Why Broad City is the new Lean In

This ode to female slackerdom is the yin to Sheryl Sandberg's yang

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In the opening scene of the Broad City episode "Stolen Phone," Abbi and Ilana, 20-something best friends and co-protagonists, are sitting around the couch, messing around on Facebook, when they decide to ask out as many guys as they can.

"We are like feminist heroes right now!" Abbi screams, after comparing the experience of asking out men online to being on coke.

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Elissa Strauss

Elissa Strauss writes about the intersection of gender and culture for TheWeek.com. She also writes regularly for Elle.com and the Jewish Daily Forward, where she is a weekly columnist.