The ‘cool girl’ breakdown- a phase

Agent__Cupcakes · 2020-02-03T20:48:41+00:00

They breakdown this ‘cool girl’ as a personality created by men, and perpetuated by women. I am done trying to be the cool girl.

merry_meerkat · 2020-02-03T21:06:32+00:00

This was unexpectedly educational. I think I grew up during the PEAK of "cool-girl" (2000s) and I may have been influenced by this unwritten misogyny towards the "girly girl" (including my own inner girly-girl).

Enough-Introduction · 2020-02-03T22:02:08+00:00

This was so universally present when I was younger. I cannot count the times I have been pressured by guys to like any of the shit they liked (gaming/smoking weed/rock music) because they thought it was superior to my interests. I have been called a girly-girl and manipulated into being a „cool girl“ by sneaky comments from ex boyfriends. Other girls were proud to be a „cool girl“ and told me I‘m uptight when I got angry or hurt over crappy behavior from men. Never again will I allow women to put down sisters in front of me to be preferred by men, we all deserve better

BaffledBazaar · 2020-02-04T05:01:22+00:00

I can finally place what always sorta bugged me about Jennifer Lawrence. Like come on, we all know you aren't eating hot wings and philly cheese steaks all day and remaining thin. Part her 'coolness' stemmed from her having the hots for older guys (Larry David, Seth Meyers, Darren Aronofsky, Chris Martin).

Agent__Cupcakes · 2020-02-04T03:08:43+00:00

Gone Girl was a great film and it definitely opened my post high school eyes to what bullshit I was doing. I think there are still things about me that are “cool girl” but they aren’t contrived and I won’t hide the passionate, chatty, sports hating, debating, sometimes over the too girly and other times completely disheveled, anxiety ridden human I am just to fit what I think some guy wants.

appleadam123 · 2020-02-04T06:09:12+00:00

I remember when i was young like 13-14 i told my elder brother proudly that how i don't like to play with dolls unlike "other girls" he calmly said there is nothing wrong with playing with dolls. That conversation changed my perspective about being "the cool girl"

Title	The ‘cool girl’ breakdown- a phase
Author	procrazyrachel
Upvotes	113
Comments	8
Date	February 3, 2020 8:47 PM UTC (6 years ago)
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