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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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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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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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Guilty Parties: “Big Little Lies’” Glorious Reflections on Female Penitence
There’s something aspirational about the way Big Little Lies imbues even the most dysfunctional situations with a gloss of camp-adjacent catharsis.
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Beyond Martyrdom: “Tales of the City” Introduces Two Generations of Complex Trans Characters
The flawed history of our queer ancestors serves as a portal to the past.
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TV Has Shifted Our Cultural Perception of Who Has Abortions
While TV shows are still learning how to tell accurate and authentic stories about marginalized people who have abortions, there have been a few examples that have had lasting impact.
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The Category Is “That Bitch”: Angelica Ross on Candy Ferocity’s Fierce Season 2 Turn
This season, Candy still has had a lot to prove to a lot of people—and she’s not shying away from the challenge.
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Swipe Left: When Marginalized TV Characters Turn to Dating Apps
For marginalized characters, small-screen depictions of dating apps are more regressive than excitingly futuristic.
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Finding Power: In Netflix’s “Trinkets,” Young Women Steal Their Way to Autonomy
The young women of Netflix’s “Trinkets” break laws, but build each other.
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