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Pure Love and Trust: HBO’s “Share” Shows Groundbreaking Post-Assault Parental Behavior
Share sets a groundbreaking new model for a fresh paradigm of post-assault parental behavior.
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A Heartbreaking Loss: “Tuca & Bertie” Gave Trauma Survivors a Road Map for Healing
While Tuca & Bertiei s light and comical, featuring meat drawers, edible grandmas, and runaway boobs, it’s ultimately an ode to female friendship, healing, and survival.
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Missing the Mark: Where Are the Trans Women on “The L Word” Reboot?
We need the most mainstream lesbian show in the world to actively normalize trans lesbians.
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Pure Heart: How “Jane the Virgin” Turned Empathy into Power
Resistance onscreen can be as simple as giving space to characters who aren’t normally visible.
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Eat or Be Eaten: Pollyanna McIntosh Brings Barbarism to Her Directorial Debut
Percentage-wise there’s more women watching horror than men, so it’s about time that there are more female voices.
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From Representation to Tragedy Porn: Did “OITNB” Fail Its Marginalized Viewers?
Did Orange is the New Black accurately represent marginalized people, or simply expose them to pain via tragedy porn?
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Backtalk: A Racist by Any Other Name
This week, Dahlia and Amy agree it’s about time for mainstream media organizations to label racists as racists. Recently, Trump tweeted to four congresswomen of color that they should go back to where they came from and accused them of being un-American. While his vile tweets were unsurprising, it... Read more »
Airing Authenticity: Does “Ramy” Need to Be Real to Be Fun?
Ramy Youssef chooses not to adhere to a collective narrative, instead homing in on his personal experience.
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Viewers Over Decency: How “The Bachelor” Franchise Keeps Failing Its Leading Ladies
The Bachelor franchise is willing to toss women into the flames of abuse for bigger ratings. Has it even earned the right to tell the stories of these women if it won’t protect them?
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Gazed and Confused: How Do We Define the “Female Gaze” in Film?
A female gaze can’t simply be found in the deliberate desexualization of women, or in clever quips about smashing the patriarchy.
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