Exploring Women's Online Persona and Societal Expectations

The chapter delves into women leveraging platforms like TikTok to sell a promise of sexual availability through proxy identities, reflecting on parasocial relationships and the criticisms faced. It analyzes influencers as commodities, cultural signifiers, authenticity, and the clash of online superficiality with real-world experiences. The discussions also touch on societal ideals of femininity, gender stereotypes, and the appeal of different types of women, including a comparison between Russian and American women.