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 they would make another sexist, racist or homophobic joke. I was afraid Glee was going in a bad direction after the first few episodes …
Filed under: Television
Tags: Abilism, Glee, Homophobia, Racial Stereotypes, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Tropes
July 6, 2010
After many months (and years of watching TV) I have finally completed my thesis, bringing to a close my master’s degree. The submitted document is available for download in PDF format for those who are interested in reading it.
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Heroic women in science fiction and fantasy television shows have done much …
Filed under: Writing
Tags: Archetypes, Battlestar Galactica, Buffy, Dollhouse, Firefly, Gender, Homophobia, Joss Whedon, Lost, Patriarchy, Racism, science fiction, Star Trek, SyFy, Terminator, Tropes, TV
November 23, 2009
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Here is an easy to follow guide for the guys on the right versus the wrong reasons to hate on Twilight. With the release of New Moon, there has been an awful lot of sexist, homophobic, patriarchal crap floating around the internet and I …
Filed under: Movies
Tags: Damsel in Distress, Homophobia, Patriarchal Protection, Twilight, Vampires, Violence