Six Degrees of a Damsel in Distress

Ever notice how many stories use the kidnap> quest> rescue formula? It's way too many to count. In most cases, the female characters are weaker or younger than the others, playing into the damsel in distress trope. They need rescuing, and the rescuer is often a stronger older male with a history of violence. Thankfully times are changing and this trope is evolving. Play a game of Six Degrees of a Damsel in Distress to see how.

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Home Is Where the House Is: Pride and Gentrification in The Last Black Man in San Francisco

Once lauded as a city made for outcasts, it now bears a strange intermingling of young hipster tech geniuses, starving artists, and working-class natives with community roots that span generations. A burning question permeates among its inhabitants as the population continues to shift: who deserves to be here?

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