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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Rebecca Shaw

‘Hot rodent boyfriend’ is the latest trend reframing men’s looks – why can’t we extend this generosity towards women?

Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter
‘Barry Keoghan went from playing odd little guys to starring in films and dating Sabrina Carpenter. Would it happen in reverse?’ Photograph: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for the Met Museum/Vogue

There are prices I pay for being a lesbian who spends too much time on the internet and loves film, TV and pop culture. One is that I spend a lot of time on the internet.

I also know a lot of useless things that take up prime real estate within my ever-shrinking brain, where “understanding maths” could be. But, while I may not be across things like the Dow Jones (a guy?), I am always up to date and aware of the real things – like society’s current hot people. This includes those in the public eye having a glow-up moment, or the new ones emerging from their cocoons like moths who can’t live among us normals, heading instead for the bright lights of Hollywood.

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