Results for: representation
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Lena Waithe’s “Boomerang” Has a Black Lesbian, Bisexual Representation and a Lot of Heart
Tia’s a complete scene stealer. She’s defies so many boxes or tropes of what we’ve been programmed to expect from a black lesbian on TV.
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Whatever You Thought “We Are Lady Parts” Was Going to Be, This Ain’t It
“Gone is Ayesha’s confidence. Gone is her swagger. All that’s left is a girl with a crush.”
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It’s Time to Talk about It, “Never Have I Ever” Has a Race Problem
Fabiola’s story taps into a real dynamic in queer communities, but “Never Have I Ever” couldn’t bring itself to actually identify the problem for what it truly is: racism.
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Lena Waithe’s “Master of None” Could’ve Settled for Being Black and Beautiful, But It Chose Complicated Instead
The third season Master of None eschews any clean, simple picture. When a happy love story about Black lesbians in love would have been easier, instead it holds up a mirror of what we don’t like to see.
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As a Queer South Asian, “Never Have I Ever” Been So Let Down
The reason I didn’t like “Never Have I Ever” wasn’t because I didn’t feel seen. It’s because Mindy Kaling and I are clearly looking at the same world, but Kaling is expecting me to overlook all of its pain.
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“The Chi” Season Three: Easy on the Eyes as a Queer Woman, Hard on the Heart as a Black Woman
With a total of five lesbian, bisexual, queer and trans Black women characters in the main cast, Lena Waithe’s “The Chi” certainly made history this summer. But did making “The Chi” gayer turn it into a better show?
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“Twenties” Review: Lena Waithe Writes Herself Into Her Groundbreaking New BET Series To Mixed Results
Lena Waithe’s “Twenties” on BET is historic — the first black butch lesbian to ever serve as the protagonist of a comedy in TV history! Carmen and Natalie got together to talk about the show, what’s next for black queer representation, and yes that really great sex scene.
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“A Black Lady Sketch Show” Is Queer, Brilliant and Ridiculously Funny
A Black Lady Sketch Show recognizes that “black ladies” come across a variety of gender identities and sexualities. Black lesbians are funny. Black queer women are funny. Black trans women are funny. And we aren’t going anywhere, any time soon.
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Dear White People Season 3 Finally Gives Us the Nerdy Black Gay Girls We Deserve
“Squeee!!! Little black nerdy girls in baby gay love!! IT’S SO CUTE!!”
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“She’s Gotta Have It” Season 2 Finally Gives Nola Darling The Bright Light She Deserves
“If Nola Darling is one of the most famous, even if uncomfortable, black queer women in pop culture – what does it mean for us that nearly everything about her is so closely tied to the man who created her?”
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Lena Waithe’s “Boomerang” Is Bringing a Gay Reckoning to BET
Not only has Boomerang proven itself to be one of the most cutting edge black voices on television, it’s also invested in showcasing a full spectrum of young blackness, including sexuality.
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Spike Lee’s Queer-ish Remake of “She’s Gotta Have It” Would Have Been Better Without Spike Lee
Autostraddle Staff Writers Carmen and Alaina in a conversation about the TV series, the legacy of Spike Lee’s work, black female representation on film, polyamory, and pansexuality.
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We Lost One of TV’s Most Important Lesbian Characters When “Survivor’s Remorse” Got Axed
The conversation of multi-dimensional black thought, and questions of isolation or not feeling “black enough”, is one that a lot black people are familiar with. It’s smart and nuanced. It’s also a conversation that fundamentally could not be filtered through a white lens. It could not exist on a television show that wasn’t like this.
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Indian Web Series “The Other Love Story” Gives Queer Women A Happy Ending
“The Other Love Story was such a breath of fresh air in many ways. Aadya and Aachal felt like any other regular person: they were not coded Butch or Femme, like too many of these stories tend to do, and neither were overly Westernized nor overly exotified. They just were.”
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“That’s What She Said” is Queer Asian America In Your Face
Why a group of six queer Asian American women are producing, acting in, and writing a groundbreaking queer web series, and why you should care.