First Girls to Go

Happy belated Valentine’s Day! Today Sam and Crystal discuss a horrifying love story in honor of the holiday, Twilight. Here they discuss a wide range of romantic horrors from vampire love triangles to intimate partner stalking, and consent among other things.

Resources for Those Seeking Help

U.S Listeners 1.800.799.SAFE (7233) National Domestic Violence Hotline

International Resource: https://www.allianceforhope.com/

In this episode Crystal and Sam discuss the 2020 horror comedy Freaky. They discuss gender expression, queer stereotypes, and the films depictions of race and magical realism. 

Sources

​​https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/model-leg-gay-trans-panic/

​​https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/ncvs-lgbt-violence-press-release/

https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/gender-dysphoria/what-is-gender-dysphoria

In this episode Sam and Crystal continue to analyze Candyman, this time the 2021 rebootquel from director Nia DaCosta. They discuss the role of artists in gentrification, inter-generational trauma, and Black mental health. 

If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or have been triggered by this episode here are resources to seek help:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

800-273-8255

Not in the US? Find a hotline for your country with this link: https://findahelpline.com/i/iasp

Interested in the Shadow Puppeteer Company from the movie? Here’s there info: https://manualcinema.com/

TikTokker who made video about racial backlash in country music: https://www.tiktok.com/@kennathevampireslayer?lang=en

Academic Sources

Ley, D. (2003). Artists, Aestheticisation and the Field of Gentrification. Urban Studies, 40(12), 2527–2544. https://doi.org/10.1080/0042098032000136192 

We are treating you all with a longer episode today as Sam and Crystal reflect on the original 1992 Candyman! They discuss the real life and fictional inspirations behind the film as well as examine the treatment of women and Black people in horror.

Segregation Reading Recommendation: The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein

Sources

Bibliography

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Ba, B. A., Knox, D., Mummolo, J., & Rivera, R. (2021). The role of officer race and gender in police-civilian interactions in Chicago. Science, 371(6530), 696–702. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abd8694

Bleakley, P. (2019). A Thin-Slice of Institutionalised PoliceBrutality: A Tradition of Excessive Force in the Chicago Police Department. Criminal Law Forum, 30(4), 425–449. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10609-019-09378-6

Christiani, L. (2020). Intersectional stereotyping in policing: An analysis of traffic stop outcomes. Politics, Groups, and Identities, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/21565503.2020.1748064

Gross, K. N. (2018). Policing Black Women’s and Black Girls’ Bodies in the Carceral United States. Souls, 20(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/10999949.2018.1520058

Richie, B. E. (2000). A Black Feminist Reflection on the Antiviolence Movement. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 25(4), 1133–1137. https://doi.org/10.1086/495533

Ritchie, A. J. (2017). Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color. Beacon Press.

Shielded from Justice: Chicago: Incidents. (n.d.). Retrieved August 5, 2021, from https://www.hrw.org/legacy/reports98/police/uspo54.htm

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Wells, W., & Schafer, J. A. (2006). Officer perceptions of police responses to persons with a mental illness. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, 29(4), 578–601. https://doi.org/10.1108/13639510610711556

It was indigenous peoples day this Monday, so Crystal and Sam are sharing an episode discussing indigenous rights in this horror film review. In this episode the girls continue their discussion of the myth of La Llorona in media. This time discussing Shudder’s rendition of La Llorona released in 2020. 

Sources used for the episode

https://hmh.org/library/research/genocide-in-guatemala-guide/

https://www.hrw.org/reports/2002/guat/guat0102A.jude-03.htm

https://www.csvanw.org/mmiw

Resources for Further Education

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: https://mmiwusa.org/

Whose Land Are You On?: https://native-land.ca/

Donate to American Indian College Fund: https://engage.collegefund.org/page/22097/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=hmbtn&_ga=2.85214175.71653461.1634105762-1702838708.1634105762

In this episode Crystal and Sam discuss the 2019 film the Curse of La Llorona and analyze how well the movie portray the Latinx myth.