TV

Cartoon creators Julia Pott, Rebecca Sugar, and Lauren Faust

Drawing the Line: TV Animation Beyond the Boys’ Club

by Jourdain Searles
September 5, 2018 at 12:26pm
In 17 years, Adult Swim has never featured a female-created cartoon series. Read more »
Kristen Bell as Veronica Mars

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Is "Veronica Mars" Coming Back?

by Bitch HQ
August 23, 2018 at 6:00am
Could it be? Read more »
Joy Nash as Plum in Dietland

Sinful and Indulgent: “Dietland” and the Language of Fatphobia

by Cate Young
July 30, 2018 at 1:15pm
Indelicate language is seen as tough love. Read more »
Stacy Rukeyser, showrunner of UnREAL

Stacy Rukeyser on Fighting for Feminist TV Characters

by Bitch HQ
July 20, 2018 at 1:09pm
The UnREAL showrunner talks misogyny and sexism in Hollywood. Read more »
Rhea Butcher

Beyond the Closet Door: Rhea Butcher on Sobriety and Queer Roadmaps for Happiness

by Katie Knepler
July 12, 2018 at 11:24am
Sober LGBTQ individuals can sometimes feel excluded. Read more »

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Janet Mock’s Episode of "Pose"

by Bitch HQ
July 10, 2018 at 6:00am
This is why Hollywood needs to pay attention to trans creators. Read more »

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Is #MeToo Too Big?

by Bitch HQ
July 6, 2018 at 6:00am
What should the future of the movement look like? Read more »

On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Climbing the Statue of Liberty

by Bitch HQ
July 5, 2018 at 6:00am
She was protesting migrant family separations. Read more »
Betty Gilpin and Alison Brie in GLOW

Taking Bumps: “GLOW” Mirrors the Real-Life Violation of Women Wrestlers

by Scarlett Harris
June 27, 2018 at 1:28pm
Wrestling is not (just) about gratuitous violence. Read more »

Sentimental Miseducation: Alice Bolin Deconstructs the Dead Girl Narrative

by Dahlia Balcazar
June 25, 2018 at 10:37am
From Nicole Brown Simpson to JonBenét Ramsey, Twin Peaks to Pretty Little Liars, the Dead Girl trope has haunted American media and pop culture decade after decade. Read more »

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by Joshunda Sanders
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Priv-lit and the new, enlightened American dream. Read more »

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by Soleil Ho
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My life began in 1995 — the year I turned eight and became a divorced kid.    Read more »

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​​​​​​​Tina Belcher, an animated teenaged girl. She wears glasses and has black hair with bangs.
by Gabrielle Moss
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Tina Belcher breaks all the rules of network sitcoms. That's why she's wonderful.  Read more »

Films and TV Portray Abortion as More Dangerous Than It Is

by Erica Thomas
February 19, 2014 at 3:47pm
Films and television shows tend to present a skewed portrayal of abortion—when fictional movies and TV shows include a plotline about abortion... Read more »