Navigating the French With Emily Monaco

If the self-help section of Barnes and Noble is to be believed, French women parent better, dress better, have sex better, cook better, lose weight better… and all with no effort at all! It's a mindset that has given Anglo-American readers almost impossible ideals to live up to, but it also has negative repercussions on teen girls growing up in an environment where it’s not cool to try… or even to care. Here to discuss how harmful the “French Girl Aesthetic" can be on teens growing up in such a context is real-life Française Iris Goldsztajn, a journalist who took Twitter by storm with her critique of this mindset.

Listen to the full episode here.