 
            
            Recurrence of ‘girly’ trope causes feminist regression + TikTok influences community music preferences
                In today’s climate, phrases such as “run
like a girl” and “she’s smart - for a girl” are
rightfully recognized as sexist and diminishing. However, the current surge in online trends embracing “girly” aesthetics indicates that pop culture has simply rebranded archaic sexism.
As of March 2024, 240,000 and 116,400
TikTok posts containing hashtags of terms
such as “girl dinner” and “girl math” respectively. These trends bear a painful resem
            
        like a girl” and “she’s smart - for a girl” are
rightfully recognized as sexist and diminishing. However, the current surge in online trends embracing “girly” aesthetics indicates that pop culture has simply rebranded archaic sexism.
As of March 2024, 240,000 and 116,400
TikTok posts containing hashtags of terms
such as “girl dinner” and “girl math” respectively. These trends bear a painful resem
 
            
            