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Hollywood Whitewashing

Episode number: 1

Overview: The first episode is a look into a discussion of “whitewashing,” cultural cannibalism, and the appalling history of ethnic stereotyping in movies and television. Join us as we take a look at the ways in which people of color have been written out of — or written horribly into — our media narratives.

The Unmanning of Trump

Episode number: 2

Overview: Join us as we dig into the ways that some liberal critiques of President Trump employ the very same homophobia and misogyny that they wish to repudiate.

Manufacturing a Muslim Menace

Episode number: 3

Overview: we analyze the ways in which the ubiquitous, deeply harmful stereotypical representations of Muslims and Arabs as terrorists and savages in so much popular media contribute directly to Islamophobia in our culture. More than that, they cultivate a political space in which our president can ride Islamophobic sentiment straight into the Oval Office, and then pursue policies rooted in the very Islamophobia that Hollywood has done so much to cultivate.

The Bathroom Battlefield

Episode number: 4

Overview: This time, we take a look at the frustrating history of trans representations in the media and the effect they’ve had on popular misconceptions of trans identity — as well as the way those misconceptions have lead to some truly appalling attacks on the civil rights of trans people.

Season Two Trailer

Episode number: 5

Overview: Season 2 of The FREQ Show is almost here! Find out what (and who) we have in store in this trailer.