
Michael Jacobs shared a wonderfully written article on his Twitter account about how Girl Meets World has become an amazing feminist TV show and one of the best on TV. We wanted to share it with you all:
Check out the rest of the article by going here: http://www.bustle.com/articles/175843-how-girl-meets-world-quietly-became-one-of-tvs-most-feminist-shows
Feminist television comes in all different shapes and sizes, from the issues-oriented Call the Midwife to the fierce Jessica Jones — but finding true feminist storytelling in children’s television is a rarity. And, finding feminist storytelling on par to what Girl Meets World is doing? It is almost unheard of. Through the relationship between Maya and Riley, Girl Meets World has quietly become a feminist show everyone should be watching.
Right from the start, the series put its focus squarely on Maya and Riley. These two young women who come from different backgrounds, but found sisters in each other are the show’s greatest strength. Riley is a romantic with a big heart, at once traditionally feminine and a crusader for social justice. Maya is darker, her life has been harder, but she finds her own strength in her faith in her friends and her art. Together they have proven to be an unstoppable team and one of the most positive representations of female friendship to ever hit the small screen.
