing from Tucker Carlson, women soldiers share their harrowing combat experiences

Former servicemen said they'd like to see him do any of what women in the military do every day

On Mar 12, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

tiktoker giving boyfriend nyquil

‘This is disgusting, controlling behavior’: TikToker’s ‘joke’ about drugging her boyfriend so that he can’t hang out with friends sparks debate

Many are claiming that if the roles were reversed, a lot more people would be upset.

On Mar 11, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

A dog in an orange hoodie riding in a car.

Toy poodle jumps out of moving car—and becomes an internet star

Don't worry: She's fine!

On Mar 11, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

Tom Felton looks into camera.

Tom Felton is lip-synching ‘Harry Potter’ lines on TikTok

But there's a twist.

On Mar 9, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

A minion action figure.

The ‘cancel a cartoon character’ game has endless possibilities

Pepe Le Pew is just the tip of the iceberg.

On Mar 9, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

Kyle Royce on orange and black background.

Transphobic trolls try to pass off ‘super straight’ as a new sexual identity

The SS flags are a dead giveaway.

On Mar 9, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

Kids taking shoes off power lines (l), a neon sign (c), and kids running with cardboard box(r).

‘What did they get besides a generational curse?’: TikToker slammed for taking and selling shoes slung over power lines

Twitter users said the shoes on power lines are symbols of a memorial—not trash.

On Mar 5, 2021 by Siobhan Ball