Brunettes are Oppressed: YA Dystopia of the 2010s

To introduce you to Community Vertigo, we discuss a topic that has plagued our minds for over a decade: the YA dystopia trend of the 2010s. Led by The Big Three—Divergent, The Hunger Games, and The Maze Runner—we dive into the aesthetics that this era afforded us, how the series’ heroines taught us not to be like other girls, and how we were basically consuming horror-lite throughout our formative years.Links:⁠Spotify PlaylistPinterest Board⁠Collage Graphics⁠Harper Bullard, "How Netflix Changed the World of Book Adaptation"⁠Find us:⁠Instagram⁠⁠TikTok⁠YouTubeTimestamps:Intro 00:00Divergent 06:11The Dystopian "It Girl" 11:51The Hunger Games 13:03The Influence on Fashion 20:30BuzzFeed Personality Quizzes 22:10Depressed Baddie Core 23:11The Maze Runner 24:46Tumblr, Shipping, and Fan Fiction 32:21Screencaps and Vine Edits 35:54Torture Media 36:38Current YA Media 42:50The Future of Book Adaptations 44:44Dystopia and the Saw Franchise 46:04What Would We Like to See? 50:51Outro 54:01 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit communityvertigo.substack.com