Soft Femme Theory: Femme Internet Aesthetics and the Politics of “Softness”
Twenty years ago, the figure of the femme appeared on a book cover wielding a knife; more recently, the femme has appeared on Instagram crying in a Polly Pocket skirt. Online, femme is increasingly called “tender,” “radically vulnerable,” and “soft.” In this article, I examine soft femme digital cul...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Social Media + Society |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305120978366 |