Ooooh! 2017, huh?
No! No, wait! Come back!
Put down the wine.
Actually, no -- you deserve it.
Drink the wine.
This year has been terrible.
From the Tweeter-in-Chief edging us closer to
nuclear armageddon to the discovery that some of
our most revered celebrity icons are actually
dumpster fire sexual predators;
from the ongoing environmental racism that is keeping
Flint without clean water and Puerto Rico with electricity;
to the 511 up-the-skirt shots of Wonder Woman's ass
in Justice League,
2017 is doing the absolute most for the absolute least.
Frankly, it's been exhausting.
And if you're a babykilling liberal communist feminazi like us,
trying to deal with all of that during this holiday season
can be overwhelming.
Between drafting the official 2018 Gay Agenda and
continuing to wage war on Christmas,
we're spread thin enough as it is.
Even though it seems like it,
2017 hasn't been all bad.
Oh, don't get us wrong -- it's been mostly bad.
But there have been some things worth celebrating.
So as we prepare to turn off the lights and lock the doors
on another year,
we thought, why not shout out
the small victories and tiny points of light
that kept our spirits up this year.
So here we go.
Let's toast!
Number #1:
We mostly didn't screw up the elections this year.
From Danica Roem to Andrea Jenkins,
we were incredibly moved by the way voters
stepped up to support progressive candidates
who were out and proud trans folks.
In fact, Danica Roem handily beat
out a vile, anti-LGBT bigot in a satisfying karma comeuppance.
Sure, some reactionary candidates managed to
oil their way into office this year,
but there was vocal support for progressive candidates that
helped us deal with the lingering trauma of
November 8, 2016.
Oh, and just because it can't be said enough:
thank you to the black voters who ensured that white voters
didn't elect a man to the Senate who
chases teenage girls,
blames queer folks for the supposed moral decline of America,
and thinks every constitutional amendment after the 10th
should be scrapped.
Number #2:
Lena Waithe winning an Emmy for Master of None.
This year has seen some fantastic tv and film
conceived, starring, and helmed by incredible people of color.
The recent Golden Globe nominations have proved that some
segments of the media continue to take one step forward,
two steps back when it comes to making space for anyone
who isn't a white man.
So it was great to watch Lena Waithe take the stage
and collect an award for her stellar work on
Netflix's Master of None.
More of this, please!
Number #3
Fiona!
Cute little Fiona!
Look at that face!
Look at her effortless grace.
Bask in the uncomplicated joy she offers us
in these dark times.
Number #4
Powerful men getting called to account
after years of criminal and predatory behavior.
Harvey Weinstein,
Kevin Spacey,
Louis CK,
Donald Trump...
oh, wait.
We're still working on that one, right?
We are still working on it, right?
Right?!
Number #5
Fidget spinners!
Fidget spinners?
Who put this in the script?
Ugh.
Fidget spinners.
You can fidget with them.
You can spin 'em.
Incredible.
This isn't some flash-in-the-pan fad;
fidget spinners are here to stay.
Number #6
More and better video game representations
Now, don't get too excited.
This definitely isn't Mission: Accomplished!
Sexism in games is over! Good job, everyone! Hurray!
We do still have a long way to go.
But, video games gave us a number
of female protagonists and supporting
characters worth really getting excited about this year.
With the fascinating duo at the center of
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy;
the warrior Senua fighting tooth and nail against
her personal demons in Hellblade;
college dropout Mae of Night in the Woods;
Billie Lurk, the black, queer, disabled star of
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider;
and many others.
2017 gave us a reason to hope that we're inching our way
towards a more equitable gaming landscape.
Um, so that might be it, really.
Uhhh...yeah. Yeah, that's it.
So, uh, here's to a better 2018!
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We'll see you in the next season of The FREQ Show.
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