Hot Takes
These posts comment on popular culture and are informed by feminist theory and a critical analysis of power and gender. Which is a fancy way of saying I’m side-eyeing power, gendered expectations, and the stories we tell ourselves to make unfair systems feel normal—or inevitable.
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The Power (Imbalances) of Love
Image credit: HBO/MAX Like almost everyone else, I have been obsessed with the unexpected (at least by studio execs) hit Heated Rivalry—a Canadian show (woot!) about pro hockey rivals Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, who start a physical relationship and ultimately fall for each other while navigating their own views on sexuality and the homophobic