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14 January 2012

Laurie Penny on New Girl: not so much a sitcom, more a new front in the war on twee

It's not technically impossible to fight patriarchy in a Hello Kitty thong.

By Laurie Penny

It’s not technically impossible to fight patriarchy in a Hello Kitty thong, although it might be a little uncomfortable.

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