Culture
Messy Reality: “Maid” Puts an Unflinching Lens on Women in Poverty
A lack of support for single mothers in poverty keeps the main character trapped in a cycle.
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"Carefree Black Girls" Treats Black Women As Art
“The inspiration for the phrase and concept #CarefreeBlackGirl was the fact that, at that moment, I wasn’t feeling very carefree.”
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Bloodlust: “Mayday” Is a Brutal, Irresistible Feminist Revenge Fantasy
Karen Cinorre delivers a bloody, cathartic thrill with Mayday.
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Culture of Fear: 10 TV and Film Workers Call Out Hollywood Exploitation
The film and TV industry has been abusing its workers for decades with relentless schedules, stolen wages, grinding culture, unequal opportunity, and other hazardous conditions.
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Picking Fights: Can Foraging Be Fruitful for People of Color?
Knowing one’s rights, the local laws, and being able to identify local plants are all important skills for foragers. A heightened sense of awareness, common among all people of color during any activity, is also particularly important.
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Words Fail: “Dear Evan Hansen” Is an Obvious Disservice to Mental-Health Representation
Corny and contrived, Dear Evan Hansen is an obvious disservice to mental-health representation.
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Punching Down: Why Netflix Deserves Some of the Heat for Dave Chapelle’s Transphobic Comments
Focusing the blame only on the comedian is no longer enough.
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Bad Sport: “Squid Game” Exposes the False Rhetoric of “Choice” and “Resilience”
Resilience is admirable; challenging the system is intolerable.
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One-Inch Barrier: How Americans Watch Netflix’s “Squid Game” Matters
Americans really, really don’t like subtitles.
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BitchReads: 13 Books Feminists Should Read in October
Cozy up with a new title this month.
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