Last night, I watched the season two finale of Westworld along with millions of fans. What struck me is how clearly the episode articulated who are the heroes and who are the villains. After weeks of uncertainty – spoiler – the women, the people of color, and particularly the women Read more…
For so long, we’ve seen Zahn McClarnon play the Ghost Nation warrior Akecheta in the background of Westworld but we never knew what drove him. He’s ridden in and out of Maeve’s nightmares. Been involved in bloody battles. Seemed a fierce and furious “barbarian.” Last night, he got his own Read more…
Never has a microaggression made me so relieved. Towards the beginning of last night’s episode of Westworld, Akane No Mai, white Sylvester asks Asian Felix to talk to the Samurais holding them hostage. Felix responds to that ridiculous request by declaring he’s from Hong Kong, aka not-even-Japanese. It’s the type Read more…
I am fair skinned. Fair skinned enough that I get mistaken for white more often than not. Fair skinned enough that no one follows me around at stores to make sure I’m not shoplifting. Fair skinned enough that I remember feeling like I was seeing myself on screen in Belle Read more…
Maybe they all thought someone else would do it. Maybe they thought it wasn’t their place. Maybe it just wasn’t that important to them. But for whatever the reason, not a single male Golden Globe winner last night managed to mention #TimesUp, #MeToo, or the movement around sexual assault, harassment, Read more…
This post originally appeared on therepresentationproject.org. I’m a new mom. And a feminist. And long before I got pregnant, I knew our society feels it has some right to women’s bodies. That’s the message I got from my 30+ years of being female, from catcalls on the street and social Read more…