In And Just Like That… Carrie Bradshaw tries to reckon with new sexual horizons. But can Bradshaw and #MeToo really co-exist? — When Sex and the City (SATC) debuted in June of 1998, the United States was in the midst of a national sex scandal: the Clinton-Lewinsky story had broken earlier that year, Bill Clinton was a few months from the grand jury testimony where he admitted to an “improper physical relationship”…

The pandemic has revealed how tired women are from work and housework. Did the gains from second-wave feminism deliver liberation or overworked and underpaid women? — In her 2016 Netflix comedy special Baby Cobra, Ali Wong performed her set while looking very pregnant onstage. This was the first time I heard anti-work rhetoric, and it was framed in opposition to feminism. Wearing a dress, flats, and her unborn child in her belly, Wong joked that feminists…

About a year ago, more or less, Medium invited me to write posts about feminism weekly. Now it’s time to say goodbye. — It was great to create content freely on this platform. My writing and my voice grew a lot here, and I realized I have the skills to write in several ways and on so many topics. I learned so much. So I am grateful for this space and what it…

This is part two of a series I am writing about the current state of cultural criticism. To read part 1, click here. — iv. marketing and representation I mentioned in part one of this mini-series of articles that the concept of representation has been co-opted for marketing purposes. Our need to see ourselves onscreen — originally a critique of how pop culture refused to properly represent people of color and other marginalized populations…

A collection of thoughts by a cultural critic. Cultural criticism is essential for critical consumption of pop culture. As a writer who has produced years of cultural criticism content across several publications, I wanted to write a two-part series on the current state of cultural criticism. In short, I think…

Beyoncé was called out for parts of her latest album — and she listened. Is this proof we are always in dialogue with the art we consume? — This week, Beyoncé’s new album Renaissance is hot and will continue to get heated: the album is making large numbers every single day and there’s no indication the momentum will stop. And yet, Renaissance has also had some opposition. A video posted by Kelis challenged Beyoncé’s sampling of her song…

Happy end of July, everyone! I started writing this post during Pride month, when the topic of bisexuality somehow always becomes debatable. Are bisexual people even queer? Are they really attracted to the same gender as them if they’re currently in an opposite-sex relationship? Are they transphobic? …

Barry wants redemption, but can he find it? This is the second part of a cultural crit essay about Bill Hader’s Barry. — And so, Barry needs to be confronted, which brings us to season 3. Gene finds out, through Fuches, that Barry killed his police officer girlfriend Janice Moss. If Barry didn’t admire Gene so much, continuing the string of murders to cover up previous murders would be simple. But Barry cannot…

Barry wants redemption, but can he find it? This is the first part of a cultural crit essay about Bill Hader’s Barry. — American society can be widely argued to suffer from an unequal distribution of redemption. There are types of people who the masses are eager to forgive and even adore, after they commit atrocious, violent crimes. And there are other types of people who, after committing violence, are never forgiven, locked…