Gatekeeping and shitty memes? Must be the weekend.

"Man, teenage girls aren't allowed to have a genuine interest in anything without being ridiculed for it. If a girl likes Ugg boots and Starbucks she's stupid and stereotypical, but if she likes combat boots and obscure coffee houses she's a hipster wannabe and she's trying too hard. If a girl listens to boy bands and other popular artists she's a dumb follower, and if she reads comics or plays video games she's a poser/fake geek girl. If she likes sex she's a slut, but if she doesn't like sex she's a prude. If she wears makeup she's fake, but if she doesn't wear makeup she's a slob. If she has low self-esteem she needs to learn to love herself, but if she has high self-esteem she's over confident and vain. If she's interested in politics she's a crazy social justice warrior, but if she prefers to stay out of social matters she's a dumb airhead. Girls are literally mocked for every single thing they like or do, no matter what those things are."

I distinctly remember feeling this as a teen. I could never do anything right, and no matter what I did I found something mocking me (well, people like me) for liking it. There is such a stigma around things that teenage girls like for no other reason than teenage girls are apparently bad.

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