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@MaynardMar25163 @cfuchstv Great job Mariah! I like how you explained what sitcoms mean to Wanda herself, viewers, and then characters within the show. It's interesting to think about how sitcoms are understood as providing comfort, yet in the show they do the opposite.
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@henry_nate88194 You hit the nail right on the head pointing out how at the end of day freedom of speech/expression is controlled by these big companies. An example of this would be how current world events are being reported on in the news.
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@DouglasXaviJ Wonderfully put Xavi! I think the film industry as a whole is suffering from mass commercialization and franchising. Financial gain outweighs a good narrative at the end of the day...
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@oliviaghhh It's surprising to think that Yellowjackets is able to depict so many genuine experiences of girlhood considering the show's setting (middle of nowhere woods). However, I think this just goes to show how some things are universal to being a teenage girl.
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@restisc0nfetti When thinking about 'bury your gays' trope, I'm reminded of the tendency for Black character's to be the first to die in horror films. Both tropes reinforce homophobic and racist beliefs, while pushing the narrative of the 'sacrificial' marginalized identity.
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@SarahRa97306042 @cfuchstv Thank you so much Sarah! I thought that including film recommendations might help to conceptualize the things I was talking about, as well as just highlight amazing queer Arab films!😊

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Media often overlooks marginalized identities, especially intersectional ones like being queer and Arab. The white LGBTQ+ experience is used as an encompassing meter for what all queer experiences are like, which only forsakes queer POC narratives entirely.
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When we celebrate global queer realities, especially in a medium like film or TV, we are validating the experiences of those often forgotten. More so, we give voice to those who have long been told they are voiceless. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈
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The complexities + nuances of the POC queer experience, specifically for queer Arabs, is one that deserves acknowledgment. Movies like CARAMEL (2007) and Cousins (2023), film festivals like Queer Cinema for Palestine, & shows like BBC's Juice are proof of this.
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https://t.co/FLqb9IXCUE

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I didn't know my life was missing Arab drag queens until this short film
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https://t.co/qIxjWscksa

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I'm sort of fangirling over Karina Dandashi...anybody else feeling that way?????
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https://t.co/E5Ib187iM0
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https://t.co/dQMtmEjgpW

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"to be queer, Arab, and American is to be constantly under siege: a minority within a minority, doubly marginalised from Western society for being a racialised security threat and from your own Arab community for being an abject, sinful deviant..."
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