TikTok popularised post-feminist archetypes, from chronic lyme disease havers, to the Salem witch trial nostalgists, and the high value man attracters… what do they all have in common? An obsession with the concept of feminine energy. In this episode we discuss the quite conservative TikTok trends related to finding your inner feminine essence, how and why they came about and the way in which they attempt to undo centuries of feminist progress. Grab your tarot cards and beef tallow, we’re going to heal our inner feminine 🧘♀️
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Resources ~
Christie SG, (2025) “Among the Post-Feminists: From revolutionaries to realists” The Point Mag
de Beauvoir S, (1949) “ The Second Sex” Librairie Gallimard
Jung J, (2022) “I have a problem with TikTok feminism” On Dit Magazine
Kjellgren A, (2023) “The myth of Woman: Simone de Beauvoir and the anthropological discourse on myth” History of European Ideas
Matsen F, (2022) “#WitchTok; An Examination of Female Empowerment And An Emphasis On The Creation of the ‘Witchy Aesthetic’” State University of New York
For more about 2010s feminism, listen to my episode “Everyone Get More Woke Now! (Internet Culture and Social Justice Warriors)”
Chapters ~
00:00 Intro & What is Post-Feminism?
16:54 Archetype #1: The Fragile, Diseased Woman
27:32 Archetype #2: The Witch Trial Nostalgist
36:34 Archetype #3: The Female Dating Strategist
48:43 Takeaways Re: TikTok Feminism