Noah Berlatsky
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A Ghostbusters with a female cast is a thorough violation of the spirit of the original. And that's a good thing.
Read...The cover for A-Force is a combination of tired trope and deodorant ad. Female empowerment can do so much better.
Read...Under the guise of philanthropy, 8 Minutes essentially blackmails some of the most marginalized and powerless people in society.
Read...Maddie & Tae's new hit both indicates and subverts country's long history of sexism.
Read...A new Facebook post calls into question cover depictions of hyper-sexualized men and women.
Read...To read Massive isn't to discover a hidden truth, but to see a massive, obvious fact, bulging out for all the world to see.
Read...At first, this looks like sexism. And then you realize, hey, this is sexism. Hope isn't allowed to do the dangerous job because Pym has put her on a pedestal, and won't let her off it.
Read...Fifth Harmony is nobody's idea of a roots band.
Read...Their sexuality traps and destroys male innocence, as they grad hold, by the penis- the better to lead him to castration. Make no mistake that castration is greeted with fear, terror, and disgust—but also with glee. Women as super villains allow their characters to be super powerful; a force for evil is at least a force. In a media landscape where women are often rendered secondary, invisible, and passive, the femme fatale, in her icy violence, seizes female agency along with the phallus that she so efficiently cuts off.
Read...Rather than seeing Beyoncé's sexual performance as linked to destruction, we can consider whether eroticism might be an alternative to violence.
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