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The Trope is the Point: How The Northman Uses Hamlet to Critique Traditional Masculinity

By Brittany KnupperApr 24th
The Final Girl Trope in Horror Movies, Explained

By Benedetta GeddoMar 29th
After Callouts for Ableist Tropes & Language, Author Thankfully Delays Book Release

By Alyssa ShotwellMar 14th
Is “The Chosen One” Really Played Out?

By Princess WeekesJan 1st
How Gossip Girl 2.0 Subverted One of the Most Problematic Teen Drama Tropes

By Princess WeekesAug 16th
Ask the Mary Sues: Let’s Talk Reluctant Partners and the ‘Enemies to Friends’ Trope

By Chelsea SteinerMar 20th
Please, Batwoman, Do Literally Anything Else Besides Killing Kate Kane

By Jessica MasonJun 9th
Atlanta Newspaper Is Rightfully Outraged Over Clint Eastwood Movie Richard Jewell’s Depiction of Their Female Reporter

By Vivian KaneDec 10th
Stranger Things Sure Loves to Sacrifice Those Lovable Side Characters

By Kate GardnerJul 15th
This Video Shows How The Big Bang Theory Tries to Make Misogyny Look “Adorkable”

By Marykate JasperSep 2nd
Watch: Science Fiction and the Problem with the “Born Sexy Yesterday” Trope

By Marykate JasperApr 30th
There’s Another Terrible Beauty and The Beast Trope We’re Not Talking About

By Lilli PetersenMar 12th
Hey, Military Science Fiction Authors: Stop It With the Tropes Already

By Elizabeth BonesteelNov 10th
Stop Calling Romance Novels “Just” Love Stories—They’re So Much More

By Katharine AsheNov 1st
Anti-Woman Horror 101: How Rereading Christopher Pike’s Whisper of Death Killed My Nostalgia

By Stephanie FeldmanOct 28th
When “Freaks” Become Stars: How Stranger Things Subverts Tropes to Defend Disabled Outcasts

By Jody SollazzoOct 12th
The Worst of the Worst: Suicide Squad as a Case Study in Oppressive Stock Characters

By Edeline WrighSep 4th
Can We Cool It With The “Women Disguised as Men” Trope Already?

By Vrai KaiserSep 1st
When the Girl Next Door Is a Fly: How The Buzz on Maggie Trashed Gender Stereotypes

By Casey BohnAug 28th
Writing For Me: How Fantasy Tropes Can Bring Out the Power of Being a Fangirl

By J.M. FreyAug 24th