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One of the foundational theories of feminism argues that imagery in media and popular culture often degrades and objectifies women, creating unrealistic social expectations which can hurt relationships between men and women, limit women’s relationships with one another, and even distort women’s relationships to their own bodies.
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Householder, A.K. (2015). Girls, Grrrls, Girls . In: Trier-Bieniek, A. (eds) Feminist Theory and Pop Culture. Teaching Gender. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-061-1_2
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