Every so often I find myself writing headlines, looking at them and thinking, well, isn’t that just obvious? Why does it even need to be said? And yet, sadly, we live in a world where they still do. This morning,…
Opinion: It Was Past The Time For ‘Shadowhunters’ To Be Cancelled
We’ve never made it a secret that we have some issues with Shadowhunters. Ok, we have a lot of them, if we are going to be frank. Now, before you start lecturing us about the difference between an adaptation and…
‘The Darkest Minds’ Movie Talk #8: Children in Internment Camps? When Fiction Meets Reality
Every Monday and Friday we’re bringing you The Darkest Minds content leading up to the film’s Aug. 3 release. Dystopian novels typically represent a grim future that we don’t ever expect to happen. How could we ever imagine moral lines could be…
5 Things We Have Learned From Fandom
Fandoms are special. Ignore all the teeny bopper fangirls who care only about how hot the celebrity is. Ignore those fangirls who like to hate on other fangirls who don’t share their love for the same ship. And you’ll find…
Seven Reasons We Will Miss ‘The Originals’
Have you heard the news? Even though The Originals is ending this season, we haven’t quite seen the end of this world just yet. CW announced Thursday, May 17, that there will be a spin off called Legacies. This spin off…
Fandoms: Racism, Homophobia & Bad Representation
Fandoms are a microcosm of society. Or, at least, of the society we live in, right now, in 2018. And society has a problem. Writing this as a straight person, and yes, a latinx, but not in any way, shape…
It’s too late to Fix the Floriana Lima Mistake, So Don’t Bring Maggie Back
Big disclaimer here: I’m speaking as a Latina woman who absolutely hates not just the fake representation that Floriana Lima gives me, but the fact that she has spoken about this fact in a less than sensitive way. I understand…
May the Force Be Female: The Lessons of ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’
Warning: Major spoilers below. Read at your own risk. Star Wars: The Last Jedi, while not a perfect movie, far excelled in landing every message it sought to send. More than anything, for the first time in probably all of…
Between The Lines: A Conversation
Fandoms are complicated, is the conclusion we’re getting at, I think. Representation is not a clear-cut matter of having “people like you” on TV, but it goes much further than that. The conversations we have in regards to these matters…
