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A Culture of Consumption: Hot Girls, The Male Gaze, and The Internet
“The male gaze erases female subjectivity and positions women as passive objects of male desire. It is a form of dehumanization that includes, but is not limited to, sexual objectification, in which women are narrowly perceived as sexual objects for male consumption.”
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Looks Good For Her Age: Aging In (and Out) Of Sex Work
“Being okay with that means moving into a different phase in our life. We no longer have to pick out our outfits to go grocery shopping. We’re no longer on display. It’s freeing, a sheer relief to blend in after spending so many years knowing we didn’t.”
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Hot Girl Summer? Cuffing Season? Female Sexuality Is Expected To Be Seasonal (And That Only Benefits The Patriarchy)
“Hot girl summer” involves embarking on a string of no-strings-attached sexual ventures which allow female-identifying people to clock up as many bodies as they can, preferably in as little clothing as possible. After all, nothing says summer like a sweaty shag with a stranger.