“Especially with Instagram, I feel reluctant to make all the photos beautiful because I don't necessarily want to send this message that life is perfect and your avocado toast is always going to be beautifully lit. I want readers to feel like the Man Repeller page is real and kind of dirty. Messy.”

American author, blogger, and humor writer

Leandra Medine Cohen is an American author, blogger, and humor writer best known for Man Repeller. She became widely known through that site, which turned her sharp, self-aware writing into a recognizable voice in fashion and culture. Her work is associated with personal style, wit, and commentary on modern femininity. As a writer and blogger, she has built an audience around humor that is observational and direct, with an eye for the contradictions in everyday life.