Hello, my feminist friends!

Today we’re going to be talking about one of my FAVORITE shows, Daria. Particularly, why Daria is your feminist icon.

If you know me personally, you know that Daria is a huge part of my life. Daria is someone I have always seen so much of myself in… to the point where we even look alike. My brother and I own the box DVD set, and we watch it whenever we can. My brother laughs constantly and says, “that’s you” when Daria comments on her life and cracks jokes about literature.

Daria is your not-so-typical outcast teenager. She doesn’t really play well with others, except for her best friend Jane. While there are several feminist characters on the show, Daria’s academic ambition and drive to lead her own life highlight her as a feminist, starting at a young age.

Daria’s character was originally on Beavis and Butthead, and was picked up by MTV in the late 90s/early 2000s.

What’s beautiful about Daria’s show, is that she is still a teenage girl at the end of the day. The audience sees her struggle with boys, fashion, and friendships while laughing the entire time. Daria’s wit and sarcasm highlights her inner feminist, as she opposes everyone in her life and strives to break down the gender norms and regulations.

Daria constantly calls out the world around her, and does not stand for anyone’s condescending comments. She believes in equality, but shows it through her sarcastic wit and lackluster attitude towards society. Daria and Jane hit the nail on the head with teenage feminism, and slacker/grunge chic.

The climate at during the 90s’ of the media was hyper sexualizing of men and women. Thus, when Daria was created, MTV was making a gutsy move. Not only to have a feminist television show, by a two dimensional show featuring outcast teenage girls. Daria was an acquired taste as a result, either people loved her or hated her. However, now Daria is the feminist icon you need in your life, because she helps us remember what it’s like to be the outcast, feminist, slacker that we all were in high school.

Daria’s love for literature, horrible trash journalism shows (Sick Sad World), and sarcasm remind me so much of me. But I also think that they remind us of our beginnings in feminism, and our teenage angst.

If you haven’t watched Daria, DO IT. You won’t regret it.

If you have, tell me your favorite episode!

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