This week on The Deep Dive: How 2010s feminism had us springing into inaction, what Pete Davidson taught us about post-9/11 comedy, the housing crisis could hold the key to every other major crisis, what happens when you stumble upon a part of a video game you were never meant to see, and the wild west that is American electrical plugs.

Coming Monday on The Rabbit Hole:

• A pop feminism retrospective, the movements that work, and the ones that don’t

• The importance of accuracy in comedy

• A California millennial’s take on the housing crisis

• What Disneyland taught me about the “out of bounds”

• Other thoughts you can only get by upgrading to paid for exclusive access to The Rabbit Hole!

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CULTURE

2010s Pop Feminism: A Painful Look Back by Lily Alexandre (1:12:03)

Take a moment to consider what comes to mind when you think back to the era of pop feminism. Is it gilbosses? Manspreading/splaining? Pink crocheted hats? Lena Dunham? In this video, Lily Alexandre dives deep into viral feminism for the digital age from a place of love rather than resentment (even if that resentment is well-deserved). For better or for worse, what did we learn from pop feminism? How did a movement designed to cater to every woman only end up reinforcing the status quo? Why was 2010s feminism so focused on personal choice as opposed to effecting tangible change? And despite its successes, how did the movement leave us so woefully unprepared and jaded in the face of its well-organized, well-funded, and targeted backlash?

MEDIA

Too Soon? 9/11 in Comedy by American September (21:14)

It’s now been more than two decades since September 11, 2001, and over the years, one question seems to come up time and again: Is it too soon to laugh? In the days, weeks, and months after, comedians broke the ice and put the tragedy plus time equation to the test with varying results. In this video, American September analyzes the different types of media about 9/11, the fear that drove their creation, and the ways we’ve been able to laugh about it since. Chances are, we won’t see an epic film in our lifetime encompassing the full scope of the disaster, inclusive of the moments of levity that undoubtedly took place as the events were actively unfolding. Need proof? 1997’s Titanic is a pretty funny movie. And who says we can’t find comedy in 9/11? I mean, even Pete Davidson seems to think we can.