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Mar 2024
32m 36s

Girl Internet

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The girls chat girl dinner, girl math, and the girlification of womanhood. Is Lucy secretly a clean girl? And wth is a blueberry girl? Topics covered: - Does the use of “girl” infantilize women? (spoiler: we think not) - The changing connotations of womanhood & girlhood - Cultural origins of the use of “girl” - Girl internet & memes: girl dinner, girl math, girl hobbies, girl aesthetics - Coquette and girlhood nostalgia - Corporatization of the girl trend - Modern girlhood and the influence of social media - Sephora preteens - Building community and togetherness


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