In recent years, we’ve seen feminism enter the pop culture mainstream. The impact of that visibility is a popular topic of conversation (on the Internet, anyway).
The increased “trendiness” of the movement has broadened the reach of the web’s feminist canon, which counts “Feminist Ryan Gosling” among its most celebrated contributions. The popular meme provides a dose of critical theory for basically everyone who has an Internet connection. But could seeing Ryan Gosling’s face next to quotes from, say, bell hooks really increase feminist beliefs?
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This interview has been edited and condensed.
