"toxic" femininity: what's up with girlbloggers, female manipulators, and femcels?

Summary by Krater

The video discusses the internet subculture of "femcel-core," its roots in incel culture and Tumblr girl aesthetics, and how it romanticizes mental illness and female suffering.

From the video

Answers: What is femcel-core and where did the aesthetic come from?

• femcel-core
• incel movement
• Tumblr aesthetics
• sad girl era
• mental illness in media
• female manipulator aesthetic
• consumerism and mental health
• toxic femininity

What it concludes

• Modern social media femcels use the term less as an indicator of lack of sex and more to express personality traits perceived as toxic, romanticizing these stereotypes unapologetically.
• The sad girl aesthetic and femcel-core commodify mental illness and suffering, making depression appear "cool" and seeking help "uncool."
• The ideal woman has historically been conceptually overworked and engineered to look natural, making the pursuit of perfection an often amoral project.
• BBLs and extreme body-altering trends are declining as society shifts toward a different body type silhouette.