Danielle Fraser
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Thinking too much about pop culture and playing too many visual novels
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P-Valley’s The Pynk is More Than a Strip Club (Part Two)
This piece is the second section of my article on P-Valley. To get further context on the show's plot, you can read the first part here. Previously, I discussed the dynamic of Mercedes and her mom, Patrice, and the way their lifestyles have caused the erosion of their relationship. In this section, I will discuss the themes surrounding the plotline of the Pynk’s destruction in the pursuit of building a casino. In the last section, I will wrap up with some connections between these two plot lines and my final thoughts.
By Danielle Fraser5 years ago in Geeks
P-Valley's The Pynk is More Than a Strip Club (Part One)
Content Warning: Brief mentions of addiction and child sex trafficking At the center of the 2020 Starz drama series, P-Valley, is a strip club called the Pynk in a small Mississippi town called Chucalissa. Through the examination of its integral role in the town, the season explores the effect of religious morals on a fractured family relationship, and the destructive consequences of respectability politics.
By Danielle Fraser5 years ago in Geeks
In Defense of Katy Perry's 'Teenage Dream'
In a post-Witness era world, Katy Perry and her antics in the spotlight are a topic that always opens up a Pandora’s box of opinions and criticisms. We could talk about "Chained to the Rhythm," a catchy pop anthem that blames catchy pop anthems for the world’s political apathy, or the meme-filled "Swish Swish" video and the song’s references to a very public beef with Taylor Swift. We could even go further back to 2013 when she performed her single "Unconditionally" at the AMA’s dressed as a geisha, surrounded by cherry blossoms, replicas of gates to Shinto shrines, and women in kimonos. I’m not here to explain or excuse her past behaviors but I would like to soothe American pop culture’s festering wound that Katy Perry afflicted herself by taking it back to a simpler time: the Teenage Dream Era. To quote Snoop Dogg in "California Gurls": “Greetings, loved ones. Let’s take a journey.”
By Danielle Fraser8 years ago in Beat
