Monthly Archives: July 2022

B Sides: The Eternal Shame of Netflix Remakes



If you have never seen the 1940 Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece Rebecca starring Judith Anderson, et al., then you are in for an education, an entertainment, and a thorough scolding of remakes that misunderstand the assignment. Let’s get mad about movies!!

Receipts:

Take time out of your busy schedule and watch Rebecca (1940): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1uvgx3NUR0


Not Doing Great!



Not great, thanks for asking! Things are colossally shitty right now and we’re going to talk about it, and by “it” we mean abortion, religion, politics, not showering and our hair falling out. You know, just your basic female hysteria.

Receipts:

Some facts on abortion from actual doctors and shit: https://www.acog.org/advocacy/abortion-is-essential/come-prepared/abortion-access-fact-sheet

Maternal mortality rates are three times higher for black women: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/2020/maternal-mortality-rates-2020.htm

Delaying abortion increases the risk to the pregnant person: https://www.guttmacher.org/evidence-you-can-use/medicaid-coverage-abortion#:~:text=The%20risk%20of%20abortion%20complications,at%2018%20weeks%20or%20later.

People do not regret their abortions: https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/01/416421/five-years-after-abortion-nearly-all-women-say-it-was-right-decision-study

Facts about fetal development from actual doctors and shit: https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/how-your-fetus-grows-during-pregnancy

Susan G. has been garbage for a while now: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/karen-handel-susan-g-komen-decision-defund-planned-parenthood_n_1255948

Cancer foundations respond to SCOTUS strike-down of Roe (check out Stupid Cancer’s response if you want to see how it’s done): https://cancerletter.com/the-cancer-letter/20220701_6/