Author Archives: Theresa Basile

Blog PostsWhat’s So Shocking About “Blurred Lines?”

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Theresa Basile

So I finally got around to watching “Blurred Lines,” and I have to ask – what, exactly, is so shocking about this video? I’m asking this question because Robin Thicke seems to think that this video is breaking a bunch … Continue reading →

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Blog Posts5 Underrated Harry Potter Characters

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Theresa Basile

I just finished rereading the Harry Potter series for the first time in four years. This reread was inspired by my insomnia (ahh, insomnia, the bedfellow that will never take a hint and go away) and by my deep love of … Continue reading →

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ArticlesYou Don’t Know You’re Beautiful

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Theresa Basile

[This was originally published at Feminspire.] I’m not always good at accepting compliments. If someone tells me that I’m smart, I can quietly agree and think, “Yes, yes, I am. How intelligent you are for noticing my equal intellectual aptitude. … Continue reading →

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Blog PostsOn the Zimmerman Trial Verdict

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Theresa Basile

Though I have been following the George Zimmerman trial, I was not in the courtroom and I am not a legal expert, and I cannot say with certainty that he should have been convicted of murder or manslaughter. What I … Continue reading →

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ArticlesBart Simpson’s Feminine Side

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Theresa Basile

[This article originally appeared on Bitch Flicks.] In my umpteenth viewing of episodes from season four of The Simpsons, I noticed something that never occurred to me in my first viewings of the show: Bart Simpson has a feminine side. … Continue reading →

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ArticlesThe Occasional Purposeful Nudity on “Game of Thrones”

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Theresa Basile

[This was originally posted on Bitch Flicks.] Much has been said about the gratuitous nudity on Game of Thrones. Several feminist critics (such as yours truly) have written about the objectification of the female characters, and how the writers use … Continue reading →

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ReviewsBtVS and Consent Issues: Buffy and Spike, Post-“Seeing Red”

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Theresa Basile

“BtVS and Consent Issues” is a series I began writing over a year ago with the goal to examine episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer where rape, sexual assault, sexual coercion, and/or violation of consent were major plot points. I … Continue reading →

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Blog PostsSupport Haberdasher Theatre’s “The Wonderful Remix of Oz!”

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Theresa Basile

Last June, an independent theater company in New York City called Haberdasher Theatre put on a production of The Wizard of Oz. The result was a charming, sweet show that kept to the original spirit of the classic tale while … Continue reading →

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ArticlesJoss Whedon’s “Much Ado About Nothing” and the Wedding That Wasn’t

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Theresa Basile

[This piece originally appeared at Bitch Flicks.] Joss Whedon’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is soaked in sex, languidness, and alcohol, as any decent adaptation of a Shakespeare comedy should be. It’s not a “wedding movie” in … Continue reading →

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ArticlesWhy I Reject the Ending of “The Wizard of Oz”

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Theresa Basile

[This post was originally published at Bitch Flicks.] The Wizard of Oz is my favorite movie. There are movies that are more artistically accomplished, movies that are more sophisticated, and funnier films that make me laugh my butt off, but … Continue reading →

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