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What if you get ‘the ick’ for your husband?

Dire Straights Live: We answer a listener question, talk about reality TV normalizing mutual hetero hatred, and consider why Jeremy Allen White has his hand down his pants.

Thanks to everyone who tuned into our Substack Live. We tackled so much:

  • a reader question about getting “the ick” for her husband

  • the gender politics of cozy baking shows

  • Dax Shepherd joking about not killing his wife

  • the way Love is Blind normalizes mutual hetero hatred

  • the utopian spectacle of straight men and women being (just!) friends

  • the dystopian spectacle of Skims’ merkin thongs

  • how one young man extricated himself from the manosphere

  • Alexander Skarsgard in a halter top

We also overanalyzed Jeremy Allen White’s new Interview photoshoot, in which he’s pictured with his hand down his pants. Tracy asked: “How do we feel about men holding their dicks like this? Pro? Anti?” Heated debate ensued and Amanda observed, “There’s a fine line between an itch and masturbation.”

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