Girls, Interrupted

Examining the “Crazy” Girl Trope In this episode we’re getting into the “crazy girl” trope. Are these portrayals helpful or harmful? Both? Is it okay to laugh at our sadness? Can depression ever be glamorous? We discuss Girl, Interrupted, the return of Tumblr, the idea of the Femcel, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Sylvia Plath, Issa Rae, Michaela Coel, Frances Farmer, Zelda Fitzgerald, Gone Girl & the cool girl monologue, Edie Sedgwick & the sad little rich girl, Orange is the New Black, Glenn Close, Fatal Attraction & the femme fatale, pathological liars, the lack of mental healthcare available, and most importantly how these portrayals in media and in our personal lives impact how we treat celebrities, each other, and ourselves. CONTENT WARNING: We do talk about suicide, sexual assault, disordered eating & self-harm in this episode— nothing graphic or too detailed but we want you to know it’s in there Sources: Girl Interrupted: Stop Your Whining Little Girl, The New York Times, Stephen Holden, 1999 Everything You Forgot About Girl Interrupted and Why the Story Remain So Vital, E News!, Natalie Finn, 2019 Is Gone Girl Feminist or Misogynist? Eliana Docterman, October 6, 2014, Time Z, Amazon Prime The Take, The “Crazy” Ex-Girlfriend - A Manufactured Trope The Femme Fatale Trope, Explained YouTube Mina Lee, toxic femininity: what's up with girlbloggers, female manipulators, and femcels? YouTube Girl Interrupted, Susanna Kaysen, 1993 Girl Interrupted, Film 1999 Bitch, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Anchor Books, 1999 Madness- Elizabeth Wurtzel, from the introduction Gone Girl- Gillian Flynn Gone Girl, film, 2012 Frances, trailer, 1987 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/broadsnextdoor/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/broadsnextdoor/supportBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.