Silpa Kovvali (page 2)

Twitter: @silpakov

Silpa Kovvali is a New York-based writer who focuses on social and cultural criticism. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Boston Globe, and The New Republic, amongst others.

UnREAL
“Money. D*ck. Power.”: "Unreal" deconstructs fantasies — and asks what TV looks like with women in charge Silpa Kovvali
New York Times
Who is qualified to write about race? Silpa Kovvali
Donald Trump, Gabriela Isler
Trump didn't make Miss Universe degrading: Beauty pageants have been harmful to women since they began Silpa Kovvali
Medeleine Albright, Taylor Swift, Sheryl Sandberg
This is how "Lean In" feminism evolves: By smashing that "special place in Hell" that keeps us silent Silpa Kovvali
Dear white Hollywood: Here are 3 things you need to hear about your defensiveness on race Silpa Kovvali
Tilda Swinton
White isn't a neutral color: "Doctor Strange," Tilda Swinton and the "unwinnable" diversity argument Silpa Kovvali
Teach girls to embrace their inner nerd: Making Silicon Valley look less dorky won't solve its gender problem Silpa Kovvali
Melissa Joan Hart
The bizarro "Inherit the Wind": Understanding evangelical Christianity's persecution complex through "God's Not Dead 2” Silpa Kovvali
Adrianne Palicki in
The "bitch" we come to love: Summer's "O.C." evolution taught me to appreciate this kind of TV heroine Silpa Kovvali
Donald Trump
Let's dispense with political correctness and talk straight: Donald Trump is a racist Silpa Kovvali
Oscars Kids
"Parading kids onstage ... to be the butt of a racist joke"? This is Chris Rock's idea of progress? Silpa Kovvali
Donald Trump
Stop poll-shaming Trump voters: Mocking survey results won't change minds—or the election Silpa Kovvali
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders says he wants a revolution: Demanding reparations for racial injustice should be his next move Silpa Kovvali
Ted Cruz
Don’t be a Ted Cruz birther: Liberals should reject the xenophobia behind “natural born” citizenship Silpa Kovvali
Student
Mediocrity is for white kids: Debates over Asians and the academic "ethnic divide" are about white entitlement, not oppressive immigrant parents Silpa Kovvali