TV
The Final Rose: A Black Bachelor Can’t Fix a Franchise’s Race Problem
The Bachelor franchise survives in the streaming age because it coddles white fragility.
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Ladies on Fire: “Betty” Is More Than a Skateboarding Show about Women
Betty isn’t a show made to shatter glass ceilings so much as it is to empower those pushing against it.
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Is “Twenties” Really a Win for Black Queer Representation?
The show ultimately eschews multidimensional queer dynamics and rests solely on its queer optics.
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(Un)happily Ever After?: TV Treats Arranged Marriage as an Archaic Indian Custom. It’s Not.
These stereotypical depictions ignore, to their detriment, the fact that many arranged marriages are consensual.
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Jeannie’s American Dream: The Assimilation of a TV Icon
I Dream of Jeannie is the only U.S. television show that has revolved around a female Arab character, which is quite sad given that she’s a make-believe caricature.
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Never Have I Ever Watched a Better Comedy about Grief
Saying goodbye to those we love when they pass on is the hardest thing we’ll ever do; it is also the most necessary.
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American Hustle: Phyllis Schlafly, “Mrs. America,” and the Selling of Antifeminism
The show reckons with the impossible bargains demanded of women on either side of the ERA.
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“Tiger King” Is about Murder, Mayhem, and Misogyny
“Tiger King” lends a hand to Joe Exotic’s agenda to sour Caroline Baskin’s reputation and make her, in the eyes of the public, a maniacal man-killer.
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“Little Fires Everywhere" Illuminates Racial Tension in Female Friendships
The series attempts to illuminate often unseen societal inequities.
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Sex Re-Education: Netflix Offers a New Spin on Teen Virginity
Though teen dramas claim to empower girls, toxic patterns prevent their characters from fulfilling their potential.
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