How one comedian's offhand advice launched a decent TV episode, a mediocre book and a terrible movie.
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Sources:
- Susan Faludi's "Backlash"
- For Women Who Count on Men to Be Jerks
- Bridget Jones’s Legacy
- Single Women in Popular Culture
- A Decade of Advice for Women and Men in the Best-Selling Self-Help Literature
- The gendered nature of self-help
- Single Women in Popular Culture
Thanks to Mindseye for our theme song!
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