It feeds into the idea that for a woman to be taken seriously, she must be an exception to her gender rather than a reflection of its diverse reality. "I'm Not Like Other Girls"
The sharpest critique of the NLOG phenomenon is that it is fundamentally rooted in the patriarchy. Because society routinely devalues and mocks things associated with traditional girlhood and femininity (such as listening to pop music, loving makeup, or crying), young girls subconsciously learn that femininity equals weakness or lack of substance. other_girls
She typically disdains makeup, pink clothing, dresses, pop music, and shopping. It feeds into the idea that for a