The Girlboss-ification of the Horror Genre

Black Christmas' (2019) tagline is "slay, girls" and that makes a lot of sense in hindsight.
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sources used:
1. Alyssa Miller, "Girlhood to Monstress." https://nofilmschool.com/women-as-hero-and-villain-in-horror
2. Linda Steiner, "Feminist Media Theory."
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4. Logan Ashley Kisner, "What Makes a Good Feminist Horror Film?" https://aninjusticemag.com/what-makes-a-good-feminist-horror-film-8d53f228b563
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17. Friday the 13th Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th_(franchise)
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23. 1977 US Commission on Women and POC: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951p009946810&view=1up&seq=3&skin=2021

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