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Feminine Chaos
Problematic faves, dissident feminism, and poodles.
Jan 23, 2020 —
Kat Rosenfield & Phoebe Maltz Bovy
- The controversy over the new thriller novel American Dirt
- Phoebe: The trouble is that now every novel is supposed to “do good”
- The Shining doesn’t represent an authentic hotel caretaker’s experience
- “Don’t read this, read that”
- Kat: Women writers are not supposed to not take up space
- The NYT’s dual presidential endorsement as a failed feminist gesture
Dec 16, 2019 —
Kat Rosenfield & Phoebe Maltz Bovy
- Stationary bike company Peloton’s holiday ad drives the Internet batty
- Does the ad have a secret message?
- Kat: The ad is about spiritual transformation through exercise
- When banal chitchat at holiday parties goes viral
- An era of performative hypersensitivity/outrage
- The gender politics of a $400 Star Wars Dutch oven
Nov 26, 2019 —
Gender and the Generations (Kat Rosenfield, Phoebe Maltz Bovy, and Meghan Daum)
- Meghan’s new book, The Problem with Everything
- Are women less inclined to be heterodox thinkers?
- Generational differences between Gen Xers and Millennials
- How childhood became highly gendered
- The commercialization of feminism and the plight of men
- The non-universality of #MeToo stories
- Meghan responds to ageist criticism of her book
Oct 17, 2019 —
Kat Rosenfield & Phoebe Maltz Bovy
- Support Feminine Chaos on Patreon!
- Examining the idea of squandering your privilege
- Lauren Duca teaches at NYU and everyone gets mad
- The trickiness of writing a profile of someone who is sort of an asshole
- Fashion magazines get woke: “Your problem areas are now your problematic areas”
- Vogue’s interview with Rihanna sparks a bizarre Twitter backlash
- Why websites run articles about not seeing a movie
- Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Edition shows you can be both sexy AND smart!
Sep 15, 2019 —
Kat Rosenfield & Phoebe Maltz Bovy
- Hey, you guys, is there something wrong with the phrase “you guys”?
- Phoebe: “I have trouble believing people are actually offended”
- Is language policing objectively pro-Trump?
- The epic Instagram-influencer friendship drama of Caroline and Natalie
- Is Natalie just as guilty as Caroline?
- Does Caroline deserve this sort of takedown?
Aug 21, 2019 —
Kat Rosenfield & Phoebe Maltz Bovy
- The AOC cardboard cutout scandal
- Phoebe urges us to remember that some things are “bad, but not the worst”
- Sit your sons down and explain to them why certain jokes aren’t funny
- Re-examining the viral story of racial bias at Yale
- “Christian Girl Autumn” and stereotyping strangers online
- The misogyny of “women who look like they want to speak to a manager”
- Detective Kat investigates supermodel Emily Ratajkowski’s alleged armpit hair
Jul 29, 2019 —
Kat Rosenfield & Phoebe Maltz Bovy
- Jane Mayer’s controversial New Yorker article about Al Franken
- Phoebe: We need to differentiate “gross but not evil” behavior
- Claudia Rankine’s unusual essay on white male privilege
- Does the privilege framework make sense out of the classroom?
- An art exhibit presents an escape room with a twist of privilege
- In praise of the viral personal essay “The Crane Wife”
- Recommendations for further reading
Jul 1, 2019 —
Kat Rosenfield & Phoebe Maltz Bovy
- Kat’s new audiobook, in collaboration with Stan Lee, A Trick of Light
- The author who became unduly obsessed with her online critic
- Trolling cloaked in the language of social justice
- Blythe Harris, mega-troll
- The “here is my wretchedness on display” genre of personal essay
- The author who lost her book contract after a single tweet
- A final debunking of the personal finance myth about lattes
- Phoebe makes the case against “investment clothing”
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