motherhood
Shot to Pieces: “Pieces of a Woman” Is a New Take on a Well-Worn Trope
What does it mean to make an “authentic” film about tragedy?
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Abby Johnson Is Hiding Her Racism behind Her Black Son
“Statistically, my brown son is more likely to commit a violent offense over my white sons, okay?”
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“Impersonation” Explores a Power Struggle Between Two Feminist Moms
What can a woman and a mother with no money afford to say no to?
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YouTuber Myka Stauffer Illustrates the Problem with White Adoptive Parents
Adoptees have long known what it’s like to have our stories usurped by adoptive parents.
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Two Funny Moms Get Real about the Goriness of Having a Baby
“There’s No Manual” informs without scaremongering and advises without judging
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Transmitting Culture: A New Slate of Films Serve as Love Letters to Korean American Mothers
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.
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Two Moms Share Stories of Migration and Breastfeeding
What is it like to breastfeed while in immigrant detention?
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Baby Savior: Motherhood Is Not a Form of Redemption for Career Women
Pop culture’s preoccupation with fixing single, aging career women seems to have expanded over the last three decades.
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Bumped Off: What Will It Take to Destigmatize Teen Motherhood?
Young moms from less privileged backgrounds, as well as teen moms of color like me, are still waiting for positive reflections of ourselves on TV.
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