Super Bowl XXXVIII is infamous for the fraction of a second a breast was accidentally exposed on national television. Anita Sarkeesian recounts that time when a simple wardrobe malfunction nearly ended the career of Janet Jackson.
As television became commonplace in America, puritanical hand-wringing resulted in investigations, hearings, and ruined lives. Anita Sarkeesian tells us about that time when a baseless witch hunt evolved into the Hollywood Blacklist.
There was a world where Will and Grace or The L Word were imaginable. A turning point for queer representation can be traced back to Ellen DeGeneres' primetime show. This week, Anita Sarkeesian reminds us of that time when Ellen came out.
A look into the puritanical frenzy of conservative parents and politicians who worried their kids would be corrupted by Satan if their kids played the tabletop roleplaying game Dungeons and Dragons.
1966. The Beatles performed their final show, Mike Tyson was born, and a beloved sci-fi darling premiered on Star Trek. Join Anita Sarkeesian for that time when Martin Luther King Jr. changed the fate of Star Trek.
In the silent film era, women directors thrived. We explore the career of director Lois Weber, as she took on birth control, abortion, class, and the puritanical gatekeepers who tried to censor her work at the turn of the 20th century.
In 2003, the Dixie Chicks held the title of Best-Selling Female Group in history, considered queens of country music - And then, suddenly, they weren't. Host Anita Sarkeesian covers that time when the Dixie Chicks got canceled.
In the '90s, Hollywood ramped up efforts of creating nuanced women characters capable of careers. Conservative politicians found their next scapegoat: fictional single moms. We recall that time when Murphy Brown infuriated Dan Quayle.
Anita Sarkeesian looks back on that time when a violent, entitlement-fueled temper tantrum to preserve male domination of video game culture morphed into a national and presidential online hate campaign.
