7 Times Emily In Paris Made Gloria Steinem Look Like A Weak Lib
By: Claire Hyman
Tags: TV Series, TV Shows, Review, Emily In Paris

Look out, Gloria Steinem, there’s a new girl boss in town! People on the Internet as well as online are raving over the TV series Emily In Paris, which tells the true story of an adorable and mischievous feminist who moves from rural Chicago to Paris to teach Europeans how to work hard and respect women. I listed seven of the most groundbreaking moments in the show where Emily makes former feminist icon Steinem look like a centrist try-hard in comparison.

1. When She Pours A Big Spaghetti On A Man’s Head

In this scene, the CEO of the stock market tries to fire Emily for accidentally initiating an Instagram collab with ISIS. Instead of retreating, Emily pours a steaming hot plate of spaghetti and meatballs on the CEO’s head. Then, Emily marches out of the room, hops in her sexy Mazda Miata convertible, and drives away into the sunset.

2. When She Breakdances On The Eiffel Tower

From a young age, girls are taught they shouldn’t take up space, and they definitely shouldn’t bust a move atop France’s most infamous wrought-iron lattice tower. But Emily flouts convention in episode two when she bravely performs on the notorious Parisian triangle. Was it dangerous? For sure. Was it illegal? I’m not comfortable with you asking me that. Was it Pink Pussy Hat? Absolutely.

3. When She Have Sex, And Like It!

Scientists around the world agree women don’t like sex. These days, having sex is OK, but enjoying it is unheard of. Emily goes against the grain and not only has intercourse, she LOVES it! In the show, our heroine does the deed nine times with 12 different suiters—all of them men, HOT! Through her bold refusal to hate the heinous and disgusting act, Emily normalizes female sexual desire—a cultural taboo that everyone agrees is gross.

4. When She Burns The American Flag At A Protest

Emily’s willingness to literally put herself in the line of fire is both feminist AND powerful. (I say ‘literally’ because Emily’s hair is long, like a 100-foot-long spaghetti noodle, and she accidentally ignites it while setting the flag on fire.) This sequence was my favorite in the series, and I especially loved Emily’s ANTIFA-inspired outfit.

5. When She Wears Bootcut Jeans

Throughout the season, Emily has many iconic wardrobe choices. In episode four, she wears a floor-length ceramic vase. In the season finale, she dons an elegant yet assertive stop sign paired with a simple argyle cardigan. But no look is more likely to start the next wave of feminism than Emily’s bootcut jeans, which she wears to work one day, iconically. Only a person who is completely bananas or totally feminist would make this fashion choice, and I’m living for it!

6. When She Reads An Entire Newspaper

In the penultimate episode, Emily reads an entire newspaper. The crux of the 30 minutes is when she gets up in the middle of reading to take a shit, and then she goes back to reading the newspaper. This avant-garde choice is liberating for all women, and gives them permission to read an entire newspaper, take a shit in the middle, and then go back to reading the newspaper, which was previously illegal for women to do.

7. When She Watches The Discovery Channel While High On Pot

Ladies, do I even have to explain this one?