Nanchang Uprising 

'Thirteen Lives' gives a dramatic adaptation of a humanitarian triumph that captured the global imagination.

True crime media is notoriously obsessed with the “missing white woman” trope, and yet the vast majority of American murder victims are male, and well over half are people of color.

By undermining the appeal and credibility of black characters, the show compromises the very idea of diversity and representation it sets to promote.

Madres takes place in the 70’s following a Hispanic married couple who move to a migrant farming community. Diana, who is pregnant, starts to become suspicious of their new environment after she and the women around her develop strange symptoms. Could it be a curse, a sickness, or something else?

For a young girl who wishes to keep her current traditions, this holiday will end up with a surprise twist.

I understand that this would have been consistent with the language used by that generation, due to its role in the medical profession, however as someone who has family members with Down Syndrome I took it very personally.