Scarlett Harris

Scarlett Harris is an Australian author and culture critic who has a lot of opinions. She writes about them for such prestigious outlets as The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, and Harper’s Bazaar, amongst many others. She has written for Fatherly on topics from romantic comedies to professional wrestling to what has become the watershed pop-culture product of the pandemic, Ted Lasso.

She is the author of A Diva Was a Female Version of a Wrestler: An Abbreviated Herstory of World Wrestling Entertainment and the editor of The Women of Jenji Kohan, both out now through Fayetteville Mafia Press. She has a BA in professional and creative writing from Deakin University. She lives in Melbourne with her dog.

Her ultimate bucket list item is to attend the Met Gala. Her previously published work can be found at her website, The Scarlett Woman, and you can follow her on Twitter @ScarlettEHarris.

So Close (Sigh)

5 Years Ago, Halloween *Almost* Gave Us The Feminist Horror Trilogy We Deserve

By Scarlett Harris

It missed a real multi-generational final-girl legacy moment.

The Bigger Picture

And Just Like That’s Abortion Cop-Out Is So Disappointing

By Scarlett Harris

Lisa Todd Wexley falls victim to an all-too-familiar trope.

Don’t Worry, Barbie

Barbie Is The Bubbly, Bright Pink Version Of Don’t Worry Darling

By Scarlett Harris

Despite having very different receptions, their similarities send a strong message.