Please, stop calling us girls as basic. We are so much more than the stereotype that you try to place us in.
Basic is a stereotype that is given to so many girls in society today. Labeling girls as basic is hurtful and demeaning. No girl is basic, we are all different, unique, and individual.
We are many things, but basic is not one of them. We "basic" girls continually are defined by the choices that we make, objectified by the way that we look, and labeled by the rest of society as being no more special than the girl next to us because in their eyes we are all the same.
Why is it that women are being labeled as basic? And what in fact does being basic even mean?
The typical "basic" girl can be found sitting in a group composed of other basic girls, discussing every thing from Kim K to T Swift. These girls are dressed in colored North Face jackets, skinny jeans, and UGG boots paired with the latest Starbucks latte. They are the girls whose Instagram game is "on fleek" and that snapchat every moment of their life. These are the girls that are so called, "basic."
After some research, I found that the typical basic girl is the type of girl that follows whatever trend is popular -- she’s a complete air head and fears being different from the rest of society.
No girl is the same. We are all different and unique in our own way. We are so much more than basic.
We are extraordinary. We stand out against the rest, each and every girl has her own way of shining through in a crowd, and presenting herself as being one of a kind.
We are brilliant. Every girl has a mind of her own, complete with her own thoughts and ideas. We do not all think the same.
We are beautiful. Every girl has something special about her, whether it's as simple as the color of her eyes or the way that she smiles. Every girl is beautiful. Every girl is unique.
We are passionate. Whatever it is, writing, painting, reading, teaching, volunteering. We are all passionate about something, and that something makes each of us unique in our own way.
We are unique. Each of us comes from different experiences, cultures, and backgrounds that combine with our personalities that make every girl individual and unique in her own way.
As women, we don't fit into any one stereotype, especially basic. We are all composed of experiences, cultures, likes, and dislikes that make us different from one another. We are all diverse, we are all so much more than anyone could ever imagine.
