Why Broad City's Abbi and Ilana Are Our Feminist Heroes
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In many ways, Broad City best friends Abbi and Ilana are terrible role models. Ilana is a worthless employee, Abbi is a pushover, and both women are mostly irresponsible and broke. That said, I adore them, not only for their dagger-sharp wit but also for their modern, dirty take on feminism. They stand up for women and sex positivity without being too — or, frankly, at all — PC. Read on for 28 moments when Abbi and Ilana became my feminist heroes (warning: many of them involve butt play).
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Because Abbi Knows How to Exit an Awkward Conversation Gracefully
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Because Ilana Isn't Afraid to Endorse a Friend's Assets
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Because Abbi Isn't Shy About Owning It
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Because This Is How They Respond When a Dude Tells Them to "Smile"
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Because They Groom Their Bikini Lines but Don't Go Fully Bare
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Because They Don't Have to Get Married to Enjoy Cake
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Because Ilana Is Comfortable With Her Body
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Because They Appreciate the Evolving Nature of Hotness
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Because Abbi Isn't Afraid to Dream Big
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Because They Demand Respect From Men
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But They Also Give Men Respect
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Because Abbi Isn't Afraid to Say What She Wants
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Because Ilana Is Always Right There With Her
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Because This Is How Ilana Reacts When Abbi Tells Her She Pegged a Guy
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Because Ilana Won't Put Up With FOMO
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Because This Is How Abbi Reacts When She Gets the Apartment to Herself
As the real-life Abbi told Jimmy Kimmel, "I was like, I'll have MONTHS before I shoot this, to get to look to how I want to look. And then time went on, and the shooting day came."
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Because They Aren't Afraid to Use Bold Pickup Lines
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Because They Can Celebrate Milestones Together
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Because They Know How to Lob a Good Insult
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Because They Support Interracial Relationships and Queer Identity
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Because Abbi Knows Sometimes You Just Need to Netflix
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Because Ilana Isn't Afraid to Admire Abbi's Toosh
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And Abbi Reacts Like This
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Because Ilana Is Reclaiming the Word "B*tch"
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Because They Aren't Afraid to Talk About Things No One Talks About
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Because Ilana Knows the Many Glorious Uses For a Vagina
And also came up with our favorite new way to pronounce vagina.
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Because They Aren't Afraid to Gawk at Men
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