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This is the last of a six part series created for Bitch Magazine. Tropes vs. Women explores the reoccurring stories, themes and representations of women in Hollywood films and TV shows. The Straw Feminist trope is a deliberately created, exaggerated caricature of a feminist that is used to undermine and ridicule feminist movements.

"19 Reasons Every Man Should Be A Feminist"

What do you think?

We live in a world in which it's considered normal that women who critique video games face regular threats to their life.

I'd like to offer this link to an article in the Kansas City Star (9.26.14) titled "Feminism's Never Ending Struggles"-a back and forth imaginary dialogue between two women-one of whom is not a feminist. http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/midwest-voices/article2261855.html I think it captures a prevailing current belief that feminism is not only irrelevant, it is damaging.

On gender norms and science

Many of the comments debate if this is a feminist perspective or not. What is a feminist perspective? "Feminism is a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression" quoted from bell hooks, 2000, p. 1, Feminism is for everybody. http://excoradfeminisms.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/bell_hooks-feminism_is_for_everybody.pdf

Gabby & Yenni, You might find inspiration/ideas for your remix in looking at Yang Liu's graphic designs. She describes: "Imagine a setting in which a man wearing a dress might be as habitual as a woman in trousers. Where a woman exposing herself in public wasn't sexy, but as creepy as a male flasher. Where professional status and success presented the same prospects for both sexes."