Why Can’t Reality TV Stop Stereotyping Black Women?
Even when reality TV's dating franchises include dark-skinned black women, too often these shows end up reinforcing false and harmful stereotypes.
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PS Picks: HBO’s Adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s ‘My Brilliant Friend’
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
Binge-Watching Can Warp Your View of the World
The most popular streaming shows are quite violent, and they convey a dark, distorted view of society.
What Arguing for the Wall on National Television Did for Trump
Primetime Oval Office addresses are outdated, but may still be effective for Trump.
Can a Disabled Palestinian American Launch the Next Big Sitcom?
How comedian Maysoon Zayid is planning to reshape television.
With Norm Macdonald, It’s Different Words but the Same Dehumanizing Story
In an offhand remark, the embattled comedian implied a correlation between Down syndrome and emotional apathy—and, in the process, he reinforced an old and hateful stereotype.
Saving Critical Thinking, One Joke at a Time
Humor is no laughing matter when it comes to persuading others.
Reality TV Perpetuates the Stereotype of the Angry African American
A new study finds African Americans on reality television are more likely to be both the victim and perpetrator of verbal aggression.
PS Picks: Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Who Is America?’
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
What I Learned From Mister Rogers
It's in times of tragedy and shame that I miss Fred Rogers the most.