"And a small town don't like it when somebody falls between sexes. No, a small town don't like it when a cowboy has feelings for men." I can't shake off the idea that Ned Sublette's 1981 song, Cowboys are Secretly, Frequently Fond of Each Other, has inspired the blinding, poignant Dallas Buyers Club (2013). Jean-Marc… Continue reading Ron Woodrof: From ‘Homophobic Asshole’ to ‘Someone Kind’
Tag: Representation
Wildest Dreams and Exotic Bodies: Colonialism’s Tainted Legacy
Although colonial rule no longer functions, its legacy still persists, every now and then making an appearance in the most unexpected of places. This became apparent in September, when Taylor Swift was called out for the representation of Africa in her music video, 'Wildest Dreams', which features an unspecific beautiful African desert with no native… Continue reading Wildest Dreams and Exotic Bodies: Colonialism’s Tainted Legacy
Master(piece) of None
“You’re out of tacos??!! What am I supposed to do now, go to the second-best place taco place in town like some asshole??” The line above, said incredulously (and hilariously) by Dev Shah (played by Aziz Ansari), is a perfect encapsulation of everything, good and bad, that millennials face today in a maelstrom of technology.… Continue reading Master(piece) of None
It’s a bird; It’s a plane: Finding a superhero series that passes the Bechdel Test
The place of women in the superhero-fiction universe has always been a contentious one.
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