PinnedGlenda Brown“Mean Girls”: A Time Capsule of Casual BigotryBefore y’all start your “Regina George being iconic for 3 minutes’’ marathon, consider something crucial: this movie is, like, really mean.Oct 3, 20211Oct 3, 20211
PinnedGlenda Brown“Jennifer’s Body” Was Made For White GirlsThough Jennifer’s Body deserves praise, the casual racism and ableism throughout Diablo Cody’s script keeps me from fully loving it.Nov 23, 20211Nov 23, 20211
PinnedGlenda BrownLetting Go of Lindsay EllisI don’t want to deplatform her, I just can’t vibe with her anymore.Apr 18, 20215Apr 18, 20215
Glenda BrownMy Meandering Thoughts on the Media I Consumed in 2022I gotta be honest, I didn’t write as many essays and reviews as I wanted to this year. There were a few reasons for that, but it was mostly…Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2022
Glenda Brown“Do Revenge”: A Product of White Girl Y2k NostalgiaIt’s a shame that a movie as cheeky and self-referential as this one plays the “Black Best Friend” trope completely straight.Oct 11, 2022Oct 11, 2022
Glenda Brown“Nope, Never Seen It”: The Original Star Wars Trilogy(Originally published on Glen’s Lens at WordPress on May 5th, 2020)Nov 10, 2021Nov 10, 2021
Glenda BrownBrandy’s “Cinderella” Deserves Her Flowers(Originally published on Glen’s Lens at WordPress on February 16, 2021)Nov 6, 2021Nov 6, 2021
Glenda Brown“Nope, Never Seen It!”: Spaceballs(Originally posted on Glen’s Lens at WordPress on October 8, 2020)Nov 3, 2021Nov 3, 2021
Glenda BrownThe ‘Cuties’ controversy is a failure of empathySome (but not all) people who hold this valid criticism are doing a disservice by refusing to dig deeper into their discomfort with the…Oct 28, 20211Oct 28, 20211
Glenda BrownSteve from “Blue’s Clues” Has Millennials in a Chokehold (And I Feel Fine)Steve (both the fictional character and the actor who played him), and Blue’s Clues as a whole, meant a lot to me.Sep 28, 2021Sep 28, 2021
