In the last week, the Pumpkin Spice Lattes have been getting a good amount of attention on the internet. People seem annoyed by the idea of basic white girls drinking lattes when it's still like a million degrees outside. But drink them or not, I'm proud to be a basic white girl and here's why.
1. We are obviously important enough that everyone wants to talk about us on the internet
I see everywhere jokes about basic white girls and their pumpkin spice lattes and I'm flattered. Thank you internet for taking the time to memorize my Starbucks order. You are a peach.
2. Ugg boots are comfy. I don't care who you are, those suckers are warm and fuzzy and there is never anything wrong with warm and fuzzy.
I don't care who is wearing them, there is nothing wrong with wanting your feet to be warm and comfortable. You do you and let the haters freeze their toes off.
3. Monograms save lives
What if a body is recovered and no one has any idea who this random girl is. Well, if she's wearing a monogram then at least they know her initials! Boom. I just saved her parents months or years of anguish as they try and figure out who she is.
4. Girls decorate. Don't beat us down for wanting our dorm rooms to look flawless. It's called being creative, you twitches.
No, not everyone has hundreds of thousands of dollars to spend on dorm room decorating and we certainly may be missing out on "the good ol' days" by making our dorm rooms super fancy, but you know what? That girl your criticizing for making her dorm room look it's best may be the next HGTV star and you had to squash her dream. Shame on you internet, shame on you.
5. Shorts and long sleeves isn't weird, it's cute and comfy. Deal with it.
I can't tell you how many people I've had tell me that I look stupid wearing long sleeves and shorts. Well guess what? A) it's not any of your business what I wear, and B) my arms are colder than my legs like all the time so it keeps me warmer. My mom wouldn't want me to be cold, now would she?
6. Fangirling isn't any different than you jumping up and down and yelling at your TV for your sports.
There are sooooo many grown men that fangirl more than any female I know. Men cry over football. At least I cry over a real human and not a ball. Pretty sure that makes me less weird than you.
7. Fall is fabulous. There is nothing wrong with being obsessed with fall.
Leaves are gorgeous it smells all nice and bugs go back to hell where they belong, I'm surprised more people aren't obsessed with fall like basic white girls.
8. Being sweater obsessed is totally fine.
See above explanation for Ugg boots. P.S. Why does it matter what I put on my body? It's literally not effecting you at all. Move on.
9. Loving all the recently famous books is great! Not her being stereotypical. They're famous for a reason right?
Getting on the bandwagon isn't bad when it gets young women to read books. Why are you complaining that thousands of teenage girls read hundreds of pages of literary work? If John Green gets your daughter or friend or girlfriend or person you're making fun of to read a book you should be thanking him for getting to read a book in the first place! Reading books is on the down slope folks. Don't encourage that.
10. "I can't even" is just an exclamation of exasperation. It's probably your fault she's saying it anyway if you're making fun of her for it!
Quite honestly I think "I can't even" perfectly sums up most peoples lives right now. It communicates frustration and annoyance without someone having to divulge into every little detail of their life. For example: I can't even...deal with the fact my parents are getting a divorce: I can't even...I was craving broccoli and cheese soup I cannot believe they are out again this is the third time: I can't even... I really wanted to get into that college I'm so disappointed I was wait-listed.
Basic white girls get a bad rap, but I really don't understand why. We have been taught since we were little to act like other kids, been compared to other kids, been told to spend time with other kids. Just because we talk the same way and wear similar things doesn't mean we're all the same person. It doesn't mean we can't think for ourselves. It just mean we want to be included in a group and have things in common with other people. Don't judge me for my Starbucks drink or what shoes I wear. You don't know anything about me or why I am the way I am. Next time you start to make fun of someone for being a "basic white girl" just stop. It's not your business. You didn't raise her. You clearly aren't friends with her since you're about to make fun of her. Grow up and go pick on someone your own size. If you want to be a basic white girl, you do you boo. More power to you.
