wonder woman

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Via Scarletteen:

"Let’s talk about bimbos...

Because the outlines of the bimbo stereotype are so bold, and her character so outrageous, she makes perfect material for drag⁠ and other kinds of gender play and parody. Users on social media enjoy poking fun at the stereotype and use it to play with their own gender and sexuality....

But is all of this, like, okay? Is it useful or even good to use a problematic term as a way of addressing its history, with the harm it’s done? Spoiler alert: I think it is, but even if playing with gender stereotypes doesn’t provide solid enough ground for effective feminist action, I still think it’s a worthwhile and inevitable piece in gender exploration. Let’s talk about it.

...it overlaps heavily with the “born sexy yesterday” trope when she is child-like and dependant, the “trophy wife” stereotype when she is partnered, the “mean girl” trope when she is petty or unlikeable, and the “bombshell” trope when she knows she’s hot and flaunts it for the viewer. Read More »

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Via this vermont paper, editor Gabby Felitt embraces her inner bimbo:

"I love wearing teeny tiny skirts that I have to pull down with every step I take. I love caked-on makeup. I love wearing tight little dresses. I love hearing the click-clack of my heels every step I take. I love being pretty. 

...After my emo phase, I started to be more feminine and girly in high school, as I was overcoming my internalized misogyny. This was also the time Tumblr was popping with nymphet and Lolita blogs filled with girls in pretty pink, listening to Lana Del Rey and fantasizing about being with someone older. 

So, of course, I was obsessed. 

Now that I am almost 21, I have realized that I want to be sexy, happy, kind and not care about what others think. 

And bimbo TikTok has given me the confidence to start my journey as a baby bimbo and to not care if people think I look like a stupid slut who can’t do math. Well….I am pretty bad at math…hehehe.  Read More »

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