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Queer People Shouldn’t Have To Suffer To Be Taken Seriously
Alex Has Opinions 8/19/23 Alex Has Opinions 8/19/23

Queer People Shouldn’t Have To Suffer To Be Taken Seriously

We deserve rights because we’re human beings — we shouldn’t have to leverage our pain

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"Ōoku: The Inner Chambers" Is A Fascinating Deconstruction of Gender
Alex Has Opinions 8/17/23 Alex Has Opinions 8/17/23

"Ōoku: The Inner Chambers" Is A Fascinating Deconstruction of Gender

The matriarchy rises in this Netflix show set during the Edo Period

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Barbenheimer: A Surprising Battle of Messaging and Framing
Alex Has Opinions 8/11/23 Alex Has Opinions 8/11/23

Barbenheimer: A Surprising Battle of Messaging and Framing

A review of what Barbie and Oppenheimer do well and bad with messaging

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The Show Steven Universe’s Terrible Approach to Fascism
Alex Has Opinions 7/27/23 Alex Has Opinions 7/27/23

The Show Steven Universe’s Terrible Approach to Fascism

Cartoon fascism and the problem of solving it with kindness

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A24's ‘Beef ’— A Story of False Class Consciousness
Alex Has Opinions 7/26/23 Alex Has Opinions 7/26/23

A24's ‘Beef ’— A Story of False Class Consciousness

The Netflix show about worker spats and decapitations

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Nimona: Fictional Discrimination At Its Finest
Alex Has Opinions 7/22/23 Alex Has Opinions 7/22/23

Nimona: Fictional Discrimination At Its Finest

How the cute animated movie subverts expectations

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The Apocalypse Is Already Here (for some)
Alex Has Opinions 7/12/23 Alex Has Opinions 7/12/23

The Apocalypse Is Already Here (for some)

Unpacking what collapse even means in the 21st century

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Black Mirror's 'Beyond The Sea' Fails to Deconstruct Toxic Masculinity
Alex Has Opinions 7/8/23 Alex Has Opinions 7/8/23

Black Mirror's 'Beyond The Sea' Fails to Deconstruct Toxic Masculinity

Patriarchy, transferring consciousness, & isolation in space

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Why Can’t “Black Mirror” Kill Fascists?
Alex Has Opinions 7/2/23 Alex Has Opinions 7/2/23

Why Can’t “Black Mirror” Kill Fascists?

Nuclear armageddon comes so close to perfection

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Can Netflix Critique Itself? (ft. Black Mirror)
Alex Has Opinions 7/2/23 Alex Has Opinions 7/2/23

Can Netflix Critique Itself? (ft. Black Mirror)

The streaming company has no intention of being self-aware

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‘XO, KITTY’: A Messy, Terrible Show That Might Be the Future of Content
Alex Has Opinions 6/23/23 Alex Has Opinions 6/23/23

‘XO, KITTY’: A Messy, Terrible Show That Might Be the Future of Content

Examining the future of AI through this Bad TV Show

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I Support Queer Rights, But…
Alex Has Opinions 6/11/23 Alex Has Opinions 6/11/23

I Support Queer Rights, But…

There can be no "but" after saying you support queer rights

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The Sadly Authoritarian Nature of the Modern Workplace
Alex Has Opinions 6/7/23 Alex Has Opinions 6/7/23

The Sadly Authoritarian Nature of the Modern Workplace

We need to reckon with the control work has over our lives

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No, a 4th Stimulus Check is Not "Just Around the Corner"
Alex Has Opinions 5/31/23 Alex Has Opinions 5/31/23

No, a 4th Stimulus Check is Not "Just Around the Corner"

The men (and women) selling false hope

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The Ugly-Looking Propaganda Mill in Illinois (ft. The Heartland Institute)
Alex Has Opinions 5/28/23 Alex Has Opinions 5/28/23

The Ugly-Looking Propaganda Mill in Illinois (ft. The Heartland Institute)

When life gives you gasoline: deny, deny, deny.

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Queen Charlotte & the Pitfalls of Representational Politics
Alex Has Opinions 5/20/23 Alex Has Opinions 5/20/23

Queen Charlotte & the Pitfalls of Representational Politics

Can We Stop Romanticizing the British Empire?

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America Has Always Been A Pretty Unrealistic Utopia
Alex Has Opinions 5/10/23 Alex Has Opinions 5/10/23

America Has Always Been A Pretty Unrealistic Utopia

The Framers, the Constitution, and the weaponization of Utopia.

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The Owl House Subverted A Generation of Anti-Fascist Media
Alex Has Opinions 4/30/23 Alex Has Opinions 4/30/23

The Owl House Subverted A Generation of Anti-Fascist Media

Disney, revolution, violence, & fascism

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Many Minecraft Players Fail To Understand What Anarchy Is
Alex Has Opinions 4/20/23 Alex Has Opinions 4/20/23

Many Minecraft Players Fail To Understand What Anarchy Is

Unpacking how players misappropriate anarchy for lolz

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Sometimes It's Okay To Give Up Hope: The Future Isn't Lost
Alex Has Opinions 4/18/23 Alex Has Opinions 4/18/23

Sometimes It's Okay To Give Up Hope: The Future Isn't Lost

The way we talk about optimism and pessimism is unhealthy

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