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The Bold Type

And I don't mean for emphasis.

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While browsing through the endless possibilities of Hulu and Netflix, I stumbled upon a show that I had heard of, but really didn't pay attention to. While bored out of my mind, I thought, 'Hey, why not? You're just going to rewatch something anyway, why not start a new show?' So I did.

The Bold Type. Takes place in New York City, three best friends all work at a women's magazine, Scarlet, and go through the troubles of careers, men and everyday drama, together. I thought it was going to be just a little simple show that has an overdone plot, but I was wrong, SO wrong.

This show talks about things other shows shy from. It showcases how one of our lovely ladies tries to find her sexuality and how to be confident in that. This young women rises up and was afraid to let her race define her, but she owns who she is now, and is reaching out to those whose voice's normally get squished or pushed aside. Meet Kat.

Another of our leading ladies goes through a rough patch in her life as she finds out things in her body aren't going to be the way she wants to be. That, sure, we can try to control all aspects of our lives, but sometimes things don't go our way. Oh, and it's okay to have hookups, just don't bring your hookup and boyfriend to the same party. Or have them both offer up their lives on a silver platter for you. Just sayin'. Meet Jane.

Oh dear Sutton. She works her butt off to get where she wants to be in the company. She pushes herself to do better because she knows she can do better. From assistant to fashion, she knows how to rock her career. Her love life was at its peak, but she wanted to have a career without her mans help. We'll see where this one goes. Meet Sutton.

But what I'm trying to get at here is simple, we need more shows like this. We need more real, authentic, real things happening shows. The Bold Type discusses topics and issues that are relevant to our times now, from sexuality to gun reform. It doesn't sugarcoat it. It talks about how rape is something that is happening and how hopeless victims feel, how we push aside other races because we think of ourselves to be better.

The Bold Type should be more recognized. It is taking leaps while others are taking baby steps. It is being bold and daring.


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