the popularity of barbie, taylor swift, and girl dinner exemplifies the stolen girlhood young women experience in 21st century america. the weight placed on young girls to be the impossible “woman” comes at the cost of the deep yearning for unbothered, earnest youth.
Calling this generation soft or weak because they are actually quitting toxic jobs was always hilarious to me. How is staying and licking your boss's boots every day for the rest of your life a show of courage exactly?