Stranger Things and the Danger of Nostalgia for 1980s Action Heroes

The hit Netflix series Stranger Things is a love letter to iconic pop culture media of decades past. But there are dangers in leaning too heavily on nostalgia because media makers can sometimes end up reproducing harmful patterns along with their retro aesthetics, especially when it comes to action hero masculinity and belligerent romance conventions from the 1980s. **Spoilers for season 3 of Stranger Things PATREON Help me make more videos! PAYPAL If you’d rather on