![]() ![]() The majority of Sad Girl interests, unlike what you might expect from a culture where sadness is defined more by your clothes and demeanor than any clinical terms, are very much indie and far from “sellout” titles. The art, movies, books, poems, etc., that Sad Girls consume and imitate, aren’t in and of themselves a glamorization of depression. but we should look to Sad Girl sources, interests, and actions to fully determine what being a Sad Girl even means. You could easily interpret my argument as calling out Sad Girls for being inauthentic, poseurs, etc. While that’s all fine and dandy, there’s a more important societal impact Sad Girls have had: They have blurred the lines between those who latch onto the dark aesthetic photos popping up, and those who are struggling with mental illness and a deeper, more pervasive kind of sadness. From Sofia Coppola to Jane Eyre, they have plenty of inspiration to post more #PrettyWhenYouCry selfies. We should boycott women who don’t cry.” Angela isn’t the only figure (fictional or real) that the Sad Girls look up to. that Sad Girls have firmly identified as their turf also reflect this.įor example, in Une Femme Est Une Femme, in one line, Angela (Anna Karina), in between tears, perfectly sums up the motto of Sad Girls: “Nothing is more beautiful than a woman in tears. Who doesn’t like the occasional binge-watch of My So Called Life? And one with a feminist agenda might even say that the movement has revolutionized what we perceive as a strong woman, by taking actions and emotions previously seen as weak and turning them into a strength. ![]() “Sad Girls” has only recently been popularized as a term by writer Rosemary Kirton, who, according to i-D magazine, defined a Sad Girl as one who “listens to better music than you and might spend her alone time watching French films from the ‘60s or angsty TV shows from the ‘90s.” And, in theory, this doesn’t sound all that bad. ![]()
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