Nara Smith’s SAHM Schtick Is Actually Conservatism In Disguise

The model/influencer’s soft-life content strategy holds huge appeal for young women—and that’s kind of the problem

Internet CultureStacy Lee KongFebruary 23, 2024Palestine, Israel, Nara Smith, Lucky Blue Smith, Heather Armstrong, Catherine Connors, Ballerina Farm, Jessica Valenti, Beyonce, Taylor Swift

What If We *Didn’t* Resort to Anti-Intellectualism At This Exact Moment in Time?

I admit it: I thought the people calling out all the ‘girl’ trends on TikTok were being a bit oversensitive. But it turns out I have a hard limit, and it’s making “hey girlypops” videos about the ongoing apartheid of Palestinians.

The Boys Are Not Okay

The stabbing death of 15-year-old Elianne Andam by a 17-year-old boy has sparked important conversations about the manosphere, and how it’s instructing boys and young men on the finer points of misogyny.

Internet CultureStacy Lee KongSeptember 29, 2023Sneako, Andrew Tate, Elianne Andam, Elliot Rodger, Joanna Schroeder, Fresh & Fit, Myron Gaines, Walter Weekes, Barbie, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Travis Kelce, Pierre Poilievre, Johnny Depp, Amber Heard

Phrenology, Prohibition, the Hays Code—What’s the Deal With Gen Z’s Weird Conservative Streak?

Racist pseudoscience seems pretty opposite to Gen Z’s famously left-leaning politics. And it is! Here’s what’s really behind these TikTok trends and social media discourses.

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