‘Being a Slut Really Means You Are Untouchable’: On Shame, Power and the Reclamation of Words
Has Covid Accelerated Fifth Wave Feminism?
The drastic change to normality that Covid brought has highlighted many inequalities and opened people’s eyes to how much change is needed in society – this may provide the necessary momentum to propel the fifth wave of feminism. The fifth wave builds on the intersectionality of the third wave movement, which considered ‘class, race, age, ability, sexuality and gender as intersecting loci of discrimination’ (Zimmerman, 2017). This is central in the fifth wave’s call for action…