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Toxic Femininity 4.0

Risam, Roopika
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Toxic Femininity 4.0
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2015-04-01
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This paper examines constructions of toxic femininity within fourth-wave feminism. Taking hashtag feminism as its focus, this article contends that charges of toxicity lobbed online reproduce divisive dynamics that have shaped earlier trends within feminist movements in the United States. It further suggests that Twitter, as a platform, amplifies deep discomfort with theories of intersectional feminism while shaping how normative gender is reproduced online.
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First Monday, Volume 20, Number 4
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