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Stop Calling Romance Novels “Just” Love Stories—They’re So Much More

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

By Sam Riedel Oct 28th
When “Freaks” Become Stars: How Stranger Things Subverts Tropes to Defend Disabled Outcasts

By Sam Riedel Oct 12th
The Worst of the Worst: Suicide Squad as a Case Study in Oppressive Stock Characters

By Sam Riedel Sep 4th
Can We Cool It With The “Women Disguised as Men” Trope Already?

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

By Sam Riedel Aug 28th
Writing For Me: How Fantasy Tropes Can Bring Out the Power of Being a Fangirl

By Sam Riedel Aug 24th
The Stranger Sex: Subverting Gendered Tropes in Stranger Things

By Sam Riedel Aug 21st
The Force Awakens Gives Us a Strong, Capable & Competent Female Character in Rey

By Carly Lane Dec 20th
Pretty Little Liars‘ Season Finale Reinforces an Awful Transgender Trope

By Jessica Lachenal Aug 12th
“Excuse Me, Princess“: The Princess Type, for Good or Ill, Part 2

By Zoe Chevat Jul 16th
“Excuse Me, Princess“: The Princess Type, for Good or Ill, Part 1

By Zoe Chevat Jul 15th
Changing the Face of Women in Anime: The Importance of Ugliness

By Susana Polo Jun 6th
Tropes vs Women In Video Games: Ms. Male Character and the Smurfette Principle

By Rebecca Pahle Nov 18th
Pacific Rim Is Not Your Average Action Juggernaut

By Brooke Jaffe Aug 16th
Tropes Vs. Women in Video Games: Damsels in Distress Part 3

By Susana Polo Aug 2nd
Anita Sarkeesian Presents: Damsels in Distress Part 2

By Jill Pantozzi May 28th
Gwyneth Paltrow: “You Can Only Be the Damsel in Distress for So Long”

By Susana Polo Apr 30th
Tropes Vs. Women in Video Games: Damsel in Distress, Part 1

By Susana Polo Mar 8th
It’s Friday, Time For Another Installment of Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome

By Susana Polo Nov 16th