Miranda Belen
Catfight
Illustration
2021
Gouache, Digital
A “Catfight” is a fight between two women, and is yet another example of misogynist slangassociating women with cats. Media often glorifies the “catfight” trope and the notion of pittingwomen against each other for the sake of pettiness and entertainment. Here, women help another during a fight, showing that it’s important to support other women rather than pitthem against one another.I
Work by
Miranda Belen aka. shiverspooky
Illustration
“"Choose Your Next Words Carefully" is a series of illustrations that reclaims commonly used phrases (as well as behaviours) with sexist, gendered undertones by subverting them in order to critique...” [More]