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Better late than never read! In March, Adult Braces – and three unfortunate emails to a Slate reporter – inspired a thousand Substack hot takes, reactionary declarations of failed feminism and social media rage against Lindy West’s husband, Aham Oluo. Now that Cristen’s finished the book, and the controversy’s faded out from our feeds, the drama looks a lot like a feminist Scandoval: a parasocial fandom reckoning with the gaps between a woman's public politics, private relationships and the marriage she’s choosing to stay in.
~ get in touch @unladylikemedia on Instagram, or email [email protected] ~ special thank you to Unladies' Room Patreon supporters! this wouldn't exist without you ~
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Better late than never read! In March, Adult Braces – and three unfortunate emails to a Slate reporter – inspired a thousand Substack hot takes, reactionary declarations of failed feminism and social media rage against Lindy West’s husband, Aham Oluo. Now that Cristen’s finished the book, and the controversy’s faded out from our feeds, the drama looks a lot like a feminist Scandoval: a parasocial fandom reckoning with the gaps between a woman's public politics, private relationships and the marriage she’s choosing to stay in.
~ get in touch @unladylikemedia on Instagram, or email [email protected] ~ special thank you to Unladies' Room Patreon supporters! this wouldn't exist without you ~
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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