The Stepford Wives’ title has become synonymous with feminist horror a.k.a everything spooky about people trying to control you. Here are some films that share key themes with it.
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Disney Film Ruby Bridges Pulled From Florida School Following a Parent Complaint
The movie, which is centered on the first African-American child to be enrolled in previously segregated William Frantz Elementary School, was contested on the basis that it taught children racism.
How Gomes Eanes De Zurara Shaped Racism in Its Current Form
Gomes Eanes De Zurara was a chronicler during the European Age of Discovery. He also wrote what was effectively propaganda intended to portray slavery and conquest as “saving savages”.
How the Karen Meme Was Born and Reborn Into Our Lexicon
Before the Karen meme, there was Becky, and before her, Miss Ann. How did these names that usually represent privileged white women enter our vernacular?
South of the Border: The South Carolina Truck Stop Tourist Trap
Originally opening as a beer store in 1949, South of the Border has become the epitome of trashy American roadside attractions.
When Science and Racism Mix: The Disturbing History of the Eugenics Movement in Europe and North America
The eugenics movement was prevalent in the 19th and 20th centuries. It gave way for racism to flourish under the guise of improving the human race.
The Top Fanfic Ships on AO3, and What They Mean for Fandom
The 2021 list of top ships on AO3 is out, and it reveals a serious representation problem in fanfic.
It’s 2021. Can We Stop Fetishizing Asian Women Now?
She’s tiny, submissive, and soft-spoken. Fetishizing her is every racist’s favorite hobby because she hasn’t been ruined by Western feminism. Here’s the history behind fetishizing Asian women.
Atlanta Spa Killings and the Intersectional Black Hole
I was looking forward to doing a post on Women’s Month in March, celebrating our achievements in recent years, and reporting on the status of women’s rights both in the USA and globally. But then eight people, including six Asian women, were killed in Atlanta and the wind went out of that idea. Hatred on […]
Your “Model Minority” is Dying
“Chinese are destroying Bay Ridge.” Flyers with this title were found distributed across Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, in June 2020. The flyers went on to describe some of the “crimes” that Chinese in Bay Ridge have “committed”: “junk stores: massage parlors (prostitution), nail salons, 99 cent stores, dirty Chinese restaurants; trashed up streets, bottle collecting, scavenging; coronavirus […]