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"Not Like Other Girls" (Concepts that are seen as quirky or…

- - - - The girl on the right feels superior for liking a metal band enjoyed mostly by men, while acting hostile towards the girl and her feminine interests that are typical of teen girls.
- - - - After this monolouge, she then states, "Men actually think this girl exists"(Flynn, 223). Due to this unrealistic portrayl, women like Amy fall into “playing the girl who was in style”(Flynn 223). She was stuck pretending until she finally saw how problematic the “Cool Girl” is. To connect this to reality, the realization of this performative behavior is something a lot of women go through after condemning other girls and femininity their whole lives.
        
        Amy pointing out that these women don't actually exist connects to the similar concept of "The Manic Pixie Dream Girl". This media trope "exists solely in the fevered imaginations of sensitive writer-directors to teach broodingly soulful young men to embrace life and its infinite mysteries" (Rabin).
        
        Concepts like the "Cool Girl" and the "Manic Pixie Dream Girl" help to illustrate how the patriarchy is involved in constructing these unrealistic expectations of women that then lead to internalized misogyny. These concepts directly perpetuate the need for women to feel like they aren't like other women.
- - - - Much like Julie Hang, many other artists use audience expectations to make people think they are viewing just a typical "Not Like Other Girls" post, before it becomes clear they aren't.
  - - - Another popular practice, is to depict the two women that are found in various "Not Like Other Girls" memes as girlfriends in order to mock the idea that women must compete with each other for the affections of men. Therefore, this formerly sexist trend can be reappropriated by the LGBTQIA+ community as a wholesome way to represent queer women.
- - - - I got a bad superiority complex thinking I was somehow better than other girls, and would tear them down in my head. It was gradual, but I eventually started to recognize my internalized misogyny.
        
        I enjoyed this project not only because it allowed me to look at a topic that interests me, but to reflect on how much personal growth I've gone through in my journey to dismantle the internalized misogyny I've had throughout my life due to socially constructed ideas of feminity.
      - A few years ago, I watched a youtube video titled "Dear Stephanie Meyer", which is about the unnecessary hate targeting the author and how this exemplifies the way society attacks media meant for young women. This helped me realize my hate of Twilight was unnecessary.
        
        https://youtu.be/8O06tMbIKh0