Meg Hanson

Meg Hanson

is another writer and teacher on Twitter @megsoyung and Instagram @m.soyung. She's what would happen if Margaret Cho and Jay Leno had a baby.

Meghan Markle Targeted in Racist, Sexist, Classist Reporting

Meghan Markle Targeted in Racist, Sexist, Classist Reporting

Update: In a recent clip from ITV’s upcoming documentary Harry & Meghan: An African Journey, Meghan Markle expresses the mental and emotional toll of new motherhood in the public eye. “Any woman, especially when they’re pregnant, you’re really vulnerable, and so that was made really challenging. And then when you have a newborn, you know. […]

The Case of Michelle Phan: The First Millennial Burnout

The Case of Michelle Phan: The First Millennial Burnout

Michelle Phan has lived the influencer dream to its fullest extent, from YouTube sensation to makeup mogul to burnt out Millennial who either had to disappear from the web or collapse in on herself like a neutron star. In 2007, a 19-year-old Phan tapped into YouTube’s burgeoning online community with a simple beauty channel and […]

What Mattel's Gender-Neutral Barbie Gets Wrong

Generation Alpha (born in 2010 to present) walks among us. They’ve been wired into the Internet for all their lives, they’ll be the most formally educated generation in history, and, if climate activism proves effective, they may avoid the ravages of climate change. And at 9 years old, the young generation already understands gender and […]