The Brilliant, Funny, Strange New Movie That Grapples With a 1980s Cult Classic
In the 2010s, Tumblr popularized the idea of a problematic fave: a cherished person or work of art whose past behavior or present politics revealed something objectionable or worse. Did you know that Planned Parenthood was founded by a eugenicist?
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In the 2010s, Tumblr popularized the idea of a problematic fave: a cherished person or work of art whose past behavior or present politics revealed something objectionable or worse. Did you know that Planned Parenthood was founded by a eugenicist? That Taylor Swift once dabbled in high school homophobia? At times it seemed as if no beloved text or personal icon, at least from anything but the most recent past, was free from the possibility that it or they might turn out to have unsavory associations.
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- What's the story?
- In the 2010s, Tumblr popularized the idea of a problematic fave: a cherished person or work of art whose past behavior or present politics revealed something objectionable or worse. Did you know that Planned Parenthood was founded by a eugenicist?
- How widely is it covered?
- 1 outlet, average source rating 6.0/10.
- When was it last updated?
- just now ago.
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The Brilliant, Funny, Strange New Movie That Grapples With a 1980s Cult Classic
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