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Roseanne Explains Male Privilege
Roseanne Explains Male Privilege from Roseanne (1988)

Roseanne explains how male privilege gives boys a social advantage that girls don't have.

Gossip Girl: Class
Gossip Girl: Class from Gossip Girl (2007)

Gossip Girl is a feminist media critic's worst nightmare. The show is about rich, white, oversexed and hypersexualized New York City teens.

Disrupting Sexism in the Workplace
Disrupting Sexism in the Workplace from Fringe (2008)

A female FBI agent defends her emotional involvement in her work, a critique often used against women in the workplace.

Not THIS Girl's Best Friend
Not THIS Girl's Best Friend from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and its subtle subversion of the highly manufactured belief that "Diamond's are a girl's best friend."

Gossip Girl: Race
Gossip Girl: Race from Gossip Girl (2007)

Gossip Girl is a feminist media critic's worst nightmare. The show is about rich, white, oversexed and hypersexualized New York City teens.

Gossip Girl: Sexual Violence
Gossip Girl: Sexual Violence from Gossip Girl (2007)

Gossip Girl is a feminist media critic's worst nightmare. The show is about rich, white, oversexed and hypersexualized New York City teens.

A New Generation of Dude and Homophobic Language
A New Generation of Dude and Homophobic Language from Glee (2009)

Glee takes a look at how one father defends his gay son from homophobic language.

Veronica Mars and Feminism
Veronica Mars and Feminism from Veronica Mars (2004)

Examples of how the television series Veronica Mars deals critically with gender and class through humour and wit.