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Sex Re-Education: Netflix Offers a New Spin on Teen Virginity
Though teen dramas claim to empower girls, toxic patterns prevent their characters from fulfilling their potential.
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Stories Unmasked: The Two-Pronged Genius of “Portrait of a Lady on Fire’s” Abortion Scene
Céline Sciamma’s work applies warmth and connection to an act made to seem harsh and cold.
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The Truth about TV News Is Far Scarier Than Fiction
The points these movies are making—that news is selectively curated, hosts can be vapid, and commercial television is motivated more by profit than public service—were perhaps shocking once but are now the least of our problems.
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11 TV Shows Feminists Should Watch While Social Distancing
Since it’s difficult to keep up with the sheer amount of television in ordinary times, hopefully these days of quarantine offers a chance to play catch-up.
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“Steven Universe Future” Hasn’t Backed down from Mental Health
Steven Universe Future has brought Steven’s mental health to the forefront.
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“I Am Not Okay with This” Turns Queer Angst into Physical Power
Syd’s burgeoning queerness, in particular, becomes verbalized via her superpowers.
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Concealed Pain: Why Are There so Many Lesbians Cops Onscreen?
Queer representation shouldn’t overlook, ignore, or become complicit in the painful history between queer people and cops.
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She’s so Pure: “The Bachelor” Still Has a Virginity Problem
Madison’s “purity” rhetoric illustrates a much broader, scarier problem with her virginity-focused narrative arc.
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“Love Is Blind” Shows There’s No Bisexual Boom for Black Men
Televison’s “bisexual boom” hasn’t yet reached Black men.
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Time Warp: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Isn’t Quite so Marvelous Anymore
The show grazed over issues of identity and violence like a skipping stone.
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