Absolutely nobody is perfect. No one. Everyone who has ever lived, is currently living, and will ever live will be flawed. This includes writers, actors, politicians, musicians, and even some of our personal icons. Sometimes these problematic elements are expected. I mean, no feminist watches a romantic comedy without expecting to wince internally at least once. It is virtually impossible to participate in pop culture, watch television, or read without coming across flawed representations. There will always be some troublesome element in the media we consume. Dealing with those problematic aspects is challenging enough. What happens when one of your personal heroes, someone who may have held themselves out to be progressive, fails to live up to their own self-set expectations? Read more.
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