one of my least favourite tropes is that whole idea about girls being against girls. like the protagonist is only friends with dudes and she's kind of tomboy but every guy she meets basically falls in love with her and she doesn't have any girl friends because all other girls hate her because they're jealous and they spill their asparagus juice on her or whatever. also, the protagonist is against anything slightly perceived as feminine - scoffing at girls that want to go to prom, rolling her eyes at girls that wear make up and waving her middle fingers erratically in the air at girls that slightly upturn the corners of their lips at a boy.

like, nooooo. i thought this was the generation of feminism? the rise of the sisterhood? we're all queens. we shouldn't be putting ourselves down; we should be helping each other up to the throne.

being a feminist is not about disregarding anything that has had a history of being linked to femininity. it's about the equality of females, males, and anyone else. it's about destroying gender labels. it's about letting everyone be who they want to be.

if you like wearing a dress, cool, wear a dress. if you don't like wearing a dress, cool, don't wear a dress. having opinions on harmless things is not a crime.

and, girls, support each other. fight the patriarchy together. we're awesome.

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