Word: wurtzelã
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Dates: during 2002-2002
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Wurtzel herself has criticized the way that drug use and addiction, particularly in women, tend to be glamorized in the media. But on the face of it, Wurtzel??s tales of fanatically seeking drugs, getting caught shoplifting, razing the relationships in her life and developing an obsession with porn are hardly alluring...
...debate over Wurtzel??s use of her image began with the charmingly vulnerable confrontation of Prozac Nation’s cover, but really blew up with Bitch. Its original cover presented a topless Wurtzel, grinning knowingly and extending her middle finger at the world...
...Lizzie Was Doing Drugs,” booms the headline of a New York Daily news cover. It originally referred to scandal-ridden socialite Lizzie Grubman, but here, framed and prominently displayed on a shelf in Wurtzel??s apartment, the joke needs no explanation...
...Wurtzel??s position in the young feminist canon is debatable. She may embody some of its philosophies in her apologetic zeal for personal liberty, but analyzing gender no longer seems a priority to her. When asked about the topic, she admits she hasn’t thought much about it since Bitch, and struggles to articulate her position through a slew of personal anecdotes and desultory political tangents...