Why Latinxs Should Show up for ‘Sylvie’s Love’
First of all, Sylvie’s Love is good. This Tessa Thompson-led picture is beautiful, set in New York’s 1960’s jazz scene. The costumes, the decor, the music, all make for an immersive experience matched…
First of all, Sylvie’s Love is good. This Tessa Thompson-led picture is beautiful, set in New York’s 1960’s jazz scene. The costumes, the decor, the music, all make for an immersive experience matched…
…creators of the show and in a way, I can’t even place the blame completely on their shoulders. In a time where intersectional feminism seems to be at the center…
…“Anti-Depressants Are So Not a Big Deal.” The show was intentional about its feminism (the entire premise), anti-white supremacy (see the casting of Josh Chan, Valencia’s arc, when we learn Heather’s background),…
…of the Medusa myth, and thoughtful commentary on #MeToo. In the first season, feminism grounded both the show’s off-hand jokes and its larger themes. In the second season, the feminist…
…I’m so glad Rachel Bloom ended up alone.” And while I’d argue feminism is the reason for this (women are more than their romantic entanglements), there’s still a whiff of “I’m…
“God may have blessed you with Barbies, a backyard with a pony, a boyfriend named Jake, and an unwanted pregnancy that your father paid to terminate so you could go…
When Toni Morrison died, there was an outpouring of tributes. People wrote beautifully about the impact of her work, the strength of her character, the power of her insight. The tweets were…
Stranger Things is a white, male show. Yes, one of the original four boys is black, and yes, there are strong female characters, and yes, for the first time in…
I’ve always thought of Colorado as a white place. Despite the Spanish-language name, the state has marketed itself as more like Kansas than New Mexico and it’s worked. I mean, my…
…has always been its actual feminism — its centering of a small, young woman as worthy of our attention, admiration, and consideration. Charmed does the same thing, pushing the envelope by imagining that young…