![]() ![]() What Rue means here is that it’s not that Cassie fundamentally “becomes” anything other than who she’s always been-it’s that everyone else reacts to Cassie differently, for no reason other than her more womanly appearance. But the rest of the world, too.” - Euphoria Rue: “And it wasn’t just her body that changed. ![]() Lexi: “The most defining moment of my adolescence was when my sister went through puberty.” - EuphoriaĪnd there’s a very important observation Rue makes: As we learn from the backstory and Lexi’s play, Cassie hitting puberty was such a momentous event, it affected Lexi, too. She keeps putting her faith in boyfriends who disappoint her.īut beyond the archetypal “daddy issues” driving promiscuous behavior, there’s part of Cassie’s dynamic with guys that has less to do with Cassie herself and more with the world around her. She fell in love with every guy she ever dated.” - Euphoria The transition from discussing her dad to her love life is seamless, making it obvious how her relationships with guys are a continuation of her relationship with her father. With Cassie, we’re told early on that her dad loved her, but let her down. So we see that Rue’s dad dying is connected to her drug use and Cal is the source of much of Nate’s rage and violence. We may not feel we’d ever act the same way, but at least we empathize. When a character does questionable things, their backstory helps us understand why. Here’s our take on Cassie and what her character arc actually has to say about self-esteem, sexuality, and the “slut” trope in today’s world. Cassie acts like a cringeworthy pick-me and a terrible friend-and it almost feels like Euphoria is trying to bait fans into judging her.Ĭassie’s peers focus so much on judging and making fun of what she does-but what’s truly revealing is how they (and the audience) treat her, and the effect this has on her. And in season 2, the situation gets worse. You need to catch a dick.” - Euphoriaīut it portrays how Cassie is belittled for her widely shared nudes and videos, lest we’d be tempted to mistakenly reason that, in our more “enlightened” era, “slutshaming” is a thing of the past. She’d told Jules that a week into summer school, and when Kat saw her reaction…” In the season 2 finale, during Lexi’s play, Cassie gets up on stage, and it feels like she’s attacking us, the audience, for judging her.Ĭassie: “I deserve this, right? Because I’ve actually lived a life?” - EuphoriaĮuphoria itself doesn’t have a puritanical view about sex-and to a degree, the characters on the show prize being sexually experienced while making fun of virgins. What felt like one half of Twitter was mad and also kind of excited for the coming catfight the other talked about the cringe of Cassie’s obsession with guys, especially Nate. And this behavior really touched a cultural nerve. ![]() In season 2, Cassie sleeps with her best friend Maddy’s ex, falls in love with him, and goes bananas. And a massive chunk of these tweets are takedowns of Cassie. According to Twitter, Euphoria is the most tweeted about show of the decade. We’ve gotten better, as a society, at judging women less-but Euphoria’s Cassie Howard reminds us how far we haven’t come. What’s truly revealing is how Cassie’s friends (and the audience) treat her, and the damaging effect this has. The show is the most tweeted about of the decade, and a massive chunk of these tweets are takedowns of Cassie. Euphoria’s Cassie Howard reminds us how far we haven’t come when it comes to slut-shaming. ![]()
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