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The speaker opens by referencing The New Yorker, where Gia Tolentino writes a glowing review of Gilbert’s latest memoir. However, the tone quickly turns cynical. The reviewer—a mainstream media darling—praises Gilbert’s temperament as unwaveringly positive and decisive, even when she details plans of violence against her partner, Rya. The critique sarcastically notes that if planning murder is a sign of clarity, then Gilbert is impressively self-assured. Yet, this apparent confidence seems to be part of a troubling pattern: glamorizing a woman’s dark and destructive tendencies as merely quirky or artistic.