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Jerry Harris and the Dark Underbelly of “Cheer”
The shows we so enthusiastically consume can transfer power and trust to people who will wield it violently.
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Point/Counterpoint: The Emmys Made Minor Progress on Inclusion
We’re breaking down what the Emmys did well, and what needs more work.
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If “Selling Sunset” Is One Big Happy Family, What’s with the Sexism?
In Selling Sunset, once you join the family, you are free to pursue the golden dream–but that can come at a cost.
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In Season 2, “PEN15” Gets Real About Teenage Slut-Shaming
While the first season of PEN15 highlights teen girls’ sexuality, the second showcases the ways they’re punished for it.
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Disney’s “Mulan” Remake Doesn’t Challenge the Patriarchy. It Reinforces It
In the apocalyptic hellscape that is today’s political climate, we deserved a Mulan with humanity.
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Jumping Boundaries: “The Bachelor” Rewards Red Flags in Relationships
In The Bachelor universe, men are encouraged to fight for love and to never give up.
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Conjuring Possibilities: Remembering Chadwick Boseman, a Champion of Black Stories
Popular media is a feedback loop that both tells us how to exist in the world and reinforces what we believe is possible.
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“Legend of Korra” Shows How to Navigate PTSD While Fighting Injustice
Legend of Korra shows TV viewers that it’s possible to manage trauma—even while continuing the fight for justice.
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Begone with the Wind: How Hollywood Rewrites Slavery
If these cinematic perceptions of slavery are committed to memory, then we might accept the plantation as a mere backdrop to terror rather than the very site of it.
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Hustle & Glow: “P-Valley” Puts Black Southern Strippers in the Spotlight
The show is an expansive portrait of poverty, racism, misogyny and the Black Southern pride that pushes back against oppression.
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