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Emily in Paris and the Importance of Bad Media

 Emily in Paris is terrible. It is a shallow, vapid, inconsistent, unrealistic, and immature nightmare. The setting doesn't represent it's real life inspiration. The professional life portrayed comes from the imagination of a teenaged girl in the late 90s. It's impossible to decide who the worst character is. Is it Emily, with her entitlement and immaturity? Is it that French girl who pretends to be pregnant to stay with a man she clearly doesn't even love? Is it Sylvie, with her constant 'sexy French woman' affectations? I mean, I know peeople praise Sylvie for being some kind of feminist icon, but a woman like that with drive me mad with her eyebrow raises, eye-rolls and sultry intonation. And the men? I can't think of anything to say about the men except that they have handsome heads. That's it. That's all I can say. As it turns out, pretty much everyone agrees with me. I haven't heard of a single person admit to actually liking Emily in Pari...

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