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  Re: Television's "Bad" Mothers: Putting the "Anti" in the Antiheroine

  Signing off for the week

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  Kathleen Collins John Jay College of Criminal Justice (City University of New York)

  Friday, February 13, 2015 — 9:18 pm

  My mother just emailed me and asked, "didn't you write something about orange is the new black, and where is it?" I found it for her and reread it, having mostly forgotten what I wrote. I was surprised to see it touch on many of the subject ...
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  Re: Soapy Broads and Quality Gentlemen: The Antiheroine in Top of the Lake

  Victims as anti-heroes

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  Kathleen Collins John Jay College of Criminal Justice (City University of New York)

  Monday, February 9, 2015 — 8:18 pm

  Thanks, Bree, for this thought-provoking piece. A number of female protagonists come to mind that involve women who are “victims” of whatever constitutes their Achilles heel (Robin’s rape, Homeland’s Carrie Mathison’s bipoloar disorder) as differentiated ...
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  Re: Amy Schumer: Enemy of the Status Quo

  Are anti-heroes just people?

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  Kathleen Collins John Jay College of Criminal Justice (City University of New York)

  Thursday, February 12, 2015 — 4:45 pm

  I've been pondering the same question, Phoebe- what do we mean by anti-heroine? No doubt lots has been written about this, esp. since the advent of the anti-hero in quality TV with Dexter, Walter White, et al. But it has probably expanded since then, ...
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  Re: Amy Schumer: Enemy of the Status Quo

  Does the medium obscure the message?

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  Kathleen Collins John Jay College of Criminal Justice (City University of New York)

  Friday, February 13, 2015 — 1:48 pm

  It's a good question, Maria, and I have to nudge myself to really think about it because I so want comedy to be the answer to all social ills:) But I think like any genre, it becomes diluted or desensitizing when one watches too much of it (binge wat ...
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  Re: Haunted: Mean Teen Girls & "Pretty Little Liars"

  The root of her evil

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  Kathleen Collins John Jay College of Criminal Justice (City University of New York)

  Tuesday, February 10, 2015 — 9:33 pm

  Your conclusion here, in conjunction with my and Barbara’s reaction to Bree’s post yesterday, is causing me to wonder about another possible gender imbalance with our anti-heroes. That is, is a more frequent occurrence that shows with female anti-heroines ...
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  Re: Amy Schumer: Enemy of the Status Quo

  Broad City!

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  Kathleen Collins John Jay College of Criminal Justice (City University of New York)

  Thursday, February 12, 2015 — 2:32 pm

  I'm glad you enjoyed it, Bridgett. Yes, I completely agree re Ilana and Abby! I can't believe they didn't occur to me as I was writing this, especially since I watch them and admire their anti-heroine ways, too. Well, good. Then there are e ...
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  Re: Amy Schumer: Enemy of the Status Quo

  Comedians as heroes

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  Kathleen Collins John Jay College of Criminal Justice (City University of New York)

  Thursday, February 12, 2015 — 2:38 pm

  Initially I chose Schumer because I, too, thought it was unusual to think of a comedian as a hero, but as I respond to Barbara, it seems like a more obvious choice overall. Many comedians, esp. from the 1960s onward, traditionally speak truth to power and ...
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  Re: Skyler's Bed

  Skyer's evolution

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  Kathleen Collins John Jay College of Criminal Justice (City University of New York)

  Saturday, September 14, 2013 — 3:08 pm

  This is a great observation, Jason. I had, in the back of my mind, noticed there was something about Skyler "taking to her bed" but never brought it to the fore. What a powerful- soundless- montage you could create! Overall, I think Skyler' ...
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  Re: Chef Mystique (or, Why Do I Wonder What Gordon Is Thinking Even When He's Happy to Tell Me?)

  Virtuous TV

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  Kathleen Collins John Jay College of Criminal Justice (City University of New York)

  Saturday, June 29, 2013 — 2:41 pm

  I hesitated to add anything else because it's Saturday and our symposium is officially over, and most of all because Signe had such a perfect last line. But I can't help commenting one more time because I'm reluctant to say goodbye to you a ...
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  Re: Cröonchy Stars: The "Swedish Chef" as Role Model

  The Muppets are the Message

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  Kathleen Collins John Jay College of Criminal Justice (City University of New York)

  Tuesday, June 25, 2013 — 10:03 pm

  Good question, Andrew, and I think it must be yes, the machismo is affecting the whole arena. Those big/brash/bold guys get all the attention and therefore eyeballs, subscribers, etc. and so others have to follow suit (or so uncreative producers believe). ...

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