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In the End, BoJack Heals—but at Whose Expense?
Season 6’s second half twists into the show’s usual darkness when we transition to the perspectives of the women BoJack has harmed.
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On Soap Operas, Rape Is Still Treated as a Crime of Lust and Passion
Soap writers are far from blameless when it comes to perpetuating rape myths.
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Overstating Ohio: How “Law & Order: SVU” Increased Stigma about Abortion Bans
Evangeline’s story is more common than SVU would have us believe.
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99 Percent Savior: In Contemporary Horror, It’s the Final Girl versus the Rich
The Final Girl is no longer a babysitter or camp counselor, but a working-class outsider to wealth and decadence who is treated as an exploitable object to be lured in with money.
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(Not So) Real Monsters: Why Do We Still Care about Ted Bundy?
What is there to learn from a serial killer who, like almost all notorious serial killers, is white, male, and wholly mediocre?
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The Case for a Black Princess Carolyn
For Princess Carolyn, the case for her identity as a Black woman offers a more nuanced lens through which to view her character.
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Finite Love: What Lesbian Period Dramas Lose When We Project Our Fears on Them
Films and television series featuring queer characters are still relatively scarce.
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30 Years Later, “Kiki’s Delivery Service” Is Still Inspiring Young Feminists
Kiki’s Delivery Service offers a safe space that makes you feel connected to others, but most importantly a community of powerful women.
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The Teen Girls of “Big Mouth” Are Its Saving Grace
While Big Mouth is a show about teens of all genders, it shines best when it delves into the worlds and inner workings of its teen girl characters.
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“A Little Late with Lilly Singh” Has a Code-switching Problem
Lilly Singh is trailblazing as a South Asian woman on late night TV while also dismantling that good work by continuing to perform a Blackness that isn’t hers.
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