Girly girl

 ( Femininity ) 

Girly girl is a term for a girl or woman who presents herself in a traditionally Femininity way. This may include wearing pink, using make-up, using perfume, having long hair, having long nails, dressing in dresses, skirts, and heels, and engaging in activities that are traditionally associated with femininity, such as talking about relationships.Linda Duits, Multi-Girl-Culture (2008) p. 141

The term is often used in a derogatory manner, but it can also be used in a more positive way, especially when considering the fluidity of .Duits, p. 136 Being a "girly girl" can then be seen as a fluid and partially embodied position – a form of discourse taken up, discarded or modified for tactical or strategic purposes.M. O'Sullivan/A. MacPhail, Young People's Voices (2010) p. 37-8

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Social determinants The female opposite of a girly girl is a tomboy. The increasing prevalence of girly girls in the early 21st century has been linked to a supposed "Postfeminism, post–Male feminism construction of masculinity and femininity in mutually exclusive terms",Natasha Walter, Living Dolls:The Return of Sexism (2010) p. 211 as opposed to the more blurred gender representations of previous decades.Adam Phillips, On Flirtation (1994) p. 122-4

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