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crimeronan · 4 months ago

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the VAST MAJORITY of teenage girls are actually very nice and doing their best and even when they ARE mean, it's typically because of the stress of going through an incredibly transformational developmental period while having 6833487 responsibilities and no basic human rights. like now that i'm nearing 30 i have a great deal more love and understanding about this than i did as a kid, you will Never catch me dragging/demonizing teen girls for buying into harmful tiktok and instagram trends or whatever. They Are Doing Their Best .

with that said.

it WAS pretty funny going thru adolescence in the late aughts / early 10s when the most mainstream teen music was demi lovato's "who says i can't wear my converse with my dress" stuff.

because EVERY girl who was ever mean to me LOVED that "i'm a brave trendsetting individual who can Be Myself even if other people Don't Understand Me" pop music....

....while also being like "oh, that girl is CREEPY. don't you know she listens to METAL. and is UGLY. and doesn't TRY TO LOOK PRETTY. and is WEIRD. and UGLY. and SHE LISTENS TO METAL...."

#teen politics are so funny in retrospect. of all the shit that doesnt matter at all this was PEAK shit that didnt matter at all #13-year-old metalheads who dont wear makeup are so brave. spread the word.#the linkin park post made me think of this.#now to be clear: i was NOT the only metalhead at school. there were MANY very cool alt girls mostly from the trailer park who i was like.#desperately in love with. and remain desperately fond of to this day.#none of them were ever mean to me though. meanness was exclusively reserved for demi lovato and justin bieber fans #again nothing against these fans. 80% of girls at school listened to these artists bc thats what being a pop musician is #and MOST OF THEM WERE NOT MEAN AT ALL. but FISJDJDBDHBFB. GOD.

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