Strange Lessons in Sex and Power from ‘Saved By the Bell’
As a preteen, I’d absorbed this dynamic—a teen girl dating adult men—as totally normal because it was embedded in the show’s wholesome package.
Saved by the Bell
pow
Saved by the BellSBTB SBTB
Amber
SBTB Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
SBTB
The College Years
bossSBTB
SBTB
Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian StyleSBTB
Lolita SBTB
Wedding in Las Vegas
SBTB
American Psycho
SBTBWell, Kelly dated Jeff, so I guess I’ll go with this guy
The College Years
yacht
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Abigail Weil is a culture writer currently working on a book about Jaroslav Hašek. Her essays have appeared in Electric Literature, Alma, Contingent Magazine, and Serious Eats. She lives in Philadelphia with her cat, Schmutzy.
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