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The Feminist Backlash Against the "Blurred Lines" Video Is Outdated
07:54 - 17:02 (09:08)
Emily Ratajkowski, an actress and model who appeared in the "Blurred Lines" video, reflects on her own experiences growing up and how the feminist backlash against the video is outdated.
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Emily Ratajkowski writes about her ambivalent relationship with the attention her body has won her, and her determination to assert her own agency in a world that objectifies and over-sexualizes women.
07:54 - 10:25 (02:30)
Summary
Emily Ratajkowski writes about her ambivalent relationship with the attention her body has won her, and her determination to assert her own agency in a world that objectifies and over-sexualizes women.
ChapterThe Feminist Backlash Against the "Blurred Lines" Video Is Outdated
EpisodeThe Sunday Read: ‘The Emily Ratajkowski You’ll Never See’
PodcastThe Daily
Emily Ratajkowski's mother and parents were obsessed with her daughter's beauty and took immense pride in her modeling career since she was 14.
10:25 - 12:59 (02:34)
Summary
Emily Ratajkowski's mother and parents were obsessed with her daughter's beauty and took immense pride in her modeling career since she was 14. Emily struggled with this obsession and prayed for beauty from a young age.
ChapterThe Feminist Backlash Against the "Blurred Lines" Video Is Outdated
EpisodeThe Sunday Read: ‘The Emily Ratajkowski You’ll Never See’
PodcastThe Daily
The feminist reaction to Blurred Lines has only heightened the growing expectation that famously beautiful women should justify politically the act of being famously beautiful; the tiny sliver of this experience to do with female sexuality has been unnecessarily singled out by feminists for censure.
12:59 - 17:02 (04:03)
Summary
The feminist reaction to Blurred Lines has only heightened the growing expectation that famously beautiful women should justify politically the act of being famously beautiful; the tiny sliver of this experience to do with female sexuality has been unnecessarily singled out by feminists for censure.