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Netflix wants you to believe ‘My Unorthodox Life’ is a feminist fairytale — is it?

JL;DR SUMMARY "My Unorthodox Life" on Netflix is a reality show that explores the concept of fashion as a symbol of female empowerment through the life of Julia Haart, a former Haredi Jew turned fashion mogul. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Orthodox JudaismHarediFeminismNetflixEmpowermentFashionReality TvMy Unorthodox LifeCultural TransitionJulia Haart

Places mentioned

Monsey, New York, United States
"Born into a Haredi family, Haart grew up in Monsey, New York and spent decades as an observant rebbetzin and teacher before getting a divorce and striking out on her own in 2013."
Hudson Yards, New York, United States
"almost every scene takes place in a penthouse. In each episode, Haart migrates from Elite Worlds headquarters in (of course) Hudson Yards"
Tribeca, New York, United States
"to her riverfront lair in (of course) TriBeCa"
New York, United States
"various swish Brooklyn neighborhoods."

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