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‘On My Block’: The Importance of Diverse Narratives in the Coming-of-Age Genre

‘On My Block’: The Importance of Diverse Narratives in the Coming-of-Age Genre

The show makes genuine efforts for diversity, as it is the first Netflix original TV series where all of the…
‘Love, Simon,’ But Also Pay for It

‘Love, Simon,’ But Also Pay for It

In order to see more progress in representation, we have to support any representation we get.
On Decolonizing “Dungeons and Dragons” and Similar Role-Playing Games

On Decolonizing “Dungeons and Dragons” and Similar Role-Playing Games

In the minds of many viewers, exploring dungeons, tossing fire balls, and riding X-wings to blow up TIE Fighters, was…
Damsels or Daughters: Fetishization in Video Games

Damsels or Daughters: Fetishization in Video Games

Perhaps, in the future, the white heterosexual cis male gamer will not be seen as the default for who video…
Bantu Knots on the Big Screen

Bantu Knots on the Big Screen

Hair is hair is hair. Unless it’s Black hair.
How ‘Steven Universe’ Deconstructs Heteronormativity

How ‘Steven Universe’ Deconstructs Heteronormativity

Rebecca Sugar has used “Steven Universe” as an opportunity to deconstruct heteronormativity and provide LGBTQ+ children with characters like them.…
Opening the Window: ‘Alias Grace’ and Its Problematic Narrative of Female Entrapment

Opening the Window: ‘Alias Grace’ and Its Problematic Narrative of Female Entrapment

Much of “Alias Grace” revolves around how women are trapped and oppressed by the patriarchal society that they live in.
Gimme Something New!: On Films and Franchises

Gimme Something New!: On Films and Franchises

If filmmakers take the time to craft stories that reflect their audiences, there shouldn’t be a problem filling the theater.
The Horrors of the White Imagination: Cultural Appropriation in Horror Films

The Horrors of the White Imagination: Cultural Appropriation in Horror Films

Fall brings pumpkin flavored everything, the arguably best holiday, and of course: horror films.
Harvey Weinstein and Hollywood’s Sexual Abuse Problem

Harvey Weinstein and Hollywood’s Sexual Abuse Problem

Amid the cries of outrage from the press and social media alike lies a deeper, silent problem: the systemic sexism…
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