Julianne Ross

Bio

Julianne is the Opinion Editor at Mic. Her writing has also appeared in places like TheAtlantic.com, Boston.com, Everyday Feminism and Role Reboot.
Bill Cosby Doesn't Think He's a Rapist. Here's Why That Matters.
By Julianne Ross
On Sunday, New York magazine published a blockbuster article featuring testimonies from 35 of Bill Cosby's alleged sexual assault victims. As fate would have it, the article, which took six months to report, came on the heels of the release of…
Guys, Can We Stop Calling Everyone "Guys" Already?
By Julianne Ross
Because I am a very serious feminist, I recently tried to go an entire day without calling groups of people "guys."  "Y'all" was out of the question (I'm from Boston), so I made do with "people" for about three hours before accidentally starting a…
What the Conversation Around "Yes Means Yes" Is Missing
By Julianne Ross
Last spring, more than a hundred teenagers gathered in the auditorium of a Brooklyn high school. This wasn't your typical assembly. The teachers all left the room, so the kids could talk openly about something ostensibly on their minds most of the…
'It Follows' Is the Scariest Movie About Adolescent Angst Ever Made
By Julianne Ross
Go see this great new movie, they said. It'll be fun, they said. Yet just five minutes into the harrowing prologue of the critically acclaimed new horror flick It Follows and I was cowering in my seat, digging my nails into my date's arm and…
John Legend and Common's Oscars Speech Is Even More Powerful Than Their Performance
By Julianne Ross
John Legend and Common just took to the Oscar stage to deliver what was, hands down, the most powerful performance of the night. The artists performed their song "Glory" in front of a mock-up of the infamous Edmund Pettus Bridge — the site where…
Patricia Arquette's Empowering Oscars Speech Deserves a Standing Ovation
By Julianne Ross
To anyone following the Oscars, Patricia Arquette winning best supporting actress for Boyhood was not a surprise. What was a surprise was Arquette's ovation-worthy acceptance speech. After speeding through the requisite list of thank you's, Arquette…
One Quote Shows Why Reese Witherspoon Is the Real Winner of the Oscars
By Julianne Ross
"This is a movement to say we're more than just our dresses. ... It's hard being a woman in Hollywood or any industry." With that, Reese Witherspoon stole the show at the Oscars. The actress made the smart quote while speaking with ABC's Robin…
In One Instagram, Reese Witherspoon Just Took Down the Absurdity of the Red Carpet
By Julianne Ross
There's nothing wrong with celebrating pretty dresses on Oscar night — so long as reporters take care to celebrate the women wearing them too. That's the thinking behind #AskHerMore, an empowering hashtag that has taken Twitter by storm in the…
The True Meaning of Love, as Told by the Most Beautiful Lines in Literature
By Julianne Ross
Susan Sontag famously wrote, "Nothing is mysterious, no human relation, except love." She had a point. Philosophers have argued over the meaning of love for millennia, but a glance at literary history gives us the beginnings of a definition: Love…
Why Every Man Should See 'Wild'
By Julianne Ross
The couple spotted me on the side of the road outside Gobabis, Namibia. Quickly pegging me as an American volunteer — I was sweaty, my thumb was in the air and I was slouching under the weight of a backpack twice my size — they took pity, and…