Nostalgia
Overthink
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Is the Lesbian Cottagecore a Lesbian Phenomenon?
The cottage core lesbian trope is valorizing femininity and traditionally feminine values in a way that could be disrupting the very masculinist girl boss narrative. A lot of these cottagecore TikTokers are really tapping into an American fantasy of white womanhood from the 19th century, she says. That to me has meaning on its own, independently of the intentions of the women individually who may take it up. And ultimately, I don't think meaning is produced by people and their intentions; I think meaning isproduced by social structures and shared histories.
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