R eally, it was only a matter of time: the #empowerment movement now has its own teen drama. The meaningless offshoot of feminism – best summed up by Kim Kardashian’s naked bathroom selfies, Chanel’s line of protest placards and various other vapid acts in political clothing – comes to our screens courtesy of Netflix’s Girlboss. In true #empowerment style, the show takes the recent splurge of feminist-minded TV, annexes it of all progressive principles and uses the remaining husk to sell dated ideas in a fun and fashionable new way.
The tat pedalled by Girlboss comes in two varieties. The first is the vintage clothes that the titular protagonist, Sophia Marlowe, hawks online to make money and eventually start a business (and hence become a “female boss”, as Tulisa’s debut album opted to articulate this complex role). The second is the heady stew of consumer capitalism and patriarchal indulgence – that recommends women ape the behaviour of men, never complain about inequality and become an active participant in their own objectification by getting regular waxes – which was able to masquerade as feminism in the 90s and 00s, and sometimes still manages to in the forgiving lighting of Kim Kardashian’s bathroom.
Girlboss is actually set in this time – making it a period piece in more ways than one. Based on the true-life story of Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso, Girlboss joins her 23-year-old fictional equivalent in San Francisco in 2006. She decides to open an online store selling vintage clothes she has “thrifted” for a massive markup. Noticing that other eBay users photograph their items unappealingly, one of Sophia’s first business decisions is to flog her finds using sexy pictures of herself. Take that, patriarchy.
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It is not the mere existence of Girlboss and those kind of plot points that is disappointing – after all, that’s the sort of narrative our culture is built on, and it’s the reason why shows such as Girls have felt so radical. It’s because it is leeching off the feminist zeitgeist and infecting it with its inanity. That is something most obviously achieved by the title, which presumably intends to jump uncomplicatedly on to the feminism bandwagon, yet hammers home the idea that girl and boss are mutually exclusive terms (which, actually, they kind of are, considering girl is a term for a female child).
Go girl! One of Sophia’s first key business decisions is to flog vintage clothes using sexy pictures of herself. Photograph: Karen Ballard/Netflix
There are a few other things that make it clear Girlboss has that trendy feminism thing in its sights. First is the relationship between Sophie and her best friend, Annie. It has been extremely cathartic to see a new wave of female characters frankly discuss sexuality and bodily functions on screen – something that probably reached its apex in Broad City, but can also be found in shows such as Fleabag, Catastrophe and Raised by Wolves. In Girlboss, however, this mutates back into bawdy posturing that apes ladette (and, by extension, male) behaviour: the pair swap crude soundbites (“Get over here you total slut!” is Annie’s opening line) with all the intimacy and warmth of an afternoon in Currys PC World.
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One of the other hallmarks of feminist-minded TV has been the antihero. Shows being dominated by pliant and apparently selfless women who no builder need ever bother requesting a smile from is something that golden-age TV has sought to undermine with female characters who are flawed and unapologetic. Girlboss tries to muscle in on this, but sadly confuses being a complex and independent human being who isn’t afraid of confrontation with acting like a total twit (aside from being aggressive and rude, Sophia steals a sandwich and a rug in the first episode, for no discernible reason in either case). To be fair, it’s a mistake empty feminist offshoots have made before – in the video for the Spice Girls’ Wannabe, Emma Bunton introduced the nation to the concept of girl power by stealing a freezing homeless man’s hat. Go girl!
When anything goes mainstream it tends to become less meaningful, so maybe Girlboss is just a natural part of this particular movement’s life cycle. Yet it would be a shame if teenagers watching thought the show’s cack-handed messages about selling your body and being a prat were what feminism was about. One helpful thing it has done, however, is take us back to the dark days of 2006 – and remind us how good we (usually) have it now.While famous names like Deepak Chopra, Alan Watts, and Sam Harris will immediately stick out at you after a search, what you
Immediately see are the best guided meditation videos by and for women. Which is a shame, because the last thing I want to be reminded of while meditating is my trust issues. I mean, who
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Listen, I love two thirds of the aforementioned influential men as much as the next person, but if you want to explore guided meditation on YouTube, you’re going to want to feel safe, secure, and like you’re not being lectured at. And I say all this with only a tinge of cheekiness, because young women deserve guided meditations too.
Here are a few of the best femme-voiced guided meditations on YouTube that are a great place to start, if you’re feeling all stressed and un-centered.
Louise Hay is the founder of Hay House publishing, and the Queen of self-help. If you need to feel more motivated in the morning, slap this baby on and enjoy the ride.
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If you live with insomnia or else struggle to switch off your brain when it’s sleepy time, say “G’Day” to this free little ripper.
It’s by an Australian YouTuber, who’s a certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner and hypnosis expert. Despite all your Steve Irwin stereotypes, Lina’s voice is quite soothing, trust.
Made for cultivating self-love and forgiveness, Yoga Bliss Dance’s 17-minute meditation is made especially for black women. It gets bonus points for being incredibly specific about the ways in which to breathe, while playing the audio.
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YouTube channel, Beyond Purpose, says five minutes a day is all it takes to eventually shift your worldview. And worst case scenario: Your worldview remains decidedly unshifted, and you’re just that little bit more centered. No harm done.
And speaking of forgiveness, if you have more work to do in that area, you might like this here guided meditation, which uses visualization techniques to guide you through a journey of releasing guilt and “letting go.”
It comes from a YouTube channel called Positive Meditation Positive Energy Magazine and if that doesn’t sound legit…never mind. Full transparency: The music is slightly louder than the audio, but it’s good. Use headphones.
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The vaguely European accent, use of delta waves in the audio track, and focus on relieving anxiety, make this video from the Meditation Relax Club one of the best. 2, 805, 723 views can’t be wrong!I’ve been hooked on self-help and lifestyle videos recently. It started when I was in a depressive episode a few weeks ago and tried to climb out of it using what seemed to be the only distraction I could use – YouTube. The autoplay function served me well, because I turned on one video on self-love and life improvement and it kept bringing me to videos with similar themes. I drifted in and out of sleep, waking to a different video each time. Although, understandably, I was unable to fully take in the words and strategies expressed through these videos at first, eventually I started regaining my focus. I started to become inspired by girl bosses such as Kalyn Nicholson, Aileen Xu (Lavendaire), and Amy Landino. What is a girl boss? It involves knowing one’s own core values and goals and actively working toward them with the spirit of self-love and acceptance. I’ve spent a week or so compiling some of my favourite videos and would love to share these playlists as well as some of my bite-size insights/explanations of major concepts, methods, and theories.
Disclaimer: I realize “girl boss” has “girl” in it, but in my eyes, the traits composing a “girl boss” are genderless & unassociated with genders. The term was popularized largely through a book called “#GIRLBOSS
The most important part of any girl boss’ habits includes a variety of practices to promote self-love, self-awareness, and self-care. Here are some that I’ve been practicing based on inspiration from the videos in my “Self-Care ♥” playlist.
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On. The underlying belief is that all thoughts that we focus our energy on will eventually materialize into things. When we tap into energies of higher frequency (those that make us glow and feel happy), this attracts more of those events, people, and objects into our lives. Like attracts like. This effect is supported by setting
Those who have not yet explored mediation may think that mindfulness meditation is about emptying your mind. This is far from the truth. Mindfulness meditation is about the practice of seeing your thoughts and emotions as transient events – almost like clouds passing in the sky. We practice identifying these thoughts and emotions,
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