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Sexy selfie nation standing up for yourself in today's toxic, sexist culture

"In Sexy Selfie Nation, Leora Tanenbaum demystifies the reasons many young women wear racy and revealing clothes, share photos of themselves in risqué poses, and post twerking TikToks-yet also wear oversized "subway shirts" in public to protect themselves from unwanted sexual attention"--

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Main Author: Tanenbaum, Leora, 1969- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2025]
Subjects:
Teenage girls > Sexual behavior > United States.
Teenage girls > United States > Social conditions.
Social media and teenagers > United States.
Selfies (Photography) > Social aspects > United States.
Fashion > Social aspects > United States.
Sexual harassment > United States.
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Summary:"In Sexy Selfie Nation, Leora Tanenbaum demystifies the reasons many young women wear racy and revealing clothes, share photos of themselves in risqué poses, and post twerking TikToks-yet also wear oversized "subway shirts" in public to protect themselves from unwanted sexual attention"--
Physical Description:pages ; cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781538194003
1538194007
Author Notes:Leora Tanenbaum began researching and writing about slut-shaming before the term even existed. Her first book, Slut! Growing Up Female With a Bad Reputation, is regarded as a significant contribution to feminist thought and the foundational text on slut-shaming. She has written for The New York Times, Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, New York Daily News, The Nation, and U.S. News & World Report and has been a guest on Oprah, The Today Show, Nightline, Bill Maher, Fox News, MSNBC, and National Public Radio.

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