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The Neo-Femme Fatale, Cringe Comedy, and Imperfect...

Posted by Christina Keyser | Aug 31, 2021 | Meaning | 0

The Neo-Femme Fatale, Cringe Comedy, and Imperfect Feminism

The Neo-Femme Fatale, Cringe Comedy, and Imperfect Feminism

by Christina Keyser | Aug 31, 2021 | Meaning | 0

In foregrounding women’s qualities of imperfection and their open struggle with modern gender pressures, figures like Fleabag push back against the feminist expectation for women to be resilient above all else. Through this imperfect antiheroine protagonist, Fleabag resists television’s archetypal ‘strong and independent woman’ and depicts a feminism that although is less than ideal, is real.

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