A Case For Feminism Found Within Hallmark Holiday Films

Tressie McMillan Cottom critiques the ‘Hallmark Movie Universe’

Adrienne Gibbs
ZORA
Published in
Nov 16, 2020

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Woman drinking a coffee in a Christmas design cup with Christmas lights in background.
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There’s something about the Christmas holidays that make me want to watch television and movies about snowmen, fairy god mothers, and love found by an accidental kiss under the mistletoe or at the coffeeshop. Enter Hallmark (and Lifetime) Christmas events. Like…

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Adrienne Gibbs
ZORA
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Director of Content @Medium. Award-winning journalist. Featured in a Beyoncé reel. Before now? EBONY, Netflix, Sun-Times, Miami Herald, Boston Globe.