![]() ![]() ![]() Solnit gained prominence as a writer alongside this movement, unwittingly spearheading some of its causes. It makes feminism more accessible than ever, while simultaneously trivializing the cause. Pop feminism is the thinking behind certain publications asking women to “share” in the comments section or “contribute to the conversation,” without ever explaining what that conversation will actually produce once it’s over. It believes in empowerment and tells women that “breaking the silence” will effect large-scale change. ![]() It recognizes that awful things happen to women and contends that they shouldn’t. In this way, pop feminism taps into a largely acknowledged collective experience online (#EverydaySexism, #RapeCultureIsWhen, #WhyIStayed). Marriage equality, on the other hand, is good. There is now a certain type of female solidarity-call it “pop feminism”-that addresses only topics we can safely agree on. That identity also stems from the way social media has transformed the feminist movement, reducing a complex body of work to a series of memes, hashtags, and Instagrammable pics. ![]()
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