What do representations of gender, race and sexuality in pop culture have to do with current social and political climate? The FREQ Show looks at today’s most pressing social issues to consider how the things that what we watch, listen to and play actively influence our daily interactions.
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May 4, 2017
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.
May 18, 2017
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.
Jun 6, 2017
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.
Jun 15, 2017
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.
Apr 26, 2018
Season 2 of The FREQ Show is almost here! Find out what (and who) we have in store in this trailer.
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The FREQ Show Season 0 premiered on May 4, 2017.
The FREQ Show Season 0 has 5 episodes.
The season opens with Season 0 Episode 1, "Hollywood Whitewashing". It aired on May 4, 2017.
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