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Ellen McGuirk
4. The internalised misogyny of hating pink: Reclaiming the Girly Trope.
*Disclaimer*: I am aware that not everyone has the privilege of being born identifying with the gender they were assigned to, and many...
Ellen McGuirk
3.The Cool Girl Myth. How internalised misogyny has created the desire to be ‘not like other girls’.
The ‘cool girl’ was coined by Gillian Flynn in her novel Gone Girl, which described this type of woman in a monolog as: ‘Being the Cool...
Ellen McGuirk
2.Is there a negative perception of ultra-feminine women? Exploring the ‘girly girl’ trope in films.
“The problem is, if they think you’re attractive, you’re either stupid or a whore or a dumb whore. The instinct among girls is to attack...
Ellen McGuirk
1. Let’s talk about the F-word...
What do you think of when you hear the word ‘hyperfeminine’? Femininity isn’t something that is easily defined. Anyone who identifies as...
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