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“Hustlers” Explodes the Damaging Stereotype of Sex Workers as Thieves
The prevalent trope feeds the idea that sex workers are criminals instead of professionals who deserve to be compensated for their labor.
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Beyond Tabloid Crime: The Slow, Methodical Evolution of Sexual Assault on “Law & Order: SVU”
Though SVU has largely steered clear of the gore and intense luridness of other prime-time procedurals, it has still played into the idea that violence against women isn’t about the woman’s experience but rather about the remains of her body.
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30 Years Ago, “The Golden Girls” Treated Sick Women like We Matter
Three decades later, “Sick and Tired” remains a cultural touchstone for people with chronic illnesses.
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The Necessary Escapism of “Law & Order: SVU”
In Dick Wolf’s formulaic world, victims are always believed, cops are dedicated to catching bad guys, and justice is always served, no matter how long it takes.
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Family Ties: “Hustlers” Promises Crime, but Delivers Matriarchy
Ramona frames all of her behaviors as acts of love, whether she’s teaching Destiny how to diversify her stripping moves or instructing the larger team of women on how to seduce, drug, and steal money from white, wealthy, and unsuspecting men.
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BitchWatch: 7 Movies Feminists Should Watch This Fall
This fall, we’re anticipating movies about women astronauts, another Charlie’s Angels reboot, and a thriller all about socioeconomic class.
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BitchWatch: 9 TV Shows Feminists Should Watch this Fall
From Netflix to cable, fall television is filled with feminist TV shows.
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Burning Issue: “Embrace of the Serpent“ Sees Capitalist Destruction through Indigenous Eyes
The film subverts a colonialist narrative by presenting the experience of a white man on Amazon land—not through his eyes, but through those of the people he’s exploiting.
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Blood Sport: The Most Feminist Part of “IT Chapter Two” Is a Staple in Horror
There’s one genre that has never shied away from depicting menstruation: horror.
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Ashes to Ashes, Outer space to Oceans: Who Gets to Have an Alternative Death in America?
Many of the faces of “alternative death” are white, and there’s much less engagement with the cultural, community, and social traditions of communities of diverse color and faith in America.
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