The End of Lifestyle Feminism

The End of Lifestyle Feminism

From The Culture We Deserve by Jessa Crispin

March 12, 2026 · 2h 9m · Season 2 · Episode 98

About this episode

Jessa and Nico discuss the implications of lifestyle feminism and the current state of women's political progress.

Back in the 2010s, instead of political progress we got role models, little girlboss avatars to root for. Their happiness, we were told, was our happiness. Their success was our success. Well, now them most of them are divorced or bankrupt or hard launching polyamorous relationships that sound nightmarish and torturous, maybe it's time to think about actual political organization around issues like domesticity, equality, and social welfare programs? Jessa and Nico discuss Lindy West's new memoir, why we only get polyamory memoirs from women, and why polyamory is frequently offered as a consolation prize when actual political progress for women is stalled. Shownotes and references: http://theculturewedeserve.substack.com

People in this episode

Host: Jessa Crispin

Guest: Nico

Topics covered

  • lifestyle feminism
  • political organization
  • polyamory
  • women's rights
  • social welfare

Keywords

  • lifestyle feminism
  • polyamory
  • Lindy West
  • women's rights
  • social welfare

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