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Why Normal gossip and similar narrative shows avoid feminist critiqueThe form of entertainment that promises proximity to the unguarded lives of others has rarely been subject to the same scrutiny reserved for film, prestige…
The Damage of Reality TV's Competitive Female Friendship TropeReality television has long traded on the currency of conflict, and nowhere is that more visible than in how it depicts women interacting with one another.…
What the beige flag trend quietly reveals about dating safetyA short scroll through TikTok lately surfaces a new vocabulary of caution: the beige flag. Sitting between a dealbreaker and a charming quirk, a beige flag…
When Motherhood Becomes Content, Commerce FollowsThe polished family feed often looks like a diary, but it functions like a shopfront. A toddler’s tantrum becomes a caption, a recovery story becomes a brand…
The Quiet Erasure of Non-Binary Identities in Australian MediaAcross news bulletins, streaming platforms and breakfast television in Australia, the stories of gender-diverse people are routinely condensed, simplified or…
Why The Worst Person in the World challenges and reinforces ageismJoachim Trier's 2021 Norwegian film The Worst Person in the World arrived carrying the weight of international acclaim, including the Academy Award for Best…
The olympics' gender testing legacy and its colonial imprintThe International Olympic Committee's long history of sex verification reads more like an inheritance of colonial surveillance than a neutral scientific…
The gendered toll of digital pile-ons on women in public lifeWhen a public figure stumbles, the machinery of online reaction springs into action with astonishing speed. An old interview resurfaces, an ill-considered…
The Bimbo Revival and the Cynicism of Post-Feminist IronyThe bimbo is back, and she is winking. Across TikTok feeds and glossy magazine editorials, a new wave of women are styling themselves in pink latex, frosted…
A Decade On, the Racial Diversity Critique of Girls Still ResonatesWhen HBO premiered Girls in 2012, the series landed with the force of a cultural announcement. Lena Dunham, still in her mid-twenties, presented a vision of…