The Death of Feminism
May 6, 2025
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as posted by the channelThe ’90s are sometimes described as the beginning of the postfeminist era. But if feminism died 30 years ago, who killed it? The Atlantic staff writer Sophie Gilbert seeks to answer this question in her new book, Girl on Girl, and finds a likely suspect in the contemporaneous rise of internet pornography.
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Girl on GirlHow Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves () , by Sophie Gilbert
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“Don’t Call Them Trash () ,” by Sophie Gilbert
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“Would You Give PornHub Your ID? () ,” by Jerusalem Demsas
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“Romantic Love Is an UnderRated Driver of Gender Equality () ,” by Alice Evans
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