With the Oscars coming up and Rosamund Pike being nominated as Best Actress for her portrayal of Amy Dunne in Gone Girl, an important concept was brought to life by a character that had a whole lot to say about the modern world. Although ending up to be a complete psycho (SPOILER ALERT), Amy hit the nail on the head when talking about the emerging personality of our generation, the ever so trendy “Cool Girl.”
“Being the Cool Girl means I am a hot, brilliant, funny woman who adores football, poker, dirty jokes, and burping, who plays video games and jams hot dogs and hamburgers into her mouth like she's hosting the world's biggest culinary gang bang while somehow maintaining a size 2, because Cool Girls are above all hot. Hot and understanding. Cool Girls never get angry; they only smile in a chagrined, loving manner and let their men do whatever they want. Go ahead, s*** on me, I don't mind, I'm the Cool Girl.”
Everyone has experienced at least one instance of a Cool Girl in their lifetime. Here’s a hint: Cool Girls never truly have opinions but just agree with yours, never judge but nod and offer you a cigar and a smile. Cool Girls' Instagram pics with their boys to show “Hey, We are Cool Girls, hear us roar.” Ring any bells? They thrive off being recognized as cool or tight or swaggy or any other adjective they feel gives them credibility with who they believe are Cool Boys.
To boys, there are some harsh realizations that need to come into the light. As much as you glorify these girls and how “bro yet hot” they are, they are still, at their core, girls. You may notice not one of those Cool Girls stay to clean up the travesty that is a frat house after a Friday night…why? Because it’s vile and as much as they pretend to be a frat guy, they want none of the responsibilities.
Now let’s touch on conversation topics. Although you might reason otherwise, girls don’t like locker room talk because while you’d love to think you still play a varsity sport, your impending gut of a stomach says otherwise. I also hate to break it to you, but no real girl, no matter how cool, thinks that talking about “how frat” the next president will be for 45 minutes is stimulating conversation. You may think because she makes witty comebacks and calls you out on past hook ups she is the ideal friend, girlfriend, homie, etc. Vut why would you want to be friends with someone, date someone, or even be around someone who’s goal is to act like she's a dude?
To girls, I ask: why do you want to be this person? Being in a sorority or just in college in general means you are surrounded by so many strong and positive female role models who work hard to get where they are and are proud when they put in effort in life when, meanwhile, you pretend that chew is “sexy.” Now let’s be clear, having the essence of a Cool Girl is fine. It’s absolutely okAY to hang out with guys and inhale pizza, hot dogs and hamburgers all while joking about what you did the night before, but wholeheartedly basing a personality on what others might think of you is just stupid, so please don’t fall for it.
This fantasy girl who loves fantasy football (along with what seems like everything else) looks to be every guy’s dream but “a girl that is so chill yet so hot” is just a fantasy. So girls, don’t try to be her. And boys, don’t buy into it.
