So many diverse #POC playing doctors, scientists. YES! #Cleverman
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You look like you've seen a ghost!
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#Cleverman is masterful storytelling in many ways; apart from searing commentary on race is portrayal of gender. Women allowed to be angry.
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Women characters on TV & film are forced to be likeable; when they're angry they're stereotyped as "evil" or unhinged. Not in
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Women have own stories, relationships w/o men, & they have agency: Latani, Nerida, Aunty Linda. Good to see Araluen's arc shift.
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White women too: Charlotte is a doctor. Marion is the new villain. For a show where a man is the hero
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"We need that language, just to keep that alive. Watch director
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"'Tír gan Teanga, Tír gan Anam’" - Pádraig Pearse. "A country without a language is a country without a soul."
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I've been meaning to watch this since I heard about it! It sounds like a strong recommendation from you? I'll search it out.
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Oh it's EXCELLENT, Erin, you must catch up.
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Oh! I had no idea! Now that I'm back in the US, I'll have to see whether I can stream it. Thanks
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Let me know what you think when you're able to catch up!
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