Evening Standard - ES Magazine

WHICH 2022 FEMINIST SUBCULTURE DO YOU BELONG TO?

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Lets start at the beginning: are you a feminist?

A I don’t know any more.

B Duh!

C I believe women should be taken as seriously in business as men are.

Who do you most relate to? A Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag

B Elle Woods in Legally Blonde

C Anna Delvey

You’re at the till buying a dress for the weekend, how do you pay? A Klarna — debt isn’t real if you never plan to pay it off.

B I will only buy anything not tested on animals or made using sweatshop labour, if I buy anything new at all. Outfit repeating is not a crime!

C Your card is declined. They refuse to run it again. You turn to your business associate and ask, ‘Can you put it on yours? I’ll pay you right back.’

How do you spend your time online?

A On Dating apps — I know men are trash but I keep going back.

B On TikTok! Simultaneo­usly finding manicure inspo while learning about Marxist theory.

C Flicking between NFT marketplac­es and the stock market app on my iPhone.

If you answered: Mostly A….You’re a dissociati­ve feminist. Everything is awful and you know it, but just because the world is crumbling doesn’t mean you’re forgetting your political standpoint­s. You romanticis­e smoking and cry in front of the mirror, but that doesn’t stop you believing in a better future.

Mostly B… You’re a bimbo! Loving the colour pink and dressing like an early 00s starlet doesn’t mean you’re an airhead. The 21st century bimbo is firm in her radical politics and pushing against the capitalist patriarchy by whatever means necessary.

Mostly C… You’re a female scammer, also known as a girlboss. Your time may nearly be up but you’re clinging on to lean-in politics, grifting your way to the boardroom one questionab­le business decision at a time.

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