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girlhood was no longer a temporary phase but a prolonged state that reached almost to midlife. but part of this stylized extended adolescense, it seems to me now, was about allowing room for experimentation. girls are allowed to be vulnerable - to overshare, to overanalyze, to unburden themselves, to embarrass themselves, to fail.
— Sep 21, 2026 04:17AM
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the riot-grrrl movement and the spice girls were sharply at odds. (...) riot grrrl was a creative manifestation of third-wave feminism. the spice girls pioneered and embodied postfeminism and its messaging: feminism was over, having achieved all it needed to; women were free to dress and adorn themselves however they wanted; consumerism was the path to self-fulfillment.
— Sep 11, 2026 09:31AM