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Femin-ish Reviews: Feminist Reviews of TV Shows

So... this is kind of different... but I wanted to just sort of go over some shows that I think reflect feminism in a positive way... and one that I kind of have a critique of. There are some spoilers! This Is Us... Spoilers!  I love this show! And the women on it are very strong and interesting. I really like Kate, she is played by Chrissy Metz, who is a gorgeous actress that is overweight and it shows her struggles with her weight as a kid and as an adult... and I just think they did it in a really good way. The first episode shows us Kate on her birthday and she's written notes all over everything saying "Don't eat this" and things like that and she gets on a scale and she's very emotional over everything... but at the same time it doesn't really define her by her weight. She's also very sassy and flirty when she meets the man that she ends up dating... and she's close to her brother and she's his main support system... their bond is really b...