Culture
From Lovable Brute to Aggressor: How “Stranger Things” Turned Jim Hopper Into an Abuser
The issue with Stranger Things is that its depiction of abuse seems unconscious and uncritical. A series that doesn’t recognize abuse only normalizes... Read more »
Scream On: “Big Little Lies” Shows That Abuse Doesn’t Always Die with the Abuser
Big Little Lies never lets us forget that it’s a show about the inextricable hold that domestic violence has on those who experience it, witness it, and survive it.
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“Hot Comb” Uplifts Black Women by Their Roots
All Black women haven’t experienced the trauma captured in Hot Comb, but there are still broad strokes that all Black women have either shared in intimate dialogues with our friends and family.
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5 Fat-Positive Podcasts Feminists Should to Listen To
I am particularly fond of personality-driven podcasts hosted by fat people that center around our myriad experiences.
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Backtalk: Recasting a Disney Princess
This week, Dahlia and Amy talk about the live-action casting for Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Halle Bailey was announced as Ariel in the upcoming film and many racists cried it would be inaccurate to have Black mermaid in this classic story. Why is it so important for viewers to see a... Read more »
Queerbait and Switch: “She’s Gotta Have It” Fails LGBTQ Viewers—Again
We were baited with a girl-on-girl softcore scene only for female-centric romance to be altogether abandoned just a couple of episodes later.
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Beyond Expectations: Lil Nas X Forges a Freer, More Fluid Hip Hop
Lil Nas X is as interested in complicating genre as he is in complicating expectations of men in the music industry.
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Bad Revenue: When Creators Harass Queer People, YouTube Profits
While YouTube proudly displayed a rainbow logo as a symbolic performance of allyship, they doubled down on their decision to let homophobic harassment remain on the platform.
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Fear of a Feminist Lens: How Emily Nussbaum Pioneered TV Criticism
Nussbaum provides a roadmap for how to talk about television with an openness that sheds the hand-wringing that has plagued television criticism since its conception.
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From Memes to Equal Pay: How Lesbian Meme Culture Produced A New Dedicated Soccer Fandom
With their World Cup win, the United States women’s national soccer team has been extensively memed, leading to newly obsessed queer fans—and more supporters in their fight for pay equity.
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