motherhood

Mother Monsters: Two New Books Get Raw about Mothering as a “Natural” Role

a collage of two books: The Upstairs House by Julia Fine and Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
by Scarlett Harris
July 20, 2021 at 12:42pm
“Maybe this was what happened to all moms and no one had told her.”
Catherine O’Hara, a white woman with short red hair who looks shocked, plays Kate McCallister in Home Alone

Bad (White) Moms Dominate Christmas Movies

by Scarlett Harris
December 16, 2020 at 10:31am
Perhaps we’re not far enough removed from the bigoted assumptions that moms who don’t fit the mold aren’t parenting correctly. Read more »
a close-up shot of Vanessa Kirby, a white woman, holding Shia LeBeouf, a bearded white man's face in her hands in Pieces of a Woman

Shot to Pieces: “Pieces of a Woman” Is a New Take on a Well-Worn Trope

by Jourdain Searles
November 2, 2020 at 1:46pm
What does it mean to make an “authentic” film about tragedy? Read more »
Abby Johnson, a white woman with brown hair, speaks at the Republican National Convention.

Abby Johnson Is Hiding Her Racism behind Her Black Son

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
August 27, 2020 at 12:01pm
“Statistically, my brown son is more likely to commit a violent offense over my white sons, okay?” Read more »
The Moms protest group chants slogans during a protest in front of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse.

Why Is Activism Reserved for White Moms?

by Marianne Dhenin
August 25, 2020 at 10:39am
Black mothers have long been doing the work. Read more »
A mom holds her child, both of their faces obscured. The sky is bright blue behind them.

“Impersonation” Explores a Power Struggle Between Two Feminist Moms

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
August 25, 2020 at 10:28am
What can a woman and a mother with no money afford to say no to? Read more »
Myka Stauffer, a white woman with long blond hair, holds a baby and smiles at it in the mirror.

YouTuber Myka Stauffer Illustrates the Problem with White Adoptive Parents

by Andrea Ruggirello
July 14, 2020 at 10:39am
Adoptees have long known what it’s like to have our stories usurped by adoptive parents. Read more »
a pink and white cartoon illustration from There’s No Manual of a woman holding up a baby

Two Funny Moms Get Real about the Goriness of Having a Baby

by Dara Mathis
May 5, 2020 at 9:00am
“There’s No Manual” informs without scaremongering and advises without judging Read more »
an Asian couple walks through San Francisco together in Always Be My Maybe

Transmitting Culture: A New Slate of Films Serve as Love Letters to Korean American Mothers

by Margaret Rhee
October 11, 2019 at 1:55pm
Always Be My Maybe, Searching, and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before depict Asian American mothers as worthy of the same care, sympathy, and compassion that they bestow on their children, family, and friends. Read more »

Two Moms Share Stories of Migration and Breastfeeding

by Sarah Mirk
August 5, 2019 at 11:41am
What is it like to breastfeed while in immigrant detention? Read more »
a Latina mother stares lovingly at her Latina daughter in the movie Second Act

Baby Savior: Motherhood Is Not a Form of Redemption for Career Women

by Diane Shipley
May 9, 2019 at 11:11am
Pop culture’s preoccupation with fixing single, aging career women seems to have expanded over the last three decades. Read more »

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