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July 23, 2025 • 33 mins

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Bougie! Bougie! Bougie: Gilmore Girls (2000–2007) and the False, Cozy Promise of Liberal Feminism

In this TV Spotlight episode of Marxists at the Movies, we head to Stars Hollow to unpack one of the most beloved—and most politically misleading—shows of the early 2000s. Gilmore Girls sells itself as progressive, feminist, and charmingly offbeat. But underneath the coffee and quips lies a deeply bougie fantasy rooted in wealth, whiteness, and neoliberal values.

We dig into mother-daughter mythology, the erasure of labor, class performance, and how a show this snappy can still reinforce everything it claims to subvert.

This isn’t about nitpicking your comfort show. It’s about asking why it feels so good—and what that comfort is really made of.#MarxistsAtTheMovies #CineMarchMedia #GilmoreGirls #StarsHollow #LiberalFeminism #TVCriticism #LeftistMediaAnalysis #PodcastEpisode #MediaCritique #MarxistPerspective #MotherDaughterMyth #NeoliberalFantasy #PopCultureAnalysis #CommunistPodcast #IndiePodcast #PodcastLife

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