- In pop culture, we often call women “girls”. - Women sometimes lean into this, especially with internet memes like girl dinner, hot girl summer, etc. - But there’s also a patriarchal element of this trend, in terms of sexualizing youth. - However, it does a disservice to men. If women are incompetent or not able to take care of themselves, men are required to be protectors and providers. - Paradox about wanting a trad wife, but not what comes with that lifestyle, etc. - I wonder if this happens, in part, because the adults and kids are in the same room now… [[{3.1} algorithmic monoculture]] and [[{1.2a2} context collapse]]… - [[{3.3b} we don't have a cultural adulthood anymore]] either, which can make it difficult for women to navigate the transition *from* girl to woman. - Someone in the comments of [[Ellis, Rowan - The perpetual infantilization of millennial women - 2023-07-31]] mentioned that many of us are more *emotionally* mature than our parents, even if they are more mature by cultural standards. - Maybe growing up is embracing that you never really do. - Maybe the peak of womanhood is living for the little girl inside you. - [[2023-04-25 are they men now]]…