Incongruous

I often seek out Jill Filipovic's opinion on matters I'm interested, especially lately on some of the internecine left-of-center disputes like on "identity politics", the 2016 campaign, and Democratic strategy.  It's an application of the cherished principle that truth-seeking requires seeking out the best possible case for the other side.  I find her contributions to the discourse valuable and appreciate her insights and the clarity she brings in expressing them.  I almost always find her pieces persuasive, even if I don't find myself fully persuaded by them to exchange my own opinion for hers.  And I am especially appreciative of her habit of doing all this in from her particular perspective and working from her priors that are far from my own on certain dimensions, as I've endeavored greatly lately to address and incorporate the contributions that can be made from a perspective such as hers into my own views.

But--and this is not to talk Filipovic at all but only observe of the larger culture--I find it jarring to try and click through the author's page to read other of Filipovic's pieces and encounter this pop-up soliciting me to join their email list.  To the extent that the persistent gender gaps in areas of social concern as well as problems of sexual assault and health (and more) result at least somewhat from cultural cues telling girls that their only worth is their attractiveness, and in general being bombarded with images the inculcate a very particular and very difficult to attain beauty standard...