DEEP DIVE: Is the Bonnie Blue stunt feminism or misogyny?

from Hack · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Year 12 exams are wrapping up, schoolies group chats are firing off, and British adult creator Bonnie Blue is talking about coming to the Gold Coast: yep, it's that time of year again.In 2024, Bonnie Blue's schoolies stunt looked like marketing genius — until the immigration department pointed out it sounded like work, which she didn't have a visa for, and blocked her arrival.Now, she's told Channel 9 she's lawyered up ready to try again.So is she actually going to make it to schoolies?And why does everyone care so much?In the deep dive this week, we're getting into the hype and backlash behind one of the internet's most polarising figures. And we get into the key contradiction about Bonnie Blue: is what she's doing feminist trailblazing, or straight up misogyny? Guests:Dr Lexi Eikelboom, senior research fellow in theology and religion, Australian Catholic UniversityGet the whole story from hack:Follow us on Instagram and TikTokSubscribe to the hack podcastListen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm

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Year 12 exams are wrapping up, schoolies group chats are firing off, and British adult creator Bonnie Blue is talking about coming to the Gold Coast: yep, it's that time of year again. In 2024, Bonnie Blue's schoolies stunt looked like marketing genius — until the immigration department pointed out it sounded like work, which she didn't have a visa for, and blocked her arrival. Now, she's told Channel 9 she's lawyered up ready to try again. So is she actually going to make it to schoolies? And why does everyone care so much? In the deep dive this week, we're getting into the hype and backlash behind one of the internet's most polarising figures. And we get into the key contradiction about Bonnie Blue: is what she's doing feminist trailblazing, or straight up misogyny? Guests: Dr Lexi Eikelboom, senior research fellow in theology and religion, Australian Catholic University Get the whole story from hack: Follow us on Instagram and TikTok Subscribe to the hack podcast Listen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm