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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Georgia Suppresses Black Voters

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by Bitch HQ
October 12, 2018 at 3:00am
At least 53,000 voter registration applications, the large majority of them from Black voters, are being held for additional screening.
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Eclipsing Fame: “A Star is Born” Treats Pop Music as a Telltale Sign of Selling Out

by Cate Young
October 5, 2018 at 10:41am
What Jackson comes to describe as Ally’s artistic insincerity is very nakedly the nascent bloom of his own jealousy. Read more »
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Time Bombs: “Her Smell” and “Vox Lux” Let Viewers Fill in the Blanks

by Jourdain Searles
October 1, 2018 at 4:19pm
The use of time jumps might advance a narrative—but it’s also a way to bypass organic character development. Read more »
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: The First Asian Woman to Host SNL in 20 Years

by Bitch HQ
October 1, 2018 at 3:00am
The Asian-American actress and rapper is only the second Asian woman to host SNL…like ever. Read more »
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: The Retroactive Representation of Fantastic Beasts

by Bitch HQ
September 27, 2018 at 3:00am
Who knew that Nagini was actually a Korean woman this whole time? Read more »
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You’ve Heard This One Before: The Zero-Sum Legacy of “A Star Is Born”

by Jourdain Searles
September 18, 2018 at 1:29pm
You can think of this story as a life-force transference, or, if you’re cynical, a law of nature. Read more »
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To All the Double Standards We’ve Seen Before

by Laura Sirikul
September 11, 2018 at 10:53am
It’s acceptable for Asian men’s stories to exclude Asian women, but the opposite is intolerable. Read more »

BitchWatch: 11 Bitch-Approved Films You Should Watch This Fall

by Dahlia Balcazar
September 4, 2018 at 11:28am
Fall’s film slate features thrilling tales of mystery, murder, rivalry, and revenge. Read more »
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: We the Animals

by Bitch HQ
August 28, 2018 at 6:00am
We can’t wait to see it. Read more »
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What it Feels Like for a Girl: “Eighth Grade” Rewrites Tired Social-Media Stereotyping

by Jourdain Searles
August 21, 2018 at 11:56am
The film is notable because it consciously avoids serving up a familiar media brew of technophobia and misogyny. Read more »
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A Woman Scorned: The Cold Vengeance of Hindi Cinema

by Bedatri D. Choudhury
August 9, 2018 at 12:37pm
Female revenge in Hindi cinema is typically viewed as an illogical, estrogen-driven act executed through treachery and lies. Read more »

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Moonlight displays the kind of empathy and humanity that we desperately need right now. Read more »