The disputed legacy of There’s Something About Miriam: how the “trans trick” lives on
Did the offensive TV dating show with a “twist” sow the seeds for how trans people are depicted today?
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New Times,
New Thinking.
Did the offensive TV dating show with a “twist” sow the seeds for how trans people are depicted today?
ByIts heroine's frantic and complicated life, and her relish for every single one of its constituent parts, feel so wonderfully replete.
BySomebody help these poor, poor people.
ByWhat happens when your enemy has no face?
ByIts basic approach is to treat race and everything else with a certain comic jauntiness.
ByJust no, thanks.
ByViolence against women and girls is often read as “gripping” or “compelling” in both fiction and non-fictional narratives.
ByA surprisingly involving depiction of a clergyman provides the saintly contrast to the sinner being judged by a real jury.
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