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Gina Frangello Writes Complex Women. Is That Why She’s “Unlikeable?”
Gina Frangello is surprised to find herself suddenly being a poster girl for rage.
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A Woman Hasn’t Won a Writing Oscar in 13 Years. That Could Change on Sunday.
A female screenwriter hasn’t won an Oscar since George W. Bush was in office.
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“Diners, Dudes, and Diets” Reveals the Absurdity of Gendered Food
By naming and examining dude food, Emily J.H. Contois gives us the language and historical context for an omnipresent phenomenon we’ve all surely noticed.
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The Act of Naming: “Girlhood” Embraces the Monster Within
We’ll still be called sluts, witches, and harpies, so we may as well rise to the occasion.
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Soul Makeover: “The Princess Diaries” Is a Time Capsule of the Girl Power Era
The one positive outcome that sometimes arises from the genre is a makeover of the soul.
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What, like It’s Hard?: The Enduring Legacy of “Legally Blonde”
Elle is not only harassed, but also has the harassment weaponized against her.
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“Framing Britney Spears” Is a Portrait of a Pop Star on Fire
Framing Britney Spears is a clear indictment of society’s stigmatization of mental illness.
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In It Not to Win It: Indie Game Designers Queer Time, Space, and Play
Queering virtual worlds goes beyond including LGBTQ characters or storylines.
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Slippery Soft: The Rise of the Manic Pixie Dream Boy
Manic Pixie Dream Boyism resists the clean-cut mold of macho masculinity.
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Switching Fears: “Freaky” Is an Empowering Body-Swap Horror Comedy
Freaky explores gender and body horror in a captivating (and extremely funny) way.
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