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The Political Scene | The New Yorker

Lindy West Talks with Emily Nussbaum about Sexual Violence on TV

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

The New Yorker

Politics, Washington, News, Obama, Wnyc, President, Lizza, Barack, Wickenden

4.33.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2015

⏱️ 16 minutes

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The New Yorker's television critic Emily Nussbaum talks to feminist writer and performer Lindy West about the way sexual violence is depicted on TV.

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I'm Dorothy Wickendon, and on today's Politics and More podcast, the New Yorker's television critic, Emily Newspam, talks to the feminist writer and performer Lindy West about how sexual violence is depicted on TV.

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Now, I watch my share of TV, or possibly more than my share of TV, according to some people.

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But one of the news shows that's getting a lot of attention, and I haven't seen yet, is called Jessica Jones.

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It's based on a Marvel comic superhero who's become a private investigator.

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A big part of the job is looking for the worst in people.

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Turns out I excel at that.

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Jessica Jones is a superhero who is also a rape survivor.

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That's Emily Newsbaum, the New Yorker's television critic.

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The backstory of Jessica Jones is that she was traumatized by a supervillain who kidnapped her,

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used mind control, and forced her to be his girlfriend. So it's about a specific kind of trauma

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