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Friday, November 8, 2019
Big Mouth on Toxic Masculinity
Big Mouth is without a doubt one of my favorite shows and a favorite of many other people out there, so to have it address toxic masculinity so directly in it's latest season was really great. It shows a glimpse at what women have to experience on a day to day basis with men blaming the fact that they can't control themselves because of how women are dressed. In the show, the dean implements a dress code and he phrases it as, "To protect our strong, empowered women from the white-hot male gaze, we'll be implementing a dress code" trying to construe it in such a way that makes the girls feel like they're getting a compliment but I'm glad Big Mouth doesn't stop there and shows the girls standing up for themselves and their rights.
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