I really enjoyed this. One thing that separates the IT girl from THAT girl, as you pointed out, is the evolution of “effortless” insouciance / the more cliched “je ne sais quoi” to effortful labor. It’s no longer that she doesn’t know she’s beautiful, but that she works hard at being beautiful AND x AND y AND z. Is it ever gonna be enough?
I really enjoyed this. One thing that separates the IT girl from THAT girl, as you pointed out, is the evolution of “effortless” insouciance / the more cliched “je ne sais quoi” to effortful labor. It’s no longer that she doesn’t know she’s beautiful, but that she works hard at being beautiful AND x AND y AND z. Is it ever gonna be enough?
I will keep reading, but my face just fell off when I nostalgia-gasped so hard at TEEN GIRL SQUAD.