#The Strange Innocence of the Himbo
“#The Strange Innocence of the Himbo” Welcome to Elements of Story, a biweekly column about narrative tropes, what they mean, and why they just won’t go away. If you’ve been on Twitter lately, odds are you’ve seen some commentary about “himbos.” Coined by Rita Kemply in a 1988 Washington Post article, a himbo refers to an attractive…