It’s a film and TV theory kind of week!
I wrote about how Keeping Up with the Kardashians, I Am Cait and Total Divas are changing the face of reality TV. [Junkee]
Unrequited female desire shouldn’t be portrayed as a mental illness, as it is on My Crazy Ex Girlfriend. [Bitch Flicks]
Black representation on Daria. [Vulture]
Queering Freaky Friday. [Feminartsy]
With Supergirl, Jessica Jones and Daredevil, has TV finally solved its superhero problem? [Studio 360]
Emotional labour as women’s work. [The Guardian]
When all your friends are having children but you’re not sure if you want them. [The Interrobang]
“You will look at me when I’m sexting you, do you understand me?” [The Cut]
Lest We Forget: the service animals of war. [The Big Issue]
“Grey Hair on the Kids.” [Mediander]
Instagram as the newest blogging platform. [NYMag]
I have a story on how the tag team New Day are challenging gender and racial stereotypes in professional wrestling in Calling Spots magazine.
I moved all my articles from TheVine over to this here blog so check them out:
“The rise of the hunk” in Magic Mike.
“Wonder Why They Call U Bitch.” And while you’re at it, I wrote about similar themes in Straight Outta Compton and Tupac Shakur’s lyrics here.
How to reconcile feminism and progressive values with wrestling fandom.
Masters of Sex may be titled after a man, but it’s all about the women on the show.
What happens when your heroes let you down?
“Why Do We Insist On Calling Women Girls?”
