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Too fat, too slutty, too loud, the rise and reign of the unruly woman, Anne Helen Petersen

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Too fat, too slutty, too loud, the rise and reign of the unruly woman, Anne Helen Petersen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-266)

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Too fat, too slutty, too loud

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

981501150

Responsibility statement

Anne Helen Petersen

Sub title

the rise and reign of the unruly woman

Summary

A popular BuzzFeed columnist examines the phenomenon of popular provocative womanhood to discuss the rise of such counterculture stars as Amy Schumer, Nicki Minaj, and Caitlyn Jenner, exploring why they are popular in spite of nonconforming behaviors"From celebrity gossip expert and Buzzfeed culture writer Anne Helen Petersen comes an accessible, analytical look at how female celebrities are pushing the boundaries of what it means to be an 'acceptable' woman. You know the type: the woman who won't shut up, who's too brazen, too opinionated--too much. It's not that she's an outcast (she might even be your friend, or your wife, or your mother) so much as she's a social variable. Sometimes, she's the life of the party; others, she's the center of gossip. She's the unruly woman, and she's one of the most provocative, powerful forms of womanhood today. There have been unruly women for as long as there have been boundaries of what constitutes acceptable 'feminine' behavior, but there's evidence that she's on the rise--more visible and less easily dismissed--than ever before. In Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud, Anne Helen Petersen uses the lens of 'unruliness' to explore the ascension of eleven contemporary pop culture powerhouses: Serena Williams, Melissa McCarthy, Abbi Jacobson, Ilana Glazer, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Kim Kardashian, Hillary Clinton, Caitlyn Jenner, Jennifer Weiner, and Lena Dunham. Petersen explores why the public loves to love (and hate) these controversial figures, each of whom has been conceived as 'too' something: too queer, too strong, too honest, too old, too pregnant, too shrill, too much. With its brisk, incisive analysis, Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud will be a conversation-starting book on what makes and breaks celebrity today."--Jacket

Table Of Contents

Too strong: Serena Williams -- Too fat: Melissa McCarthy -- Too gross: Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer -- Too slutty: Nicki Minaj -- Too old: Madonna -- Too pregnant: Kim Kardashian -- Too shrill: Hillary Clinton -- Too queer: Caitlyn Jenner -- Too loud: Jennifer Weiner -- Too naked: Lena Dunham

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