Are the Oscars nominations a feminist issue?

Are the Oscars nominations a feminist issue?

By Beth, Ruchira & Oenone

The timeline has been on fire with talk about this year’s Oscars nominations - so obviously, it’s time for Beth, Oenone and Ruchira to weigh in on the discourse. Does this prove the point of Barbie, or are we casting a white feminist lens over a wider issue? We also discuss TikTok Tradwives and Jack Rooke’s sitcom Big Boys. 



BBC IPLAYER: The Traitors

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0db9b2t/the-traitors


NOWTV: True Detective

https://www.nowtv.com/watch/true-detective/016fda5f94dee410VgnVCM1000000b43150a____ 


NEW YORK TIMES: Why Greta Gerwig was snubbed for a Best Director Nomination 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/movies/greta-gerwig-barbie-oscar-snub.html 


LOS ANGELES TIMES: Shocking Oscar snubs for ‘Barbie’s’ Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie just prove the movie’s point

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2024-01-23/barbie-oscar-snubs-greta-gerwig-margot-robbie-movie-point 


TIKTOK: Nara Smith

https://www.tiktok.com/@naraazizasmith?lang=en 


THE CUT: Is Tradwife content dangerous or just stupid? 

https://www.thecut.com/2023/09/tradwife-content-influencers-conservative-ideology.html 


EDUCATED: Tara Westover 

https://www.waterstones.com/book/educated/tara-westover/9780099511021 


CHANNEL 4: Big Boys 

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/big-boys 


METRO: I was scared of straight men until I walked into a random house

https://metro.co.uk/2024/01/15/like-big-boys-straight-mates-helped-come-gay-20106577/ 



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