Hayley analyzes the only series that went out of its way fail the Bechdel test: Cops. This topic does not stem from an admiration for policing in the US, but rather to understand how and why a TV series was produced chronicling it. Next, Kat leans into one of her favorite genres: mysterious conditions. Voice-o change-o, officially known as Foreign Accent Syndrome, causes people to inexplicably start speaking in what sounds like a foreign accent... This is not the same as when you got your retainer installed in middle school.
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Hayley Sources:
Wikipedia: Cops
The truth behind the TV show Cops by Vox
Things we just learn about the TV show Cops by Weird History
Cops: the violent legacy of a TV show that sculpted America’s view of police by Helen Molofsky in The Guardian
How truthful is ‘Cops’? A fixture of reality TV faces scrutiny by Jack Healy in the New York Times
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