The feminine bravery construct: the crisis of neoliberal feminine bravery in the #MeToo moment

There is an outpouring of sexual assault stories being told by women in the #MeToo moment. The moment feels celebratory because there have been serious consequences for high-profile abusers such as Harvey Weinstein. It significant that allowed to visibly tell their present brave, postfeminist woman-subjects. expanded characterisation feminine bravery contemporary context has contributed a belief confessions we are witnessing emblematic new porosity between public and private; Carol Hanisch’s “Personal Political” action. However, celebrating ideal brave behaviour certain postfeminist-types, continue be subject insidious forms silencing. Utilising feminist content discourse analysis, this research explores iteration Feminine Bravery Construct (FBC) through two (white) publicly confessing subjects: Saxon Mullins Rose McGowan. reveals these dramatized woman-types serve reinforce standards neoliberal context.