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Fembots, Flesh Dresses and the (Anti-)Fetishization of Jodi Arias

February 18, 2014

In a sensationalist plot where consumerism meets science fiction meets true crime, Jodi Arias emerges as the perfect fembot (or flesh dress) who obediently shaved her parts, donned superhero briefs and bent over tirelessly for her man. Their perverse game met a brutal end when Arias murdered lover Travis Alexander. As Arias awaits sentencing, her […]

HLNTV: Hate and the Modern-day Gladiator Ring

June 24, 2013

With the Jodi Arias trial kicking off this week, people are prepping for huge parties. Bags of chips and buckets of onion dip are flying off store shelves. Fans are sporting their favourite coloured ribbons and pom poms. And, as with any lynch mob, the more, the merrier. Sounds ludicrous, right? Well, it may be […]

Ribbons Gone Amiss

June 8, 2013

In 1989, my dad revealed that he was HIV+. Oddly (or perhaps not), his confession came the same year that The Names Project – AIDS Memorial Quilt was touring to several host cities across the US and Canada. It was a surreal time filled with intense emotion and shock. Along with the quilt display was a […]

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HLNTV: Hate and the Modern-day Gladiator Ring

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