Feminism — Blog — Linh S. Nguyễn

Greta Gerwig's "Barbie": A Story That Holds

Gerwig’s films resist storytelling structures that serve masculinity. From Frances Ha (2012) to Barbie (2023), her stories embrace and celebrate what is traditionally considered feminine. They depict the truest parts of existing as a woman in the world.

Pop cultureLinh NguyenAugust 11, 2023Barbie, Movies, movie, Film, cinema, Cinema, TV, Feminism, First World Feminism

Always Too Young

A young woman’s deviation from accepted norms is not seen as a leader forging her own path; it’s someone who doesn’t know what they want.

AdvocacyLinh NguyenAugust 14, 2020Children, women, Feminism, Leadership, Education, wisdom, knowledge, Learning, confidence

Little Women: The Feminist Film We Needed

This film was a beautiful, nuanced depiction of girlhood and womanhood that I had been craving for years.

Pop cultureLinh NguyenJanuary 21, 2020Feminism, Film, Literature, Little Women, Movies, Pop Culture, representation, womenComment

Little Girls' Dreams

Is it a bad thing that little girls grow up dreaming the dreams they're told to?

Sansa Stark: A True "Strong Female Character"

I will forever be grateful to Game of Thrones for giving us one of the strongest female characters in pop culture: Sansa Stark.

I Didn’t Love Wonder Woman (But Do I Need To?)

I didn't want it to be a typical superhero movie. I wanted it to be the best one, to prove to myself and to my family and to the world that a female-directed action film starring a woman could be right up there with the best.

Pop cultureLinh NguyenJune 14, 2017cinema, DC, Feminism, Film, Marvel, review, Superheroes, Wonder WomanComment

An Open Letter to Taylor Swift

Your silence is deafening, as is everyone else's in these times.

Pop cultureLinh NguyenFebruary 5, 2017Donald Trump, Feminism, First World Feminism, Taylor Swift, White FeminismComment

A Personal Glimpse at Intersectionality

Until then, I had only ever understood intersectionality as a theoretical definition, but in a heartbeat, it became personal.

PersonalLinh NguyenJuly 25, 2016Travel, Feminism

The Everyday Revolt

Of all the times that I had experienced harassment, not once had I said a word in my defense until that moment.

PersonalLinh NguyenJuly 10, 2016FeminismComment

“Strong Female Characters” aren't Actually That Progressive

It is as though women are allowed to act like men, because that is a step forward, but men are not allowed to act like women, because that would be regressing.

Why Masculinity Is Very Much a Feminist Issue

I could climb trees and have bike races as well as play with dolls, but my brother was never allowed the latter.

Pop cultureLinh NguyenMay 12, 2016Feminism, MasculinityComment

Butterfly Wings

All the times that I had been called pretty had never felt so meaningless.

PersonalLinh NguyenMarch 23, 2016Feminism, Lessons

Why We Need Cinderella

After months of dense analyses and complicated interpretations, it was inexpressibly refreshing for me to see such a simple story with a good, clear meaning: good things happen to good people.

Pop cultureLinh NguyenDecember 15, 2015Cinderella, Disney, Feminism, Film, MoviesComment