September 30, 2011
[tweetmeme]It’s that time of year again when we get excited for all the new TV shows only to be terribly disappointed that they’re basically the same stories and characters recycled…[tweetmeme]It’s that time of year again when we get excited for all the new TV shows only to be terribly disappointed that they’re basically the same [...]
Filed under: Television
Tags: 2 Broke Girls, ABC, CBS, Charlie's Angels, CW, Fox, NBC, New Girl, Pan Am, Revenge, Ringer, The Playboy Club, The Secret Circle, Unforgettable, Up All Night, Whitney
September 23, 2011
This is the last of a six part series created for Bitch Magazine. Tropes vs. Women explores the reoccurring stories, themes and representations of women in Hollywood films and TV… This is the last of a six part series created for Bitch Magazine. Tropes vs. Women explores the reoccurring stories, themes and representations of women [...]
Filed under: Television
Tags: Cannibal Women from the Avocado Jungle of Death, Commander in Chief, Disney, Family Guy, Legally Blonde, Married with Children, Mary Poppins, Rugrats, Rush Limbaugh, Straw Feminist, The Ice Princess, The Powerpuff Girls, Tropes, Tropes vs Women, Veronica Mars, Y The Last Man
July 28, 2011
This is the fifth of a six part series created for Bitch Magazine. Tropes vs. Women explores the reoccurring stories, themes and representations of women in Hollywood films and TV… This is the fifth of a six part series created for Bitch Magazine. Tropes vs. Women explores the reoccurring stories, themes and representations of women [...]
Filed under: Television
Tags: Angel, Battlestar Galactica, Cordelia Chase, Dana Scully, Deanna Troi, Doctor Who, Gwen Cooper, Lost, Planned Parenthood, Pregnancy, Reproductive Rights, Sarah Connor Chronicles, science fiction, Speculative Fiction, Star Trek, Starbuck, Torchwood, Tropes, Tropes vs Women, X-Files
November 11, 2010
The recently released November issue of GQ has some highly sexualized photos of select members of the Glee cast. I weigh in on the impact that a photo shoot that… The recently released November issue of GQ has some highly sexualized photos of select members of the Glee cast. I weigh in on the impact [...]
Filed under: Television
Tags: Cory Montieth, Dianna Agron, Glee, GQ, Infantilization, Lea Michele, Men’s Magazines, Sexuality, Sexualization, Young People, Youth
September 23, 2010
Tuesday night’s season premiere of Glee may have been one of the most offensive hours of television I’ve watched in a long time. It seemed like every minute or two…Tuesday night’s season premiere of Glee may have been one of the most offensive hours of television I’ve watched in a long time. It seemed like [...]
Filed under: Television
Tags: Abilism, Glee, Homophobia, Racial Stereotypes, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Tropes
March 1, 2010
In the new SyFy show Caprica we are introduced to a queer character, Sam Adama. Here is the good and the bad of his queer representation. Check out other great… In the new SyFy show Caprica we are introduced to a queer character, Sam Adama. Here is the good and the bad of his queer [...]
Filed under: Television
Tags: Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, Sexuality, SyFy, Tropes
November 21, 2009
From the first time I heard about the concept behind HBO’s True Blood I was a little bit horrified. Vampires are “coming out of the coffin” and want equal rights? … From the first time I heard about the concept behind HBO’s True Blood I was a little bit horrified. Vampires are “coming out of the [...]
Filed under: Television
Tags: Damsel in Distress, HBO, Patriarchal Protection, Racial Stereotypes, True Blood, Vampires
July 15, 2009
Veronica Mars has got to be one of my favourite shows of all time. No seriously, it’s funny, witty, smart, progressive. Women are technologically savvy, the privilege of white rich… Veronica Mars has got to be one of my favourite shows of all time. No seriously, it’s funny, witty, smart, progressive. Women are technologically savvy, [...]
Filed under: Television
Tags: Buffy, Classism, Gender, Joss Whedon, Racism, Veronica Mars, Violence
June 22, 2009
Fox Networks decided to renew Dollhouse for another 13 episodes but canceled Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. I’m less then thrilled about this decision. Links Referenced in Video: Whedonesque.com: Joss… Fox Networks decided to renew Dollhouse for another 13 episodes but canceled Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. I’m less then thrilled about this decision. Links [...]
Filed under: Television
Tags: Buffy, Dollhouse, Joss Whedon, Sarah Connor Chronicles, Terminator