Additionally, Jenkins acknowledged that she witnessed dozens of moments in which the brides-to-be abandoned the notion that they should be valued for their personalities and intellects and instead seemed to derive their sole sense of worth from embellishing their appearance. However, she said she was able to consistently remind herself that this was “Natalie time” and that the feminist movement “could do without [her] for 30 minutes.
“Normally, I’d be pretty irritated at the thought of millions of people across the country mindlessly watching such a backward representation of what it means to be a woman in the 21st century, but tonight I’m just unwinding and not letting it get to me,” Jenkins said. “It’s actually been kind of nice to push all the insinuations that marriage is the one true path for women to achieve happiness and fulfillment to the back of my mind and just lie back and have a good time.
Jenkins also reportedly viewed roughly 10 minutes of advertisements throughout the show, during which time she reminded herself to actively tune out the numerous instances wherein feminine sexuality was used to sell products; the number of times advertisements preyed on female insecurity; and the sheer volume of bare female skin shown on screen.
While affirming that she had fully recommitted herself to the cause of gender equality as soon as the show’s credits ended, Jenkins admitted she was already looking forward to the next time she could let herself disregard the many ways women are reduced to stale caricatures on national television.
As of press time, Jenkins’ sense of relaxation and contentment had been entirely undone by the first 30 seconds of
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Hahahahahaaaaa
It'll be 'Toddler's & Tiaras' once she settles down.
PropertyofVox u with tha demon man
“Time to fire up The Bachelor”
nice window
This is a Fleabag bit
There is still a feminist Awesome! Someone needs to stand up to the barbaric violence against women in the US right now!
Also applies when hooking up with misogynists.
Must be her everyday hobby
This one might be true!
me listening to music
This is a sequence in a Home Economics episode lmao
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😂
Feminism is a cancer to society
Feminism is a weapon. Uncocked
Guilty 🤷🏼♀️
Is that a Blackberry? Man that's an old pic.
Racist takes break from racism to enjoy pretty much anything these days.
army whenever they listen to War of Hormone
This is one of my two favorite onion headlines.
More like Fear the Walking Dead or Cougar Town, but yes, a break is good.