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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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BitchReads: 5 Nonfiction Books Feminists Should Read This July
We’re bringing BitchReads back!
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Teardrops On My Guitar: Taylor Swift Losing Her Masters Is a Sexist Tale as Old as Time
Record labels maintain control over original recordings in exchange for investing in the artist.
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In “Late Night,” Comedy’s Whiteness Is a Backdrop for a Love Story
Mindy Kaling holds onto her affinity for caustic, negging romance, focusing this energy on the creative partnership between two very different women.
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BitchTapes: Heat
The power that comes from women’s rage is one of the reasons why angry women have been shamed throughout history.
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Do We Need to Calm Down?: A Roundtable about Taylor Swift and Classism in Music Videos
“Did [Taylor Swift] create something groundbreaking that liberated queer and trans people of color? Did she create an era-defining gay anthem that’s universally likable? No, but why should we expect her to?”
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