The FREQ Show — Season 1, Episode 7: Is the Force Feminist?

Episode synopsis

With the release of The Last Jedi nearly upon us, we look at the state of the Star Wars saga and the history of women throughout. (Well, we entirely ignore the prequel trilogy because it deserves to be ignored so, y'know, the Star Wars saga OTHER THAN those awful movies.) Some claim that, with The Force Awakens and Rogue One both centering female protagonists, Star Wars has become some kind of "feminist propaganda." Do these claims hold up? How feminist are the Star Wars films, really? Find out in this brand new episode of The Freq Show!

About The FREQ Show

What do representations of gender, race and sexuality in pop culture have to do with current social and political climate? The FREQ Show looks at today’s most pressing social issues to consider how the things that what we watch, listen to and play actively influence our daily interactions.

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• E2Flying Cars! Robots! Racism!
• E3Crisis Pregnancy Centers Definitely Deliver… And They Make Sure You Do, Too!
• E4One Weird Trick for Helping Women
• E5My Milkshake Duck Scares All the Women from the Yard
• E67 Ways to Talk to Your Racist Uncle at Thanksgiving
• E8Do They Know it's Christmastime at All?