'Yellowjackets': A Tale of Cannibalism and … Feminism?

'For this viewer who came of age in the ‘90s—benefiting from a lot of self-empowerment messaging but not much feminism, let alone intersectional feminism—Yellowjackets really hits.' celerding on yellowjackets:

in 2011, the years of “postfeminist” empowerment made feminism far more difficult for young women “because so much is expected of you all. And you really see, if you watch television, that you’re expected to be slim and beautiful, smart and the equals of men, but to subordinate yourselves to men whenever that’s appropriate for getting ahead. So many mixed messages leave a lot of young women feeling depressed—not in feminist practice but not subjugated either.

How do we disentangle feminism, which requires coalition and collaboration, from capitalism, the competition-based system we’re stuck with, at least for now?Catherine Rottenberg So, yeah. For this viewer who came of age in the ‘90s—benefiting from a lot of self-empowerment messaging but not much feminism, let alone intersectional feminism—There is a cringeworthy moment in the first season, when Vanessa, a white character, naively asks Taissa, her Black girlfriend,tokenized people of color in horror movies seem always to be the first who die. At least, I thought as I watched that scene, some women really have “come a long way” since then.

Jackie is the official team captain, selected by the coach for her “influence,” meaning popularity, largely based on wealth and white-coded, heteronormative attractiveness. She benevolently overpowers her teammates in a conventionally feminine manner, using emotional persuasion rather than aggression, with a focus on getting along.

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