The "I'm Not Like Other Girls" Community is Alive & Well

[@Littlepup93]

Every time I see "not like other girls" in some teen romance thing I die inside.

[@absolutelyridiculous6743]

Prom season in movies and in real time are cringe because of the "I'm not like other girls, I wear Converse with my prom dress". I graduated high school in 2006 or 2007, and this was a trend back then. It's not new, but every year it comes back as QuIrKy and uNiQuE 🤪

[@nycoleleon713]

It’s a canon event, we can’t interfere.

[@cleosqrtori]

if a guy said "you're not like the other girls i've dated" i would cry actually

[@CrimsonDawn-ou4og]

​@@nycoleleon713Sad but true

[@Polina-ye3wh]

I just close this serial/book/film/manga/… Can’t stand it especially when the whole character is all about her being not like other girls

[@sekkai_]

some guy told me "you're so different from the other girls" ??? i'm literally an amalgamation of every women that i find cool😭

[@guidotrinei4307]

Well if he didnt know them how could he know? Check mate, plot hole detected.

[@cupiidhrts]

Lol thats hilarious😊

[@Bojackhorsemansdaughter]

Has nothing to do with anything but: because of this comment I now know what amalgamation means thx 🙏

[@nayeon_twiceimnida1654]

Yo my boyfriend told me the same thing😭 he was like "i don't think you are a woman, woman don't do this" tho🤣

[@moonkennedy]

ME

[@edengardenis]

im not like other girls, i turn into a deer at exactly 11:34:06 PM at night and then proceed to pretend to be hit by cars to commit insurance fraud

[@nowherels64]

omg same!

[@wutheringheights1]

same 😱

[@Cuntessa_mwah]

SAME!!

[@niwdE25]

Girl be fr literally everyone does that

[@Definitelynotabot4]

Sammmeeeew

[@hannah29387]

"stays inside. The nerd?" got me so freaking good

[@imnoodleone9426]

FRR

[@ailecgnabnahc]

Same!!

[@hiba_stxr]

when i heard "in the nerd" i burst out laughing bc of my dirty mind😭

[@hue_heu]

The fact she calls her a ‘nerd’ even she can’t even write 😭

[@NOOOOOODAMIT]

@@hiba_stxrSAME😭😭😭😭😭

[@idkyou4733]

I’m not like other girls, I was born with glass bones and paper skin. Every morning I break my legs, and every afternoon I break my arms. At night, I lie awake in agony until my heart attacks put me to sleep.

[@l..3736]

are u ok...

[@casandra0]

(G)old

[@DeadLkeMe]

​@@l..3736 SpongeBob reference lol

[@scooterbooter]

exactly! I've been saying this

[@kayleesimmons5466]

This comment will never get old.

[@gracebarber4496]

I feel like this behavior after middle school is just odd.

[@vanillapinkfluff3477]

Yup. After you graduate you’ll meet many people who enjoy the same stuff as you and everyone has their own life at that point.

[@jayaisnthere]

after 9th grade

[@terra_the_nightingale135]

@@NAEVIU.well 6th is in middle school but I disagree. 7th graders have this behavior enhance twofold lmao

[@shunilooni4809]

Same💀

[@fleemoo317]

​@@vanillapinkfluff3477I never did

[@lisavandenhoven5672]

I hate it when influencers flex so hard. We don't ALL have a pot of mildewy ceiling water, EMILY.

[@Heartless_Yama]

Your right, I have several. 😌

[@mlokgerm]

Not to flex but I actually have two

[@Heartless_Yama]

@@mlokgerm I have 7. 😈

[@mlokgerm]

@@Heartless_Yama no way!! Man, you’re so cool…

[@turqoisesea4]

like fr not everybody can afford a hole in the ceiling

[@silvia1997]

I went from "I don't feel like I belong with other girls" to "I don't feel like I belong anywhere" to "well I suppose I'm clinically depressed"

[@izzytwizzy6255]

Ah yes, the pipeline Srsly tho, hope you have the help you need

[@R3FL3CTI0NS.]

Actually same except I'm now sure that the feeling of not belonging anywhere is because I'm neurodivergent

[@trusfratedsoul]

FR

[@mellow_mallow]

The two big pipelines I think are "oh I'm clinically depressed" or "oh I'm not a girl at all"

[@daniellairers2879]

"She was different than the other girls" Literally every romance book written in a male perspective Edit: I happen to find books that are romance with a male mc, big whoop! (these replies are really mad over the fact that I made a comment from a male point of view )

[@evaphillips2102]

Have you ever fallen in love with someone because they were just like everyone else?

[@daniellairers2879]

@@evaphillips2102 Ma'am this is a joke. If you haven't read romance ya novels then you really don't understand what I'm talking about

[@maggotqu33n]

it’s literally every young adult main character written from a female perspective mostly tho

[@daniellairers2879]

@@maggotqu33n Yeah but I also read male perspective romance books. But since it's romance, male mc's come few and far.

[@HaterSinceDay1]

Worst thing is when it’s written by a woman.

[@avastoyboxandarcade]

Other girls chuckle cutely, I unhinge my jaw like a python and cackle like a Lovecraftian beast.

[@Pompomuurinn]

So quirky 😝🥰✌️

[@FlurryPie0]

Girlboss

[@liz-cp5br]

I love this sm lmfao

[@Man-ej6uv]

monsterfuckers want to know your location

[@galcabrial]

dib membrane???

[@taniyakamesh]

If a mid teen says "I'm not like other girls",you can understand it because teenagers are confused and try to stand out and be different but if a grown ass woman says it,then it's time to reflect

[@fern_aka_that_idiot9090]

Mhm,

[@Momus-God_Of_Sass]

I had this friend whose older sister acted like that. She was 26 at the time. I was and still am concerned...

[@be3p]

@@Momus-God_Of_SassLMAOOO

[@khhwahish]

I was the same when I was 12,13 now its just an embarrassing memory 😭

[@bb7952]

Yeah, and also insecurities, I'm like that as well though I don't say it out loud, but I think I was just projecting my insecurities over girls who wear make-up or dress prettily because I didn't have the confidence to do it back then.

[@THEALPHAMANbbbr]

“in a nerd.. are you going to get out anytime soon?” i love quoting this ty

[@Sing_A_Rebel_Song]

“Stays inside… the nerd?”

[@adhyanayak3062]

i think so the person meant not a party person rather stays home

[@BigmanDogs]

Are we entering the phase when not being like other girls is the norm and it's now cool to be like other girls? We have entered the next phase of humanity.

[@bojuu]

thats honestly just how humour/trends/general online culture works... somehow. the new meta is really just circling back to the old "cringe", just slightly re-designed

[@rsarin18]

But then if not being like other girls is the norm, does that really just make you like other girls?

[@gristen]

i think it'd be cooler if we recognized that girls are all complex individuals who's range of interests and behaviors are as varied and diverse as anything else on this planet. the whole problem stems from the idea that all girls are supposed to be a certain way. telling girls that theyll only be cool if they act "like other girls" is honestly the reason why teens go through that phase in the first place

[@cats4meu625]

Tbh that’s kind of like the hyper feminine Barbie aesthetic so it’s already emerging 😭

[@ictlab1345]

@@cats4meu625 yes actually! It’s kind of punk rock to be a hyperfeminine bimbo now like the ones u see on tiktok. It’s cool to like twilight, taylor swift, Miley Cyrus, hunger games , barbie etc. all the things we used to be made fun of for doing. They’re all trends again except more on purpose. More against the patriarchy and against pick me girls.

[@keira8197]

they survive and thrive in any environment. they pursue and preserve. they adapt to new habitats, it’s astounding

[@cerysxox]

they survive where no one else can survive… places where other girls can’t survive… because they are not like them

[@boltzydog527]

When scientists were talking about species adapting they were predicting the rise of the "im not like the other girls" girls

[@LoneWulf278]

@@boltzydog527 😂

[@oddpickle]

Gaslight.Gatekeep.Girlboss

[@rainischalk-late3540]

They’re just so…different, truly not like other girls who die and wither, no, they strive and continue being quirky 😍

[@ttjkjbggnskkdjj]

I think the reason why the phrase 'im not like most girls' annoys me so much is because women have been conditioned to feel like they have to disassociate themselves from the female gender to be recognized as an interesting human being-

[@wt-void1143]

facts

[@just_lara6182]

So true

[@almost_eden]

right??? I’ve been treated differently compared to guys even while doing everything perfectly. dismissal, disdain, and basically everything else since the beginning of time and I felt weird. it wasn’t even that I wasn’t social bc I had a lot of friendships. so I didn’t know why I was treated worse despite having stronger connections to ppl.

[@rachel_penguin]

faxs

[@a.w.4708]

It is true, but let's be honest, it isn't like women themselves and "girl empowering" media didn't contribute to this picture. Fortunately faminists now start to see this, but their narration for long time accidentally was "be strong woman, strong woman is a woman who has nothing but masculine traits".

[@GeazakiCosplay]

I absolutely love how some artists started picking up these memes and reimagined the girlies in a lesbian relationship and they always look so cute together!!

[@snorlax4606]

Yes I love when they do that

[@Sireaquired]

there's a subreddit for that it's called gatekeeping yuri

[@botanicalitus4194]

"Im not like other girls, Im boring and insecure 😌 💅 "

[@Dave.-.]

Going to the gym helps to get over insecurity and it will benefit your life in many ways (other sport shoudld have the same result if you have a clear goal ypu want to reach). The gym will be hard but fun if you do it right (if the goal is to build muscles)

[@_lil_lil]

​@@Dave.-.Then it's "I'm not like the other girls, I lift weights and look like Justin Bieber because of it" (from experience). You'll also become a ruin of self hatred if health problems prevent you from lifting weights anymore due to being injured every. Single. Time. That. You. Lift... leading to self hatred as the only thing you had was your body and now you have nothing. (Also from experience 🙃)

[@Dave.-.]

@@_lil_lil choose your weight wise and its necessary to spend much time to know how to do exercises right and all the stuff around the gym

[@onethatdoesart5650]

​@@Dave.-. y'know building up like Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't necessarily the key to happiness. Like oooooo I can lift 80lbs over my head now, back to my depression nap 🤪 like bffr. I feel so bad for men when they try to have an intelligent conversation about emotions, and men like you start screaming about the gym. That's just disappointing. THE. GYM. DOESNT. SOLVE. PROBLEMS. In fact usually it causes men serious body dysmorphia and eating disorders if they have unrealistic standards which they usually do, Which is a problem in of itself. So thanks but no thanks. Therapy is a better solution.

[@valhatan3907]

People in my place being happy not because they're go to gym and built muscle, but it's mostly because they have money, and my place is on serious rate of poverty.

[@tielessin]

Reminds me of the "I'm only friends with guys because girls are too much drama" scenario

[@Virsho]

I am mostly friends with boys because I used to be one of the boys.

[@ShendonV]

Either they’ve been homeschooled during middle school or girls were the ones pissing on the walls like unsupervised 3 year olds (yes that happened in my middle school one time in the boys bathroom).

[@Moocow2003]

clearly they do not know the level of drama that men can and will engage in

[@orange-ranger7089]

yep. typical pick me girl behavior. they will loop an entire gender together thinking every single girl existing right now on earth in this very moment is horrible, when they're no different to other girls. very sad

[@kellizzvasometimes]

i’m mostly friends with guys because girls call me fat and ugly and guys simply don’t care 🤷‍♀️ I know a few girls who don’t care but tbh girls have been raised to be toxic? i dont know it’s complicated

[@megadouche]

How does one manage to try so damn hard to be unique yet blend in 100% of the time? Edit: Holy mother of crap, 7.4k likes?

[@TheSorrel]

Because they want to stand out, bit not really, because its scary.

[@LuXuri0u5.]

@I-Will-Destroy-Uwhat 😭

[@reshell7338]

They want to be unique not different cuz different is scary

[@sporkzzz]

​@I'll Destroy U if U Come At Me! Real? 🤨

[@porcirain9143]

Most of them are preteens or young teenagers and when you look at most media aimed at this demographic that’s what they’re being told is the better personality. Most of the antagonists are blond pretty girls who wear makeup and fancy clothes. The protagonists are usually brown haired pretty girls who still wear makeup but the narrative pretends they don’t and that everyone thinks isn’t pretty except for love interest. And love interest’s best compliment is “You’re not like other girls”

[@sophiaaldous3199]

I’m not like other girls; I fight Amazonian river otters for charity and contour my face with a brush of virgin unicorn hair that the unicorn actually gifted to me because one unique, glorious creature recognizes another.

[@OM0R1S]

I love you for this

[@child.of_Hadesssss]

NOT THE OTTERS

[@ayla8345]

I’ve noticed many guys use “you’re just like other girls” as an insult. I recently told a guy that I like Taylor Swift and he was like “oh so you’re basically like every other girl. You probably like Harry Styles too”. Yes I am a girl and like makeup and Taylor Swift like millions of other girls. I AM LIKE OTHER GIRLS I AM NOT SPECIAL AND I NEVER CLAIMED TO BE. I don’t care if that makes me basic just let me live

[@jessicali4182]

“and ur misogynistic like basically every other boy. you probably send unsolicited dick pics”

[@toomuchcyan]

as someone who is super goth but also obsessed with rainbow clothing as well as goth/metal & pop music, solidarity! pop music is fun, life is too short not to listen to what you love ❤️

[@maffieduran]

We need to talk more about how that has been weaponized as an insult towards women for showing any smidge of personality, no matter how common it is.

[@elizabethgrinningson7730]

Tailor Swift makes great songs. No wonder so many girls support her. Yay Tailor!

[@1evonvielen]

I know it's to late now, but next time say something like "I am like other girls and I'm proud of it - girls are amazing!" Men should not make us feel ashamed for something that isn't shameful.

[@justwanttomakeaplaylist5345]

Once a guy was asking me relationship advice and he said “I mean you’re a girl..” and I was trying to say I’m asexual but I just said “I don’t think I count. I’m not a normal girl” and they were like “what are you 10 lemurs in a coat?” And ever since that day I identify as lemurs in a coat

[@notanormalcivilian65]

💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@scoobydont]

Oh, to be ten lemurs in a coat 😔🙏

[@RedwoodDeer]

I'm gonna start using that instead of explaining I'm asexual

[@Insanebehaviordude]

​​​@@miss_anonymous_II probably asking for dating/sex advice to use on other girls. So he probably meant, "you're a girl, so you should probably know about what they want"

[@dusk4819]

Please done consider yourself not normal! Everyone has preferences 😊

[@elfodelputoinfierno]

The worst thing to come out of this trend was the prejudice against conventionally attractive girls. I just assumed they all had it easy, with lives as flawless as their looks then, since that seemed to be the consensus. Until my best friend told me about her other friend. She was the blue eyed, blonde, skinny girl everyone wanted to be like in the early 2000s. Popular, impossibly cool. She partied all week and seemed to always be going somewhere with someone. What I didn't know is that she walked everywhere because her parents couldn't be bothered to drive her or even check if she was ALIVE, and slept at the other girls' houses every other day for that same reason (so she literally depended on making friends to have a place to stay). There were rumours boys SA-ed her but no one pressed charges because "she's kind of a slut so", since the girl basically lived house-hopping. To this day I feel bad for ever considering her to be anything but incredibly strong.

[@bun_nana_boat]

I knew a girl like that who we all thought was just one of the mean, popular girls, but it turned out that her mother was incredibly verbally, psychologically, and physically abusive, and would actively try to murder her AT LEAST once a year. I feel so terrible for ever thinking poorly of her, and I pray that she has found happiness and peace. She deserves it. Especially since she was never really mean. We just didn’t like her because she was pretty, confident, and her family had a lot of money. The closest thing to mean she ever got was being a bitchy teenage girl just like the all rest of us.

[@artvandelay6711]

I hope that girl's has a good life now wherever she is and is doing ok.

[@bplovelove3119]

Too bad, it sounds like she has fake friends. If she has real friends, they would let her become a roommate or live in a shed or something instead of couch surfing. If she is homeless, or doesn't have any place to stay, her next stop is to visit a local church and make real connections there.

[@jojothomp3833]

Do you know if she’s ok now ?

[@Undrconst]

@@bplovelove3119bold of you to think TEENAGERS have the privilege Or authority to make that kind of decision.

[@iloveshinobusengoku]

WAIT SHE'S WHERE THAT "In a nerd??? are you gonna get out soon?" AUDIOBITE IS FROM????????

[@sarahlabboo]

YUUP

[@_Stuki_]

This became an audiobite?

[@hailthequeenFM]

That has an audiobite?!

[@reythelastdragonpearl9470]

As a previous "im not like other girls" girl. Im ashamed, and I apologize. Now im a very extremelly girl girl. Guess nature truly heals💀

[@christinajoy9002]

lol sameeeee, i'm SO girly now

[@jveyvns]

@@christinajoy9002 same wtf

[@alyenTry]

As a previous "I'm not like other girls" girl, I also would like to apologize. Now not only too late to be girl girl, I also failed to be functioned human. I learned my lesson 💀

[@echony]

me too and now i’ve realized things are “basic” for a REASON! i love the flare pants, uggs, pumpkin spice, all of the other girl stuff 😭 i love being like the other girls

[@FoxGameCZ]

Many of us has gone through this phase unfortunately but thankfully we can realize it's bullshit and outgrow it

[@skyhideaway]

i also love how there's so many subgenres of "other girls". there's the nerd "I'm not like other girls, i read books and crush on fictional characters instead of real boys". there's the tomboy "makeup and girly stuff are disgusting and boring, I'm one of the guys. I'm into sports and i unhinge my jaw completely so i can eat five cheeseburgers at once". there's the weeb/koreaboo "other girls listen to one direction, i listen to BTS" or "other girls watch twilight, i watch black butler".

[@nayeon_twiceimnida1654]

Wow I'm actually surprised there are women who think liking BTS are making them different from other women.

[@skyhideaway]

@@nayeon_twiceimnida1654 it's pretty ironic considering how huge of a fanbase BTS has, and how most of them are female. BTS themselves are great artists but their fanbase has some of the most despicable people I've come across.

[@MimiRox13]

Try being all of them at once lol😅 (although, I don't think make up is gross; it's just not my jam). Some women really aren't like most other women around them...and that's okay🤷‍♀️

[@maryamrehan1398]

I used to be all three in school and thank the Lord I grew out of it, that shit was so embarassinggg

[@lintang790]

which is funny because atleast 70% of girls in my school & college are kpop-ers, and about 50% of girls I know watch anime nowadays. even the girly ones who love to cook and do makeups, they watch attack on titan 😅 so no, it's not that special anymore to like anime

[@l.m.ellicott7247]

My mother "wasn't like other girls" which resulted in a lot of self loathing early in my life, because I AM like other girls. I love girls. And she couldn't stand other women, including me. It was terrible. In retrospect, I realize that she had a ton of internalized chauvinism and self hatred, which truly is tragic.

[@themagicalfox6]

I used to be like this too not gonna lie but I look back and wonder if I was like this because I was resentful towards other girls because most were mean to me and because I never had the best confidence and was jealous of the fact it seemed like most pretty girls got treated better by everyone while for me it was the opposite

[@radhiadeedou8286]

Ah yes, being raised by a "not like other girls" I can relate. The saddest part is that it took me until my early 30s to realize what was going on and deal with it

[@MadisonPerkins-cc7ud]

My mom's like that and I basically had to teach myself everything about being a woman and it honestly stunted my growth because she couldn't once complement me unless I was dressed like a lumberjack, if i'd wear normal clothes in the women's section she would act like I just punted a baby. Can't wait to move for college! 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️

[@sunkijayloppaa3037]

Same girl same. I ended up repressing my femininity since my father also a misogynist. But now i understand i always loveee femininity, i always wanted to do girls things with my girls, i even would like it more for my man to be a fem one if i have a bf rn. Crazy how it is now that i realized it

[@serenitysubs933]

I'm sorry how does that even work?

[@SouthernGothBelle]

I used to think I “wasn’t like other girls” but turns out I grew up with undiagnosed autism that made me feel alienated from my peers

[@heyitsdaniela]

omg same!

[@c.eb.1216]

Instead of joining a sorority in college, I joined a flock of geese. I stood there amongst them for a good ten minutes, fully accepted. The cacophony of outraged honking when I finally walked away and they realized I wasn't another goose was deafening 😶

[@absolutelyridiculous6743]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@justlimonika]

This is the best comment. You've won. Congratulations 🎉

[@MariaLevington]

genius

[@sophiaross1368]

😭

[@Shadowtopia69]

I joined a Flock of Seagulls.

[@SlayfulBestie]

Im not like other girls, Im a boy

[@milo-uk8wl]

twins

[@inexena]

Slay✨

[@susus9746]

I'm not like other girls, I've a brain

[@iluxury.]

@@susus9746"ive a brain"

[@pineapplestraws329]

pop off king!!

[@this.is_vanessa]

I’m not like other girls, I wake up each night at precisely 3:04 am to hit my neighbor with a piece of cheese and then run away to avoid a restraining order! ☺️

[@married_to_tofu]

what cheese do u use cuz my neighbors always end up dying after I hit em 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@maya_eqqq]

@@married_to_tofuI find that either Swiss or cheddar work best 👍

[@married_to_tofu]

@maya_eqqq oh thank u i live in switzerland at 3 am im gon climb a mountain and steal their cheese 😍😍😍

[@Yuxi_lixiii.]

@@maya_eqqqare there alternatives? I don’t have any of those right now and I can’t go shopping bc it’s almost night

[@maya_eqqq]

hmm mozerella would work- kinda soft tho maybe gouda? @@Yuxi_lixiii.

[@JUNIPER_FR]

Im not like other girls, i wake up at exactly 13:61 am, then i put a smiley sticker on my left ass cheek.

[@meh9677]

Best one i've seen🤣💜

[@TheArtistLazlain]

" In a nerd........ Are you going to get out any time soon..? " " Stays inside.... The nerd..? " 10/10 Time Stamp: 3:11

[@Toothpicc]

LMAO

[@Praneelchauhan]

@@Toothpicc i must say great name

[@Toothpicc]

@@Praneelchauhan aw ty

[@SingaporeBestt]

What? I dont get it. Oh oops I DIDNT WATCH THE VIDEO LOL

[@asveses5730]

She pegs him

[@gristen]

that last post is 100% the most important part in all of this. society constantly bombards young girls with the idea that they have to act "like girls", look "like girls", think "like girls" and constantly excludes girls from stereotypically masculine spaces and hobbies. many teen girls turn to "not like other girls" because theyre fed up with the way society has treated them and their interests, but dont quite yet have the emotional complexity to recognize that "other girls" are not the problem, its our ingrained societal norms. the biggest issue is, and always has been, the ways in which consumerism influences and enforces gender roles in our society. a good example of what i mean is the pink tax, even though youre buying the same exact product as the "for men" option, the pink varient of it will almost always cost a little more. this is one of the many ways that corporations profit off of strict gender roles and why they are so invested in maintaining them. more examples are things like scam beauty trends, fast fashion, and laxatives disguised as "weight loss" treatments. "not like other girls" almost always stems from that deep seated discomfort of being seen as nothing but an ugly worthless piece of meat that needs to buy beauty products in order to be fit for consumption. its a very unfortunate fact that that discomfort all too often turns into internalized misogyny and disdain towards women that do enjoy those stereotypically feminine things. its such a pointless and senseless division when we all live and suffer under the same misogyny. something i always tell my sister's kids is that there is no such thing as "girl things" or "boy things", theres only things you like and things you dont like. i think if the rest of society developed that kind of mindset we would see an end to the "not like other girls" phase

[@arrtemy1103]

Very well said 👏

[@VideosForYou90]

👏👏

[@T_Cup]

Go off

[@sanaishere18]

This is one of the best and nuanced comments I’ve ever seen on this topic. I agree so much. The “not like other girls” pipeline is often taken /because/ those girls are often told they don’t “act like other girls” (aka liking stereotypically feminine things, etc). That was the case for me. I am also autistic and was picked on by other girls for that too. It wasn’t until I was older that I realized that misogyny (and ableism) was the enemy, not other women. It sucks that some never grow out of this and realize that.

[@DraftyDraws]

To add to this… It’s even odder when you realize that society, while expecting to conform to these roles and expectations, simultaneously demonizes them. It’s so weird how something that’s pushed on girls and is said to be the “right” option, is also judged by that same society that told them to like those girly things FOR liking them. Stereotypically girly things like makeup, boy bands, teen girl books (YA, more specifically), and others are always looked down on and scrutinized. As an example of this, I’m a girl who’s not overtly feminine, I usually lean more on to the side that these “not like other girls” butcher, and despite that my favorite book series is a very stereotypical YA series (Love triangles, one girl leading a revolution, the most basic of basic out there. Though, me being me, I personally interpret a lot more nuance in the story, but that doesn’t change the fact it still has those elements and I do like those elements). I really love it, but I feel embarrassed and struggle telling people I like this series because I feel that people will judge me for it. It’s just the oddest phenomenon. I’m sure someone could it explain this much better than I could, and if someone more knowledgeable on the topic wants to go into, definitely do.

[@nym5qu17]

the ppl who make these memes think that just being human and having a multi-faceted existence is unique and special for women specifically

[@gristen]

internalized misogyny is a hell of a drug sadly

[@negligible_reality]

they really said, "I'm not like OTHER girls, I have a personality, thoughts, and more than one (1) interest! #QUIRKY!!!" it's like they think that "other girls" are non-human entities who have no nuance, or are robotic in nature.

[@dork_mork6953]

Well hey it's how they're taught to think of femininity and women. They're a symptom of a bigger issue at hand.

[@gristen]

@@negligible_reality to be fair, thats what society constantly tells us how girls are like. young kids growing up in a society with strict gender roles dont know that there isnt just one way to be a girl and it causes them act out negatively when theyre told that the things they like arent meant for them. when we stop saying things like "girl things" and "boy things", young girls will stop thinking that simply being themselves makes them different from other girls

[@vanillapinkfluff3477]

Yes exactly. It’s so silly and very narcissistic. They think having an opinion or an interest makes them above other people. “I ain’t like other people because I watch sitcoms and eat pizza.” That sounds insane.

[@yomnaislam948]

i am just like every other girl. i adore taylor swift, romance books, iced coffee, make up, taking a picture of everything i eat. if someone tell me 'you're not like other girls' id take it as an insult. what is wrong with other girls?

[@mymuna4689]

Pick me girls seriously needs to read this comment

[@Shrimpiishrooms]

“Get a life, get a job… we can have those now 😀” i died.

[@useri201i4p2]

SAME

[@Shrimpiishrooms]

@@useri201i4p2fr 💀

[@maradegroot12]

HEEELP

[@leeleemerk7344]

I’m not like other girls who are not like other girls. I’m like other girls. You wouldn’t get it.

[@negligible_reality]

slay ❤🌟✨💅

[@ryankramer8779]

Tienes razón. Yo no lo entiendo 😵‍💫

[@Khanki13]

girl same here and i am proud to be the so called other girl

[@PBandJammies738]

I had to reread this like 20 times

[@cupidery]

yeaaaaa

[@yasminoot]

i went from “i’m not like other girls” to “i like girls” 😭

[@ורד-ו5ח]

Best character development

[@rabio02]

Pls same💀💀

[@LittleKoneko]

who wouldnt be in love with ramona flowers

[@idkyethonestly]

i was looking for that comment

[@samakat30]

Relatable🤝

[@malinapeeva8624]

10:25 off topic but ur witch voice acting is so good-

[@lpstweetytv5242]

I actually wasn't like most girls(and people tbh) because I was homeschooled and had no social skill or grace. But I never understood how being "not like the other girls" was a flex. You just feel like an outcast.

[@supernintendochalmers4680]

Homeschool wrecked me more than anything 🥴

[@Ijbolism_]

​@@supernintendochalmers4680how?

[@orgoik]

I was homeschooled and feel that automatically allowed me to grow up feeling different. I am very glad I had that experience in the end. Now I am an adult and see that there are so many people with so many interests so I don't feel like I have no one to relate to anymore. Which is very cool.

[@baconsandwhich]

Yes ikr I'm also homeschooled and my social skills are complete shit. I try to fit in but it's hard so I don't see being "different" from "other" girls as a good thing

[@aeoligarlic4024]

Now this is the kind of "i'm not like other girls (or people)" premise i would like to see in a teen movie

[@Woopsdiditagain]

I like to think that we're all in this together by being individuals. We all like different things that often overlap. The fact that all of us are different and special makes us all "like the other girls" :)

[@notevenemily]

exactly

[@AndruKechap]

@@notevenemily I like pineapples

[@valhatan3907]

I dislike pineapple, people who like pineapple never taste something good in their life

[@pragnam2466]

@@valhatan3907 then i've never tasted something good in my life

[@AndruKechap]

@@valhatan3907 Well, I tasted your mother, Was she bad? :(

[@polarbear2205]

“Anything but all the Tim” as someone named Tim, I’m in shambles😢

[@mecoolguy3780]

it's all the you, buddy.

[@Seal_pupz]

It's all the you🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😢😢😢😢😥😥😥😥😢😢😢😢😭😭😭🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀

[@reiplush16]

i thought ur name was polarbear2205

[@skskskskakak]

@@reiplush16 -_-

[@reiplush16]

@@skskskskakak :333333333333333333333333333

[@notsagee13]

as for me i used to be in my "im not other girls" phase just because i was a "mEaN tOmBoY wHo HaTeS pInK" but now i actually got a whole pink set for school and I even wear nail polish etc 💀 what an embarrassment for my old self

[@l..3736]

i am proud of u 💕

[@yena337]

I actually thought the "I'm not like other girls" thing was over. It turns out I was just hanging around the right circles most of the time, because I recently encountered a girl who constantly shat on the "basic" or "girly" girls on our campus. I was irritated with her, but moreso at her guy friends who would laugh with her and encouraged her for being "different" and "cool". I just hoped she'd realize how she can like the things she likes without the internalized misogyny... and that she'd find herself some friends who wouldn't put up with that and would be good influences.

[@alyssapinon9670]

That describes my college experience to a t! I thought most girls left that shit behind in high school but the moment I joined a sorority I realized how many girls are still stuck in that phase. The worst ones were the girls who felt l”wronged” by the “popular kids” so they made it everyone else’s problem. And were unaware or didn’t care that they were acting the exact same way as the people they hated. This isn’t to shit on sororities or Greek life btw. Any group of people can become toxic. All it takes is one or two toxic people and a bunch of by standers. All things considered I’d say we had a pretty good run if we’ve only run into a handful of NLOG’s in our time in college.

[@AmeliaMastervally]

My experience with girls like this is guys keep her around because she's funny and enables their misogyny. Eventually she starts dating one of the guys, because she doesn't have girl friends to say "hey he sucks don't date him", and she's no longer "one of the guys" she gets given girlfriend status ie not as worthy as one of the guys. Eventually she realises she's being treated pretty shitty by the bf, tries to fix it and gets dumped because she was demanding or a bitch or whatever they decide to call her. I had a friend who went through this process again and again and it was so frustrating when I tried to point it out to her she got defensive on the guys behalf. I

[@camilasuemi6850]

back in my school days i was exactly a "I'm not like the other girls" girl. Nowadays, over my 20s, i just don't care honestly. I'm so glad all my friends were my friends because of our same interests, and not because i was "different", which honestly at THAT time, being nerdy and otaku were reasons to be bullied, so i literally (unfortunately) was different (at least on my school). My friends saved me. But now that this mindset started to fade, i'm happily displaying my interest in makeup, dressing up nicely, enjoying my music (kpop mostly), gaming and ADORING Sharpay (queen). We should all do whatever that gives us pleasure without damage to us and others. In short, be happy ❤

[@olblue3478]

Some girls just genuinely dont like girly things

[@springgirl7874]

@OlBlue That's true, but you don't have to put others down because of it

[@Babigailmcb]

“I’m not like other girls, I’m weaker” killed me. Me too sis

[@lamondaee]

as a former “not like other girls” girl, i can confirm that i am in fact not like other girls because turns out i was a trans guy the whole time

[@atibabsj1353]

Realest development also your pfp is goals

[@berrysnowyboy5251]

Dude I felt that

[@lamondaee]

@@berrysnowyboy5251 I LOVE UR PFP WAAAUGH sorry hello

[@jisungscheeks821]

lmaoo you're so real for this

[@deadaccount-t6n]

i was waiting for this comment LMAO hi guys

[@SpiderLingual]

The conclusion was everything to me, bc i went through the same phase for exactly that reason. Also the Oppa Gangnam style one killed me because my dad (Korean) told me that song is about cackling at the snooty rich capitalists in Gangnam, and while capitalist critique at your wedding that probably costed way more money than you wanted it to is.... i guess valid, it's so weird to announce that so proudly, haha.

[@p0lit3cat]

i used to think i wasnt like other girls, but it turns out i was just autistic and the allistic girls hated me because they could sense something wrong with me

[@gristen]

as someone with adhd i relate so hard to this lol. its like whenever neurotypical kids first start interacting with neurodivergent ones its like they smell blood in the water 😬

[@p0lit3cat]

@@gristen yea ikr, not bussin at all

[@asum7213]

I thought I forgot about how 3rd grade girls clocked my neurodivergency before anyone else could, but here you are, reminding me.

[@cma.ksiezycowa]

Same, it's the "i'm not like other girls" to "wait, i'm actually neurodivergent" pipeline

[@j-skullz]

@@gristen Also have adhd and it's soooo true, even more if you were also gender non-conforming (was never a girl lol)

[@Meleedroit]

Proud to say i was in the "not like other girls" -> "not a girl" pipeline

[@margaridavelhinho1478]

yesssssssss

[@ккє-о6ц]

AYO me too! 💀

[@kaskaskas]

the only right way to be a "not like other girls" person

[@dumbclown]

Me as well, looks like clowns just be like that

[@eren2709]

SAME!

[@penguin_TaylorsVersion]

it’s actually very sad that little girls are taught from a young age that make up and pink is all there is to being a girl, and that once they realize they’re not into that, they think they’re different for liking blue and cars and fast food, while they’re an average human.

[@AntirisDark]

finally somebody who has empathy for them instead of just bullying them

[@zakeernalir2871]

@@AntirisDark most people just end up blaming the victims especially when it’s girls. Why do the “I’m not like other girls” even exist? If women weren’t pushed into a box that phrase won’t exist

[@rafarania1524]

Ah yes, this reminds me that I always have uneasy feeling with videos about girls clapping back "I don't wear makeup" statements Like, sure those type of people can be a jerk. But at the same time, people are just straight up bullying girls that genuinely don't lika makeup and don't mock on girls that wear makeup. I've seen girls bullied a kid for not wearing a makeup and do skincare just because she doesn't want to. It feels weird that people encourage us to be ourself but also bullied people that don't wear makeup

[@Paralianpoet]

R u sure? Cus my mum told to be polite and sit my legs close. Lol

[@albani_christina]

Yep, I think that's part of the problem. Society doesn't teach girls that you can do cool and normal things as a female. That's why girls often reject the idea of being girly or feminine, because we're taught that being feminine is only about looks and "superficial" activities.

[@fuzzypanda1684]

@10:40 "Some of us just want to go out in public and be sexy". That's something she can do so easily I'm surprised she's not bored of it.

[@ٴٴٴٴ_0]

I had a "not like other girls" phase in my childhood because I was being constantly bullied and belittled by other girls my age for being neurodivergent and not feminine enough. So, sometimes there's a reason why these girls are like this, and most of them will grow out of it eventually.

[@alyenTry]

I never know I will find someone the same🥲 hugs for us, the one who can't blend normally

[@raeofsunshine8377]

i thought i wasn't like other girls until i found out i was autistic

[@themagicalfox6]

Same...Im not proud of that phase I had, but I'm glad I grew out of it

[@mythical_dreams613]

Same, I was bullied a lot in school, so this "not like other girls" actually helped me with my self esteem. But, with time as I healed , I outgrew it. I'm rather thankful for this phase in my life 😅

[@jingle1833]

There's always a reason for why girls fall into the not like other girls phase.

[@snoogkies]

“Not like other girls” is a natural response to the incredibly human desire for uniqueness. It’s perfectly fine to want to be “different” as long as you don’t put others down in the process. The best way to be “different” is to be true to yourself and your desires.

[@zakeernalir2871]

That would be true if it was a 30 yr old woman with pick me syndrome to feel special. It just doesn’t apply to young girls who are put inside a box of “pink and baking “ and all they want is to break the stereotypes

[@albani_christina]

Very well said. I don't think this mentality comes from a negative place. Like you said, people just naturally want to be seen as unique individuals and not carbon copies of others. And we should be allowed to embrace our differences (without insulting others obviously).

[@krystalgomez2300]

THIS

[@snoogkies]

​@@zakeernalir2871How does wanting to feel special make you a "pick me"? Being a pick me is all about having internalized misogyny (i.e. "being feminine is bad, I'm not like that because it's bad") and using it for male approval (to be "one of the good ones"), not wanting to feel special and important.

[@fern_aka_that_idiot9090]

​@@snoogkiesbut that thing MOST women have be conditioned to think hey can only be special if there not apart the female gender, or not a women. THATS THE PROBLEM, it okay to be wanna be unquie but oftenly this desire for being unquie, and special, isn't really a want it feel more a like need for the validation especially from men.

[@swampratguttergoblin]

I love those fanart things where people draw the "not like other girls" posts as like girlfriends and bffs the goth and the bimbo holding hands, the nerd and the cheerleader listening to taylor swift together

[@extrapathos]

You'll love r/gatekeepingyuri I made one on there once lol

[@musilovesbooks]

frrr

[@Camilaroyale]

WHO WANTS TO BE THE CHEERLEADER GIRL TO MY NERD GIRL 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@caIyps0]

​@@CamilaroyaleI'M NOT A CHEERLEADER BUT CAN I STILL????

[@internationalmusicacademy2895]

:) !!!! :)

[@Mahperi0]

I love being a woman, and being with women, who have the same interests as I am. There is nothing better than sharing the same interests and having fun with your girlys. It makes me happy seeing other women with the same hobbys, etc. I can bond over these things with them. 😚💕

[@laneyyyyyyyyy]

“some of us don’t want romance in our lives. because it’s gross.” this is so inspirational im putting it on my aesthetic phone wallpaper

[@alexcorvin3612]

I want it on a shirt lol

[@ShendonV]

Arowakening

[@c0smic_calamity]

@@ShendonV LMAO

[@moondivine2288]

Me an aroace who likes shipping: 🫢

[@elisecode2212]

@@ShendonV how do you do, fellow aro

[@Mayoooooooooooooo]

"Just renouncing feminine things like pink, makeup, clothes" "Oh yeah im not like other girls. I walk around naked. I-Im no longer allowed to live in a school zone though..."

[@doloresgronenberg5882]

Pink is a color, it's not feminine, in the past blue was the "female" color and pink the male one because the blue was regarded as softer and the pink as more intense, closer to red, which is also absurd, clothes well, many boys like them too, it's more of an indivudual thing, not a man or woman thing, and all people want to look good sometimes in their own way, it doesn't matter if you are male or female, and make up it's also created by us, it's not something inherently feminine, it's something that this society has created, what about other cultures? Men that wear make up? That have wore it in the past? Like for example the ancient egyptians? Make up also isn't a part of women's beauty or feminity because it just isn't a part of their body, so since it's not natural it doesn't make you more beautiful because it just isn't you, a part of you, that would be you normal self without any make up, it doesn't matter weather you are a man or a woman, and not wearing make up because I don't like it or the clothes I choose also don't make me less female nor does it makes anyone else less female, I was born female, with my own unique personality, I'm my own self, my own person, and I still am and feel female, my personality or what I do and wear doesn't change that, I'm my own person, male or female, of course I'm not like other women or men

[@Mayoooooooooooooo]

@@doloresgronenberg5882 thank you for the history lesson. I was just trying to make a joke based on what she said in the video. I should’ve put a time signature to make it clearer.

[@Graycata]

I love having pink things because of how hardly anyone else wants to be associated with the color, so less likely to be taken by "mistake"

[@charmyzard]

I mean, nudism sounds like a valid lifestyle on paper.

[@link12click]

@@doloresgronenberg5882okay damn

[@ameliatheginger]

“I’m not like other girls. I’m a 47 year old man ✨”

[@Imakeawesomeeditsforreal]

"Yes, You're definitely NOT a girl at all 😂"

[@muriel6843]

No, I get the hands thing. My fingers are short and stubby, my nails are wide and fan shaped. Most women I see have more elegant looking hands, and I’m low key jealous af 😂

[@hid4834]

The way the 'I'm not like other girls, I'm weaker' line had me rolling.

[@cupid7372]

other girls wear pink. other girls go to parties. they go shopping. they get their nails done. they wear girly costumes on halloween. i want to be like other girls. pls invite me too.

[@MJ-of9ed]

all I want is to be like other girls too

[@mynamename]

These other girls just have money I suppose 😅

[@juliemesser2053]

😂😂 Poor you.🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@zakeernalir2871]

Apparently we’re just broke 😂

[@Notheare]

fr it makes me so sad when they dont invite me, wanting to be an outsider is a lie, we all want in deep down

[@3lla_labsU]

im so glad i never experience “im not like other girl phase” i had “am i attracted to girls”

[@rahmouchatanko]

Real

[@RottingDollCollection]

Real omg

[@jennymatthews2670]

I had both phases happening simultaneously in middle school

[@lucimosea]

Fr

[@_Yongboks_brownie_]

So real 😭

[@dragonflytoni]

" always inside... 'the nerd..?" had me giggling for like 5 minutes LMAO

[@tm7171]

I had a phase when I thought pink was gross because a lot of girls liked it but today I'd like to apologise to the colour pink you did nothing wrong you are so beautiful and I can't wait to wear lots of pink for the Barbie movie. Also the song "Most Girls" by Hailee Steinfeld is one of the best songs I've ever heard I highly recommend it

[@absolutelyridiculous6743]

My daughter is in this phase. It's ok, she actually wears pink when she forgets she hates it so much 🤣

[@bonelia8370]

Me too, honestly at a VERY young age i rejected and felt repulsed by femininity, and though i never made the cognitive connection back then i remember how i felt, and that i associated femininity with being dumb or sexualised, i guess women as a whole were bimboified to me. I feel glad a lot of people are now seeing and recognising this in themselves and are no longer trying to serve the parts of society that expect all these things off of them, i do feel like it is a common phase for younger girls and its a phase some people just never grow out of.

[@xth6738]

Black has been my favorite color since I was a teen. I'm nearing my 30s now and am so excited for the Barbie movie.

[@justsoul815]

i had the opposite experience, in primary school when most girls who used to like pink suddenly liked purple instead, I didn't want to be like them, so I continued liking pink and started disliking purple lmao (pink is still my fave color tho)

[@katarinayon]

I also had that phase🗿

[@hey-kh5ij]

very special girl: "in a nerd" Emily: are you gonna get out anytime soon? very special girl again: "stays inside..." Emily: ...the nerd? LMAO 💀💀

[@spacenako]

I'm dying

[@ridawassan2102]

rescue that poor nerd

[@hey-kh5ij]

@@ridawassan2102 😂

[@hyukajunhui]

i choked-

[@ImWeirdAndILikeIt]

I was crying

[@robloxwasdown7497]

yall im honestly not like other girls. I sacrificed my boyfriend for his blood to get rid of my blemishes, and pimples and to make my skin as soft as a baby and when he screamed in absolute agony i recorded it to listen to it to pleasure myself at night.

[@shambhavichaurasiaa]

😭😭😭

[@yeet8627]

i shouldn’t be laughing

[@deedee8772]

Jesus loves you, He diedfor our sins

[@shambhavichaurasiaa]

@@deedee8772 okay?

[@bwnnie]

so real

[@bobabot8742]

Bro the "in a nerd... well are you gonna get out anytime soon?.. stay's inside... the nerd?!" is a sound on tiktok and now I know where it came from lol

[@ynat2198]

As a child & then young adult i had been DESPERATE to be like other girls. I was an immigrant, dark skin, dressed different, had different food, so many things set me apart. I never made friends with other girls my age and even as an adult i struggle with it. It's one of those relationships i always hear about but never got a chance to experience. Don't take your friendships for granted, especially those with other women. It's a blessing ❤

[@helixxia9320]

i was desp to be like other girls too from 12-16 but then i started to look more to things that I like and not look to others opinion first. trying to be more myself and like myself better not being scared to stand out

[@helixxia9320]

i got into a little "not like other girls" phase after that because i was so done with being a copy and having that pressure on me. but that wasnt healthy either. now im more of a middleground and dont get into the tearing down eachother part like everyone can be anyway they want 🫶🏼

[@proxi315]

So real. I'm white so I didn't suffer from discrimination and judgement anywhere near as much, but I hail from eastern europe, so I was always self conscious and afraid of being judged for living and dealing with farm animals on a daily basis, wearing cheap/basic clothes and being considered 'dirty', so needless to say I was flabbergasted I saw that "heels vs chickens" post 💀 I did eventually develop a superiority complex about being more masculine than city girls unfortunately. Tbh I just kept going back and forth between having a superiority complex for not being like others girls and having an inferiority complex because of the same reason. I'm glad I finally got to a point where I understand all humans have multi-faceted personalities and I can just exist as myself without having to compare myself to others. I realized I can like both traditionally masculine and feminine things at the same time, and I don't have to pick one and label myself based on it

[@fineyen7587]

When people say ‘im not like other girls’ sometimes they mean ‘im not like the bad stereotypes of women that people have tried to tell me i am’

[@thecoolintroverttv8381]

Yeah that's also true

[@laysmaxx5789]

But they take it too far when they use it as a way to make regular girls feel bad.

[@itscc2004]

@@laysmaxx5789agreed, it does get to a point where it becomes internalized and it’s hard not to listen to those thoughts or say anything. I’m so happy I’m out of that, but I did hang around the wrong crowd of people and I can’t say they didn’t influence it

[@no-ni3yb]

That's what I felt until I realized I'm 🏳️‍⚧️

[@sear8618]

Yeah I think the screenshot she shows at the end pretty much sums it up, you'll have men and women tell you you're "not like other women" during your adult life too, they just still haven't grasped the idea that women are human yet

[@ays2778]

I think my phase was mostly bc people make fun of any interest a girl has, and if it's not a traditionally feminine interest, then she gets quizzed on it and accused of being a poser. Let us live fr. Im now way past caring if people think my interests are stupid or not lol

[@sinestesianestesia9079]

Thiq right herz

[@wt-void1143]

this. sometimes i feel like ppl think i purposefully fake my interest, like im trying to be the "not like other girls. my mum is the worst in this aspect. when i say m fav colour is black, she tries to convince me its pink and stuff. i dont like nail polish, but she keeps tryna convince me that i will eventually or som. i think that the not like other girls phase is kinda stupid and is the fault stereotypes. ppl set their expectations of what girls should like almost like they believe we're all carbon copies of each other or preprogrammed machines. like we're human beings, we're all different in our own way and not all of us will like the same stuff or act the same way. to make it worse, the men grow up thinking that all girls are like what the stereotypes say, so when they meet someone different they think shes not like other girls and they find her interesting(like in the novels or whatever) and now girls are tryna use that to get guys attention, creating this whole toxic community and shaming those who do fit the stereotypes. like there's nothing wrong with being a girly girl, or a tomboy, whatever other stereotype, a mix of a few of them or a mix of all stereotypes. every girl is unique in her own way

[@zakeernalir2871]

This is the biggest problem affecting teenage girls.. hating their feminine nature, hating other girls and thinking they’re a competition.. it’s honestly just sad. If I ever have a daughter, I wouldn’t want her to face what I faced as a teenage girl, I never want her to despise herself while I do want her to ditch cultural standards and have a free mind

[@Cereenamik]

3:11 here’s “in a nerd?? Are you gonna get out any time soon?”

[@absolutelynoalarms]

Tysm omg

[@helenad8869]

I feel like we also have to remember that yes the "I'm not like other girls" thing is toxic, but also if some women genuinely have different interests, we shouldn't shut them down by saying they are trying to not be like other girls.

[@gyozagobbler420]

that's the thing though, by saying that they are enforcing those stereotypes. for example being a makeup artist and a mechanic, if the woman who is a mechanic says, oh, im not like other girls i like cars, she's enforcing and telling young people that makeup is for girls and cars are for boys. you can also just say you like cars without saying you're not like other girls.

[@salamipiranha3249]

​​@@gyozagobbler420f course, but on the other hand: Women are always accused of doing everything for attention and there's nothing wrong with taking pride in working in a male dominated field as a woman (as long as you don't degrade other people of course.) And in my experience there's enough people, men and women, who will shut anyone down with the "uuugh not like other girls" talk even if they only talk about something that they like that they deem odd or weird.

[@mym64]

@@gyozagobbler420 Yeah I get what you're saying, but I think what the commenter trying to say is more if someone had different interests but then were labelled as someone who thinks they are "not like other girls" despite never saying that, you're then shutting down their interests. Using your example, if a woman simply IS a mechanic, and then she is told she is trying to "not be like other girls" despite simply wanting to a mechanic. Obviously, the perspective that you are "different" and thereby degrading other people is messed up, but so is the perspective that anyone who HAS interests that are part of a certain subculture is trying to degrade everyone else. I might have misunderstood though, so...

[@zakeernalir2871]

@@gyozagobbler420 many girls get accused of being pick me even if they have never said that. The whole pick me syndrome won’t be a exist if women were treated as humans with respect but most of us were brainwashed to have a “man’s interests “ to be cool… so yeah many “pick mes “ are just victims of a society that hated feminity

[@gargimulay192]

Exactly, honestly I feel so victimized by this whole pick me girl thing. I have many interests that are very different from what most girls like and that's just the way I am. But that doesn't mean I am doing it to stand out or be one of the guys. I don't have any interests that are common with guys . I don't like heels, nails, or am very fond or wearing makeup but I am not a tomboy either. I am just me and no matter what I am , someone is always going to point fingers at me .

[@ammanpatel8163]

when eating chicken nuggets is your personality

[@negligible_reality]

when chicken nuggets eating you is your personality

[@EF-kk3vh]

@@negligible_reality based

[@clxwdy]

when nuggets you chicken ate your personality

[@Mayometal]

​@@clxwdy 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@valhatan3907]

@@negligible_reality Based

[@riri9799]

the whole “i’m not like other girls” trope is so weird and actually sad because it’s the same as saying “i’m not like the dumb and vain objects i was taught girls are”

[@dahliabarnds6310]

Exactly :(.

[@crazydiamond1273]

That's why we need radfem.

[@victoria_m13]

@@crazydiamond1273i learned to love women without radfem. common feminism was enough to reflect my inner misogyny and get rid of that

[@crazydiamond1273]

@@victoria_m13 radfem loves women. Actual ones. That's the difference.

[@nevesummers3843]

@@victoria_m13girl wtf is ‘common feminism’. all real feminism by nature is radical or it basically isn’t feminism in the first place

[@damascuswinslow2822]

That joke about your ass was one of the greatest examples of self deprecating humor EVER. Take my sub god damn you. (This is my first time watching one of your videos. Well done.)

[@animefreak7423]

I remember I claimed to be a tomboy and kept saying ‘Ew, pink’s weird’ at 5th grade and I’m so glad I grew out of that phase-pretty nostalgic and ridiculous if you ask me

[@twotruckslyrics]

i had this exact phase except i ended up nonbinary ☺️

[@puppydogs68]

Lmao I remember being like this in 6th grade to a ridiculously serious extent, grew out of it after that, and I’ve actually been a softie since the start of 9th grade and I’m almost in college now. 6th grade me would DIE if she saw me now, I literally wish I could go through a Time Machine and see the kind of shit that would go down if I showed her my wardrobe 😂

[@animefreak7423]

@@twotruckslyrics And I realized that I'm in love with men and women-

[@animefreak7423]

@@puppydogs68 OOF-

[@englishmuffin357]

Sooo, is it bad to not like pink now?? I’m confused :/

[@thedormthatwasonceamadhouse]

"stays inside" -pause- "the NeRD?" I'M CRYING RN THIS IS PRICELESS

[@ZalemMoon]

When I was in high school, I admit that I had a major "I'm not like other girls" phase, then I realized it was just internalized misogyny and in college I started wearing more pink because I realized that I actually really loved the color. I started enjoying more of the "girly" things I was depriving myself of because I just wanted guys to treat me equally like another guy. Now I don't care what other people think of what I do or wear or like, and if someone treats me differently for being more feminine, then it's a them problem, not mine...I don't need to be putting down other women because we are both facing a lot of the same societal issues no matter how masculine or feminine we present (and that's without taking race and other factors into consideration because that just adds more complexities to the situation).

[@absolutelyridiculous6743]

Yea, I had a similar experience. I had some convoluted Feminist viewpoints, mainly because of one of my friends constantly sharing her knowledge with us and me not understanding that it wasn't factual...I read the books she suggested, and in a way my deep depression and seclusion period helped me get away from that mindset. Embracing your feminine side isn't counter productive to all the efforts our ancestors fought for. Shaving your legs is self care, not forced beauty standards...it's a choice still. I think it's healthy to question why we make the choices we do for ourselves, it allows us to grow into the women we want to be. Sorry for the rant, I had a point but lost it...

[@hannahmcelroy3419]

i mean i went those this phase in elementary/middle school because bejng feminine is looked down on, but i realized that there’s nothing wrong with being “girly” and did a 180 back to pink

[@internationalmusicacademy2895]

:) !!!! :)

[@allieeen]

3:11 i started cackling when you said “are you going to get out?” hands down best response 😭🙌

[@valeriam6248]

Oh God I’m so glad my “not like other girls” phase was very short lived, I love fashion, makeup and pink and I’m super proud of it. It’s weird too because I feel like this makes us seem so 2 dimensional like, either you are super girly or super masculine when most girls are naturally in between. I love girly stuff like I said but I also love more stereotypically masculine things like boxing and football, we are human beings, and we all have several interests, it’s weird to put us all in a box like that.

[@leonamvinoy3008]

so true. Its impossible for anybody to be really just follow one particular interest and nothing else ever. Its like these people who make these forgot that human beings are actually 3 dimensional creatures who can have literally polar interests that can change every single day

[@luraymoondust]

Same, I'm also glad that phase was super short for me

[@frclaudia8690]

exactlyyy

[@todayisthefuture]

As a masculine woman, people tend to call me "a not like other girls" weirdo.

[@babyvanillas]

aww i'm sorry !! there's nothing wrong w/ being a masculine woman, it just becomes a problem when ppl degrade others for being feminine & it goes the other way too

[@todayisthefuture]

@@babyvanillas I wish more people knew that. It gets annoying when the title becomes common around your college grounds. Thanks for the support!

[@todayisthefuture]

@Aphrodite Feels good that not everyone is toxic when it comes to one's clothing style. Thanks for supporting!

[@todayisthefuture]

@Aphrodite I have no hate against feminine women. A lot of people have that hatred, and it really gets to your nerves after a while.

[@todayisthefuture]

​@Aphrodite I think clothing is a way to express yourself, and being yourself isn't something someone should say "weak" or "submissive" to, we're all different, so let's enjoy those differences :)

[@seaotter4766]

“I’m not like other girls, I’m weaker” I DIED

[@Its_Thursday_My_Dudes]

I had a huge "I'm not like the others girls phase" where I would brag about how "mature" the books my parents got me. Looking back I should have been concern as to why they were getting me the porpoise by Mark Haddon.

[@sams_attatchment]

8:32 “the aquatic adams family” 😭💀💀

[@corrupterror404thatonekidt3]

Ikr 💀

[@songbirds1361]

3:20 “is on tiktok” if they were really committed they’d be on tumblr

[@AnonymousUser101]

me being on Tumblr: yes.

[@mapiiiu]

E:“In a nerd” E: “Stays inside” E:“Inside the nerd?”😭😭

[@RoRoPotato]

i wasn't expecting the "In a nerd... Are you going to get out any time soon?" audio here cus i heard it somewhere else and I was wondering why she looked familiar-

[@huh1327]

the last post was heartbreaking. its like so sad when you actually see where its rooted when all we do is laugh at them and make fun. makes me think we should look at where its coming from before making fun of anything

[@linhdieuha]

This👌🏻

[@pettybee3860]

The fact that they have their own community and all of them act the same literally DEFEATS their whole purpose 😭🤣🤣🤣

[@oceanexblve884]

BYE 😂😂😂😭💀💀

[@idontknowwhattonamethis293]

I had a bad ‘not like other girls’ phase in middle school, mainly focused on my clothing and makeup. I’d wear baggy sweaters and leggings every day bc it was easy and I ‘didn’t care’ what other people thought. I also renounced makeup bc it was too girly. Now, 5 or so years later, I’m actually a lot girlier than most of the girls in my year in that I exclusively wear skirts lol. I also take a lot more pride in my appearance, wearing clothes I love and spending time on my hair, and I even recently started learning makeup which is super fun!!! It’s safe to say true feminism isn’t straying away from classic feminine stereotypes, it’s being whoever you want to be. Im so much happier now that I express myself more!

[@AdrianaDowns-em9rv]

I’m not like other girls, IM WORSE.

[@H3artTart]

Im not like other girls, I ate 7 different babies from 7 different hospitals, and the nurses think they're still missing to this day.

[@Jane-oz7pp]

T-Tarrare?

[@H3artTart]

@@Jane-oz7pp :)

[@NaniRed-yp3tt]

@Jane-oz7pp This is the best reply ever and I'm here for it

[@riririruri]

omg girl sameeee

[@dawnriddler]

I never understood the whole "I can do it myself" thing. Why on earth would I want to do anything I don't absolutely have to myself?? I'd make random strangers help me before I bother doing things myself, that's literally what the people are for. Work smarter, not harder!

[@dork_mork6953]

Alas, trauma can make people desperately crave being useful and aggressively independent. In my case it was many things from childhood. One of the big ones is that I couldn't depend on anyone for anything, so I internalized that into always doing everything myself and feeling like garbage if I can't. I've gotten better at letting others help me, but childhood trauma and the ingrained mental scars it leaves are an absolute bitch.

[@Lunaxoxo3333]

Social anxiety and fear of being a burden says no

[@laurend7567]

so real queenie i make men carry my suitcase all the way from the train station to my apartment complex(aka the convenience store a block down cuz duh) sprinkle sprinkle

[@dawnriddler]

@@laurend7567 Not just men, include women and the elderly, everyone can be useful! 🤣🤣🤣

[@gristen]

@@dawnriddler no offense but this is just so egotistical.. im embarrassed for you 😬

[@stucq]

the two genders, Regina George and vampire on all levels (except physical)

[@megancanflyy123]

as a recovered not like other girls teen, I am so astounded that people still act like this! I thought men would like me more if i acted that way and spoiler alert! they did not. and most girls didn’t like me either (shocker). when i see people acting like that online or irl i just feel bad for them that they’re gonna have to go thru the embarrassment of realizing how wack that behavior is one day.

[@shaniquarameraz1213]

lately i’ve been thinking and.. i’m exactly like other girls, i love other girls we are awesome

[@Moon_Sh0t_X1]

✋

[@Moon_Sh0t_X1]

@@PRADANO1R true. I like the colour pink. But i think black clothes just look better on me personally. Dark colours in general actually. But i do love adding some pink to my outfit. Like, a hair accessory or a shade of lipstick.

[@bun_nana_boat]

@@Moon_Sh0t_X1I’m the exact same way. Baby pink is my favorite color, but all of my clothes are black. It’s 100% because we’re Stays, though.

[@neodxlso]

shes not like other girls heck she’s not even emily

[@dewmilk7266]

I love the thing that tumblr did with the Im not like other girls comics where they just turn the two women being compared into lesbians

[@LunaticoniSolar]

Average Tumblr Lesbians:

[@XxVampic_ArtzxX]

There was a time I thought I was not like other girls, I just hadn’t realized I was a trans guy yet.