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Not A Stereotype: 5 TV Shows That Depict Mental Health Surprisingly Well
TV is slowly making progress and learning how to tell the stories of characters with mental health conditions.
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Drama, Not Trauma: Rape Culture, “Veronica Mars,” and the Spectacle of Sexual Violence
From the very beginning, sexual assault is simply fodder for drama in the world of Neptune, California.
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Extremely Seen: “Awards for Good Boys” Author Shelby Lorman on Influencer Culture
“People think that I am ‘good’ or ‘better’ than because of the work I make, so I feel like I have to remind people that I’m an asshole. This is just my job.”
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Better Call Carrie: Meet the Lawyer Fighting Online Abuse, One Creep at a Time
Carrie Goldberg’s law firm makes it their business to unearth online victimizers. And business is booming.
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A New Wave of High-Femme Pop Stars Are Queering the Girl Group
Sateen is moving the girl group away from hints and subtext toward an aesthetic and musical style that’s unmistakably queer, trans-positive, and staunchly pro-girl.
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In Favor of Straight White Viewers, “Queer Eye” Lives in the Middle Ground
Many straight women love and enjoy Queer Eye. Does it hold the same weight with queer women?
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In “The Nightingale,” Rape is a Tool of Colonialism
The horror depicted in The Nightingale is that of colonial violence’s endlessness, a war for power designed to go on forever.
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Work in Progress: The Indian Directors Highlighting Depictions of Household Labor
Invisibilizing domestic labor allows men to ascribe higher value to the more “masculine” work they have traditionally performed.
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“Euphoria” Utilizes Black Trauma for Character Development
Christopher McKay is an example of Black trauma through a white lens.
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