Never Have I Ever…Seen A Show So Casteist and Racist
Kaling's 'Never Have I Ever' is more interested in packaging upper-caste Hindu American identity for the white gaze than she is in authentic storytelling. TW/CW: this article contains spoilers for Netflix’s “Never Have I Ever”, and mentions Islamophobia, anti-Dalitness, anti-Blackness, anti-Semitism,
The Muses In “Hercules” Weren’t From The Beige Brigade And They Could Actually Sing
Casting should call us. This list includes artists who could properly play the role of the five singers that made up The Muses and they also look the part. By Clarkisha Kent and Da'Shaun Harrison It was recently announced that there would
The Destruction of White Matriarchy in “Little Fires Everywhere”
Through Elena’s relationships with her mother and her own daughters, "Little Fires Everywhere" strikes at the oppressive cage of white matriarchy. By Roslyn Talusan This story contains spoilers for the entirety of the Little Fires Everywhere miniseries. I wasn’t surprised when Little Fires
Lizzo, Whitney Houston, and The Curious Case of “Racial Transcendence”
We should be taking white audiences to task for seeking to divorce Black artists from their race instead of critiquing artists like Lizzo and Whitney for their contributions to pop. When Prince died April 21, 2016, many a music fan was
How Capitalism Destroyed the Potential of Afropunk
It is clear that Afropunk has been bastardised and its original mission has been degraded into nothingness. I remember my first concert like it was yesterday. I was sixteen and my best friend and I were in love with Jackson Rathbone